Some local gyms may start to open soon under state guidance June 3, 2020 11:35 pm|Galesburg’s Planet Fitness location announced on Facebook on Wednesday that they would be open by Friday, albeit with…
Tests prioritized as virus deaths in Illinois pass 1,000 April 17, 2020 4:48 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois has reported the deadliest 24 hours so far in the state and officials say…
Pritzker fights COVID-19 from Chicago, and downstate notices April 17, 2020 4:46 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has spent countless hours plotting and planning strategy in the state’s…
Man gets 5-year sentence for pouring corrosive liquid on dog April 17, 2020 4:44 pm|EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A southern Illinois man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading…
2 Wisconsin prison escapees recaptured in northern Illinois April 17, 2020 4:42 pm|ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Two prisoners who escaped from a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin have been recaptured in…
Illinois governor extends stay-at-home order to April 30 March 31, 2020 10:04 pm|(AP) – Illinois’ governor has extended his statewide stay-at-home order for three weeks as the nation struggles to…
Governor vows to increase testing as COVID-19 cases surge March 29, 2020 11:59 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois will soon more than double the number of COVID-19 tests…
Illinois gov’s critique of fed virus response angers Trump March 22, 2020 8:33 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois is not receiving enough medical supplies in its fight against…
Illinois governor imposes stay-at-home order to curb virus March 21, 2020 1:32 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday ordered all state residents to remain in their homes…
Chicago woman in 60s is state’s 1st COVID-19 patient death March 18, 2020 12:06 am|CHICAGO (AP) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has announced the first death in Illinois of a person who tested…
IL Governor orders schools closed due to coronavirus March 13, 2020 9:34 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered the closing of every school in the state until…
Decatur Doctor one of five GOP candidates for Senate seat from IL February 27, 2020 11:51 pm|Doctor Tom Tarter, whose practice was largely centered in Decatur, is one of five Republicans running for a…
Pritzker signs first $15 minimum wage among Midwest states February 19, 2019 7:40 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois law now requires that employer pay a minimum wage that will increase to…
Illinois Senate OKs $15 minimum wage, moves to House February 7, 2019 9:14 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Senate has approved increasing the state’s minimum wage to $15 over six…
Governor-Elect and Lieutenant Governor-Elect visit Galesburg December 10, 2018 8:35 pm|Governor-elect J.B. Pritzker says when he takes office next month, he will make sure Illinoisans have actually affordable…
Rauner: I’m not Trump’s “local silent partner” October 22, 2018 7:00 pm|Governor Bruce Rauner takes some opposition to a Facebook video posted by his Democratic election opponent JB Pritzker…
VA gives Illinois $4.1M to improve Quincy veterans home June 28, 2018 11:45 am|QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is receiving $4.1 million in federal funds for renovations at a veterans’ home…
Daiber in Galesburg: Ban assault rifles, require licenses for gun shops February 23, 2018 8:37 pm|A candidate for Illinois Governor who stopped in Galesburg Thursday says people he’s been meeting with door-to-door have…
Moving study: People continuing to move west January 3, 2018 3:38 pm|ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tracking statistics from the moving company United Van Lines indicate that Americans are still…
Attorney General candidate stops in Galesburg December 7, 2017 10:24 pm|He may not be the most well-known of the large number of candidates vying to become the next…