Knox Galesburg Symphony going down on the farm
The worlds of the symphony and the farm may sound far removed but they’ll collide in a special event coming up next month.
Knoxville able to keep open preschool expansion despite state block grant cut
WGIL reported in June that several schools in the Regional Office of Education #33 would be losing out on a large chunk of a grant to fund pre-k programs.
County may be interested in vacant Ag Department laboratory
Interest may be growing in the vacant Agriculture Department lab on South Lake Storey Road.
After 31 years, Elizabeth Varner retires from Galesburg Parks and Rec Department
After a three-decade residency with the Galesburg Parks and Recreation Department, Recreation Supervisor Elizabeth Varner is calling it quits.
Monmouth Baconfest looking for Galesburg vendors to join the growing event
The fourth annual Baconfest is right around the corner in Monmouth and the ever growing pork-themed bash is looking for eateries to join the fun.
Galesburg man runs from cops, jumps in Lake Storey
A Galesburg man, under the false pretense that he had an outstanding warrant, allegedly ran from police officers and attempted to escape by jumping into Lake Storey, according to a police report.
Sheriff tells Building Committee: jail needs new lock and monitoring system
A new lock and monitoring system is needed at the Knox County Jail.
Health and environmental officials help with cost of sealing abandoned wells
There are about 400,000 private water wells in Illinois, but about a quarter of them are abandoned.
One arrested for May fire at Henderson County farm
An arrest has been made in the May 22nd fire that resulted in damage to the Wyatt Family Dairy Farm in western Illinois.
Police seeking man for stolen box of donations
Galesburg Police are seeking an individual that is believed to have stolen a donation box from Casey’s General Store on N. Seminary Street.