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Day: February 20, 2026

Knox County property transfers for Feb. 12-19, 2026. See a list of home and other sales

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The Knox County Assessment Office submits the following Illinois real estate transfer declaration transactions recorded in Knox County the week of Feb.12-19, 2026.

Phil Lopez: The forgotten Silver Streaks legend known for the one-handed shot and died at 19

Phil Lopez in Galesburg Silver Streaks basketball uniform, 1943

The Galesburg High School star averaged over 20 points per game in the 1940s, was scouted by the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, and pioneered a shooting technique that changed basketball. Then tuberculosis took his life.

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