Local News from WGIL

• Monmouth firefighters battle weekend blaze
  No injuries were reported after a residential fire in Monmouth this weekend. According to a release from the Monmouth Fire Department, firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from inside a home at 407 North 10th
• Churchill Junior High going remote for a week
  Churchill Junior High will move to remote learning beginning on Monday but they only expect to be in the format for a week. The District 205 school has had an outbreak of COVID-19 although few details are
• Galesburg mother charged after three young children found in the middle of busy intersection
  Galesburg Police during the early afternoon on Tuesday, May 11th, responded to Steele School on West Main Street for a well-being check after reports came in of three female juveniles were seen in the intersection of Main
• Galesburg man facing charges for damaging OSF Life Flight Helicopter
  Tuesday, May 11th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to OSF St. Mary’s Medical Center for a male subject that was attempting to climb on top of the OSF Life Flight Helicopter. According to police reports, 33-year old Deangello
• Abingdon-Avon changing from outdoor graduation ceremony to indoors
  With rain in the forecast for this weekend, the Abingdon-Avon School District #276 is making changes to graduation plans from an outdoor ceremony at the football field to an indoor one. Superintendent Dr. Mike Curry tells WGIL
• Former Rep. Moffitt trying to return increased pension payments
  An investigation by WGN reported Tuesday identified more than 40 Illinois politicians that are making more money from their lawmaker pension than they did in office. A notable exception is Don Moffitt, who represented the Galesburg area