Macomb Mayor Mike Inman met with Pope Leo XIV during a recent trip to the Vatican sponsored by the Illinois Municipal League.

Instead of the district assigning Chromebooks to each student, the devices will be stored in shared carts in classrooms and libraries and checked out when instruction requires them.

“Exploitation is a low-risk, high-profit crime,” said Carol Merna, Chief Executive Officer for the Peoria-based Center for Prevention of Abuse. She led the training.

Intercity bus service is expanding in Galesburg after the city council approved an agreement allowing Flix North America Inc. to operate from the city-owned Amtrak depot on South Seminary Street.

Four Republican candidates are running in the primary for Warren County Sheriff. Unless an independent candidate files to run it in the general election later this year, the winner of the primary will...

The city council this week agreed to pay $150,000 to acquire the south half of the structure built in 1857 as the Randolph House Hotel.

Jamieson Community Center and Pattee Foundation are partnering to buy older homes in Monmouth, improve them, then sell them to individuals and families.

Curt Oldfield led SRC for 14 years.

Nichole M. Schmidt, 43, was sentenced to more than 25 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.

The announcement came the day after the Knox County board approved up to $500,000 in emergency funding for the juvenile detention center, and amid an ongoing federal class action lawsuit against the f...

“Right in the Eye” is a live movie concert that pairs short, silent films by French filmmaker Georges Méliès with musicians performing on stage.

A federal court has dismissed a second lawsuit filed against McDonough County and its sheriff by a former deputy who was fired.

A $5 million investment from 1965 Monmouth College graduate William Goldsborough and his wife, Beverly, will be used in several ways on the private liberal arts college campus.

A federal court has dismissed a second lawsuit filed against McDonough County and its sheriff by a former deputy who was fired.

The city council has approved an option to purchase nine-acre parcel on 12th Street and has given the go-ahead to establish a Tax Increment Financing district on the city’s east side.

In all, the planning study would cost $3.65 million, with 80% covered by the grant and the remainder split between the city and BNSF Railway. It would pay for conceptual design, environmental analysis...

The Etz Family Institute for Civic Leadership and Dialogue at Knox College will host a conversation with Cornel West and Robert P. George, two nationally known scholars whose friendship spans deep ide...

The Prairie Hills Land Bank Authority will seek a $1 million federal grant to clean up the former Haeger Pottery property in Macomb.

The residency connects Knox students and the Galesburg community with world-class jazz artists for a week of workshops and collaborative activities. It will culminate in a free concert at the Orpheum ...

A Galesburg woman has pleaded not guilty to aggravated DUI, reckless homicide, and drug possession in a fatal crash late last year on Lake Storey Road.

The board could take action on the proposed changes in February or March.

The team at Macomb city hall will have a new member beginning Jan. 20.

Cindy Owsley said she participated in 40 protests last year. This is already her second of 2026.

Under the state’s Pretrial Fairness Act, probable cause alone is not enough to hold someone in jail before trial.

Dr. Brian Curtis, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for OSF HealthCare, said last year’s surge in respiratory illness was due to a combination of influenza, COVID, and RSV. This year, it’s prim...

A groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for August 4 at the future site of William H. Thorpe Memorial Park.

Gov. JB Pritzker had a few invitations to deliver commencement addresses this year, but said he wanted to come to Knox College because of its abolitionist roots.

Quarterly reports filed this week with the Illinois State Board of Elections show a couple of trends in local mayoral elections.

The university's current international student enrollment is 652.

The prayer service for immigrants and refugees will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in the sanctuary of First Lutheran Church, 116 S. B St., in Monmouth.

The Wigwam Hollow Bird Sanctuary includes 200 acres of oak and hickory forests along with a five-acre restored prairie in the middle.

In a consolidated election that saw the highest voter turnout in decades, Peter Schwartzman won a second term as Galesburg mayor.

Board of Trustees Chair Carin Stutz praised the work done by WIU President Kristi Mindrup and her administrative team.

The co-op board is now putting together a building campaign to raise the money.

A study says an indoor sports complex would generate millions of dollars in annual economic activity in the community.

Tara Roberts, Explorer-in-Residence for National Geographic, came to Western Illinois University in Macomb to talk about her experiences.

A Galesburg mayoral candidate who was unable to participate in a forum last week due to illness says he’ll let his campaign materials “reverberate” and has not accepted a challenge from his opponent f...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction for Richard E. Glossip, 62, saying the admission of false testimony at his Oklahoma murder trial violated his constitutional rights.

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Incumbent Peter Schwartzman is seeking a second term in the April 1 consolidated election. He’s facing former mayor John Pritchard, who previously served two terms in the role.

An album release concert is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at the Macomb Arts Center, 25 East Side Square.

Around four dozen people boarded a charter bus in western Illinois for a day-long excursion in southeast Iowa.

Organizers describe Anew WIU as a collaborative and forward-thinking effort to reimagine the future of Western Illinois University.

Police Chief Joe Switzer said there is no truth to the claims, to his knowledge.

The Southeast Iowa Symphony Orchestra is close to matching the largest challenge grant in its 75-year history.

The administration said the furloughs will save the university nearly $500,000.

McDonough County Sheriff Nick Petitgout is hoping for help from the public as they investigate the death of Cheyenna Decker.

The police department’s internal affairs board and deadly force review board have both issued their findings in the case.

People’s Marches are planned for Saturday, Jan. 18, in Washington D.C. and across the country, including in Burlington and Galesburg.