Still time to enter the Galesburg Labor Day Parade

Galesburg Labor Day Parade organizers

The longest-running Labor Day parade in the country is Galesburg's, and it's this Monday, September 2 at 10 a.m.

Organized by the Galesburg Trades and Labor Assembly, at least 60 entries are scheduled for now.  But, there's still time for you to be a part.

Will Stevenson talks with organizers Randy Bryan, Jeremy Hodges, and Kyle McGee on Galesburg's Morning News.

[caption id="attachment_660435" align="aligncenter" width="1000"]Galesburg Labor Day Parade organizers Some of the organizers of Galesburg's Labor Day Parade, from left to right: Kyle McGee, Jeremy Hodges, and Randy Bryan. (WILL STEVENSON/WGIL)[/caption]

 

Bishop Hill ‘Chautauqua’ this weekend

Bishop Hill

History and entertainment converge this weekend in the historic Henry County community of Bishop Hill.

The Bishop Hill Heritage Association hosts the annual "Chautauqua' with music and historical figures.  Todd DeDecker, administrator of the Bishop Hill Heritage Association, talks about it with Tyler Gumm on Galesburg's Morning News.