Local News from WGIL

• U.S. 67 to see lane closures for pavement repairs
  More road construction in the area is kicking off very soon. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, a stretch of U.S. 67 about six miles south of Monmouth in Warren County will see lane closures as
• Monmouth man arrested on explosives and arson charges
  A Monmouth man was apprehended on a Warren County warrant for Manufacture or Possession of Explosive or Incendiary Device and Attempt to Commit Aggravated Arson. According to a release from the Monmouth Police Department, 51-year-old William L.
• Knox County unemployment stays steady in May, still hovering above state and national average
  May showed another month of Knox County being well above the state and national average for unemployment. Knox’s rate for the month was 6.1 percent, Illinois was at 4.5 and the U.S. as a whole was at
• Galesburg man arrested in Macomb after making shooting threat
  A Galesburg man was arrested in McDonough County Thursday for numerous charges, including Aggravated Battery to a Police Officer, Fleeing and Eluding, and Aggravated Assault. According to a release from McDonough County Sheriff’s Department Nick Petitgout, deputies
• Galesburg woman charged with DUI after single-vehicle crash
  On Wednesday, June 16th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to a single-vehicle accident in the 1000 block of West Fremont Street. When officers arrived, they made contact with a female witness who said the female driver of the
• Galesburg man with a long history of burglary….wanted for attempted burglary
  Galesburg Police on Tuesday, June 14th responded to the 1400 block of Meadow Drive for a suspicious person. A male victim told police he was notified by his neighbors that a man was in his yard. The