Pancakes, trivia, Orpheum performances make up your weekend
Let them eat….pancakes. Pancake season continues to be in full swing with a Pancake and Sausage Supper Saturday, March 7th at the Berwick Baptist Church.
Weaver pushing regional minimum wage
With last year’s passing of the minimum wage hike, one area lawmaker is pushing a bill that would allow local governments more power to opt into a regional minimum wage instead of the state-mandated one.
Chicago cops in station shooting stripped of police powers
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s interim police superintendent on Wednesday stripped two officers of their police powers pending the outcome of the investigation into their roles in the non-fatal shooting of an unarmed suspect inside of a downtown
United Way of Knox County reaches annual fundraising goal
The United Way of Knox County is announcing they met their $350,000 fundraising goal for the year.
23-year-old arrested for breaking into Monmouth Farm King
A 23-year-old has been arrested for allegedly stealing guns from the Monmouth Farm King store.
One injured after police pursuit
A Rock Island man was injured and had to be Life Flighted after a single-vehicle accident, following a police pursuit, in Galesburg.
Viola man serving 15 years has guilty plea vacated
30-year-old Alex Cady of Viola has been in prison for almost two years for an armed violence charge.
Swanson hosts GHS Senior as Honorary Page
State Representative Dan Swanson hosted a Galesburg High School student as an Honorary Page in the Illinois House on Tuesday, March 3rd.
Monmouth to impose some restrictions on types of downtown businesses
The Monmouth City Council is expected to vote on an ordinance later this month that would impose restrictions on the types of businesses that can operate within the city’s downtown.
Monmouth approves new housing development
A new affordable housing development is in the works in the Maple City.