Tracy backs legislation for victims of sex crimes
Senate Bill 2271 corrects an anomaly in the existing statute of limitations for sexual abuse or sexual assault.
Finance committee approves wage compensation study, additional IT upgrades
A wage compensation study was approved at Wednesday night’s Knox County Finance Committee meeting.
Sandburg Men’s Golf heading to Nationals….again
The Carl Sandburg College Men’s Golf Team is returning to Nationals this year.
District 205 to have 6 principals in new jobs next year
District 205 will have new principals at six of the eight K-12 buildings that are in the district next year.
Proposed solar farms approved in committee, move on to full board
Large opposition from concerned citizens did not stop the Knox County Zoning Committee from approving the Geronimo Energy solar farms going up east of Galesburg.
Forefront to add location in Knox or Warren County
Forefront has announced the organization will open a regional office in Galesburg to better serve Western Illinois.
Knox becomes third U.S. college to ditch plastic straws
Americans use more than 500 million straws per day, which is enough to wrap around the earth 2.5 times.
Regional Office of Education honors excellence in education
The Regional Office of Education 33 last week held a celebration to honor educators throughout the districts that they serve.
205 approves 21st century learning upgrades, building improvement plans, hires new athletic director
The District 205 Board of Education discussed and approved a bid for furnishing upgrades for several classrooms and libraries at Lombard and Churchill Middle Schools, as well as for classrooms at the high school.
Swanson’s Silver Alert legislation moving forward
There are Amber Alerts to find missing children and Silver Alerts for seniors. In Wisconsin, the Corey Adams Searchlight Act was enacted after Corey Adams a Milwaukee Air Force Veteran passed way in 2017 after he was