Ila Jean Roseberry
Ila Jean Roseberry, 96, of Monmouth, died Aug. 17, 2026, at Timber Point Healthcare Center in Camp Point, Illinois. Memorial graveside services will be at noon Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, at Monmouth Cemetery.
Nancy Nell Twedt
Nancy Nell Twedt, 78, of Galesburg, died Aug. 16, 2026, at home. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, at Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory.
Two Galesburg residents sentenced in federal meth and marijuana trafficking case
A federal judge sentenced two Galesburg residents this month after they pleaded guilty to trafficking methamphetamine and marijuana; one also pleaded guilty to a felon-in-possession firearm charge.
Norma Jean Lindberg
Norma Jean Lindberg, 91, died Aug. 17, 2026. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, from 11 a.m. to noon at Dahinda United Methodist Church, followed by a luncheon in the church hall at noon.
Canton declares local disaster as Fulton County named in state storm relief proclamation
Gov. JB Pritzker’s disaster proclamation makes 15 Illinois counties, including Fulton, eligible for storm cleanup funding, after Canton’s mayor declared his own local state of emergency.
Alva D. Phelps
Alva D. Phelps, 89, of Galesburg, died Aug. 18, 2026, at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Military honors will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, at Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory in Galesburg, with visitation following until 4 p.m.
GHS graduation moves to a Friday night in 2027. Here’s why it’s changing.
Galesburg Jr./Sr. High School will hold commencement at 7 p.m. Friday, May 14, 2027, ending a longstanding tradition of graduating the Sunday before Memorial Day.
Where dreams ‘feel protected’: 97 new citizens take Oath of Allegiance in Chicago
But court data shows naturalizations have plummeted, down over 75% compared to this time last year