Local News

Landfill fuel savings cushion county budget

January 20, 2016 Local News

Members of the Knox County Board have continually rung the bell of financial woe amidst the state’s financial shortcomings and anemic county revenues.

Friends, coworkers remember Galesburg sports writer/editor Joe Morrissey

January 19, 2016 Local News

Joe Morrissey with a Cubs shirt and cap, along with a trophy that proclaims him “most loyal Cubs fan” as he sits underneath a banner that used to fly over the left field foul line at Wrigley

Illinois budget crisis spells trouble for college MAP grant recipients

January 19, 2016 Local News

Monetary Award Program grants are one of countless items in limbo as the state continues to operate without a budget.

State budget stalemate leaving Knoxville schools with uncertainty

January 19, 2016 Local News

The nearly half a year the State of Illinois has gone without a budget has cast a cloud of anxiety over a bulk of Illinois institutions.

Bond issue on final reading for Galesburg Council tonight

January 19, 2016 Local News

A rather light agenda is in the works for Galesburg City Council members tonight who will decide the fate of a $10.7 million bond issue set to be used for a number of infrastructure, street and capital

Restaurants announced as Knoxville moves toward annexation of Love’s Travel Stop

January 19, 2016 Local News

Knoxville’s mayor pro tem says the city plans to annex Love’s Travel Stop after the chain finalizes its purchase of land owned by Knox County.

Knox College reflects on the legacy of King

January 18, 2016 Local News

This year marks the 30th anniversary since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first celebrated in the United States.

Annual breakfast honors message of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 18, 2016 Local News

Community leaders filed into First Baptist Church this morning, taking a reprieve from the harsh outdoors to celebrate the impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Following essay readings by local grade schoolers — who were introduced