Local News from WGIL

• Monmouth Aldermen continue approving TIF-related building rehab project’s grants
  Two more grant applications were approved at Monday’s Monmouth City Council meeting for building rehabilitations within the city’s two Tax Increment Finance districts. The most substantial of the applications was for 208 South Main Street, a project
• Galesburg man arrested in George Floyd unrest pleas to arson 
  A Galesburg man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for Minnesota Wednesday after he was arrested during the civil unrest that followed George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis. 28-year-old Matthew Rupert pleaded guilty to arson in exchange
• Iowa man arrested after leading police on chases in Knox and McDonough Counties.
  Dispatchers in McDonough County on Monday, April 5th received a 911 call from a female passenger in a sedan leading McDonough County Sheriff Deputies on a chase northbound on US Highway 67. Just after noon on Monday,
• Monmouth College alum establish scholarship for first-generation students
  A new scholarship has been established by Monmouth College alumni for first-year, first-generation college students. Initiated by alums Nathan and Laura Gaskill, the scholarship would give preference to first-generation college-bound students from Warren, Mercer, Henderson, and Knox
• Construction begins on new Knoxville City Hall
  Work is underway in downtown Knoxville on a new City Hall. Located on the public square the old city hall sits next door to the historic Old Knox County Courthouse built in 1839 before the county seat
• Monmouth re-elects Davies, Abingdon goes with Swearingen
  While the election saw fresh faces to Galesburg’s governing body, some area communities saw a mix of change and the same. The City of Monmouth had contested races for several positions, including the mayor, city clerk, and