Rubbish fire escalates into structure fire at Galesburg home on Holton Street
Galesburg firefighters responded to a structure fire at 578 Holton St. on Tuesday, May 12, 2026. (Photo courtesy Bill Gaither) What began as a rubbish fire escalated into a full structure fire Tuesday afternoon at a Galesburg
Ameren Illinois crews working to restore power to roughly 200 downtown Galesburg customers after underground cable failure
Ameren Illinois crews are working to restore power to roughly 200 customers in downtown Galesburg after an underground cable failure. Among those affected is WGIL and the other Galesburg Broadcasting Group stations at 154 E. Simmons St.
‘Sure, let’s do it one more time’ — Second Mortgage reunites for Orpheum benefit concert
Left to right: Reuel Owen, Bobby Dillard, and Harry Bulkeley of Second Mortgage and the Sofa Kings at WGIL on May 12, 2026. (WGIL) A Galesburg band that’s been making music together for 40 years is reuniting
District 205 May 2026 personnel report: Who is coming, going and moving within Galesburg schools
Here are personnel moves approved by the District 205 Board of Education at the Monday, May 11, 2026, meeting: District 205 May 2026 Personnel Agenda by WGIL Radio
Savannah Guthrie to host NBC’s new ‘Wordle’ game show produced by Jimmy Fallon
Savannah Guthrie is adding another role to her NBC lineup as host of a new primetime game show inspired by The New York Times word game, Wordle. The series is being developed with executive producer Jimmy Fallon,
Peter Dinklage joins Season 2 of FX’s ‘Alien: Earth’
Peter Dinklage is heading to outer space once again—this time with a major role in FX’s Alien: Earth. The Emmy-winning star of ‘Game of Thrones’ has officially joined Season 2 as a series regular, though details about
“Spaceballs” sequel gets April 2027 release date
Nearly four decades after it first poked fun at sci-fi blockbusters, Spaceballs is officially getting a sequel film. The long-anticipated follow-up is scheduled to hit theaters on April 23, 2027, aligning with the 40th anniversary of the
Warren County property transfers for May 4–8, 2026 — see a list of home and other sales
The Warren County Clerk & Recorder’s Office submits the following Illinois real estate transfer declaration transactions recorded in Warren County the week of May 4–8, 2026. Only the primary name as listed on the submitted sales report
Evan Massey: Three straight trips to state — the 1989 Silver Streaks and Galesburg’s baseball dynasty
The 1989 Galesburg High School Varsity Baseball Team. First row: Brad Cosgrove, Jason McGraw, Jeremy Kleine, Scott Hopping, Joe Schwab. Second row: Frank Johnson, Billy Ryan, Jerry Townsell, Jason Shay, Tracy Williams. Third row: Dusty Rhoades, Jason
Gorillaz plots fall 2026 North American tour
After months of buildup — including Los Angeles performances of their new album The Mountain in full, and the U.S. debut of their ‘House of Kong’ exhibition — Gorillaz have officially announced their first major North American
