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America’s oldest living World War Two vet just celebrated his 112th birthday. His name is Lawrence Brooks, and he lives in New Orleans. He got married after the war and had five kids. Now he’s […]
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- Monmouth Aldermen approve new solid waste contract with Lakeshore RecyclingThe City of Monmouth has a new solid waste hauler. Aldermen on Tuesday approved a seven-year contract with Lakeshore Recycling to take over the garbage and recycling collection in the Maple City. City Administrator Lew Steinbrecher says
- Out of public safety, GPD terminates Sunday morning vehicle pursuit with known suspect.Galesburg Police on Sunday morning (January 16th) observed a male subject enter a vehicle and depart the Steak N Shake parking lot on North Henderson Street. Officers are familiar with the 17-year old male due to previous
- Galesburg woman charged after caught burglarizing vehicles at Walmart.Around 10:30 pm on Saturday night (January 15th), while already at Walmart for a separate call, Galesburg Police were approached by an individual who said there was a male and a female subject walking through the parking
- Monmouth College’s “Light This Candle” campaign surpasses $70M raisedMonmouth College is 94 percent of the way to reaching a goal for its “Light This Candle” campaign. Launching in March of 2019, the “Light This Candle” campaign has raised $70.4M on a goal of $75M with
- Mayor of Pekin/State Rep running for House District which now includes Knox CountyThe Mayor of Pekin and current Illinois State Rep. Mark Luft announced Wednesday that he will run for the newly redrawn 93rd district. The redrawn 93rd District now includes Oneida, Wataga, Woodhull, Kewanee, Galva, Elmwood, and Pekin.
- Galesburg Alderman approve final loan for lead service line replacementThe Galesburg City Council on Tuesday authorized another IEPA forgivable loan to replace the last of the city’s lead service line. City Manager Todd Thompson says the city is working its way through Phase 5 and once