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Galesburg, Illinois is located in Knox County. Zip codes in Galesburg, IL include 61401, and 61402. More Galesburg information.

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16 hrs ago | Hawk Eye

Galesburg works on quiet zone

Residents could experience relief from train horns as soon as July 2012 if Galesburg's proposed quiet zone plan gets off the ground in the next few months.

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21 hrs ago | Telegraph Herald

Galesburg, Ill., declares today 'No Complaint Day

GALESBURG, Ill. -- The Galesburg City Council has designated today as "No Complaint Day." Mayor Sal Garza said a resident brought the idea to him.

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Tue Nov 24, 2009

De Kalb Midweek

Author gives insight on Underground Railroad

Did you know that every one of the American colonies profited from the slave trade? Did you know there were special breeding camps in some states where 12- and 13-year-old girls were impregnated to produce future slaves? Did you know the story of quilt squares identifying “safe houses” for fleeing slaves is a myth? Did you know the ...

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Sun Nov 22, 2009

WEEK-TV

Road Construction for Thanksgiving Week

Those who are traveling this Thanksgiving should not find the roads full of orange construction barrels.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

WGN-TV Chicago

Western Illinois college makes good Fulbright showing

A western Illinois college is racking up Fulbright Scholar grants. The Chronicle of Higher Education recently released its list of national leaders in Fulbrights.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

WGNTV Chicago

Henry Hill Correctional Center on lockdown after inmate assaults employee

An assault at the Henry Hill Correctional Center is resulting in a lockdown at the Illinois Department of Corrections facility.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Wheaton Sun

Historic discovery

Wheaton College's abolitionist origins are a matter of historical record. No one doubts that the school's founders were adamant in their opposition to slavery; the written record of the time bears it out.

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Sun Nov 15, 2009

WisInfo

College wrestling: Muskies wrestlers place at meet

Four Lakeland College wrestlers placed at the Knox Invite on Saturday in Galesburg, Ill.

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Fri Nov 13, 2009

WAND-TV Decatur

Knox County prosecutor removed from theft case

A Knox County judge has granted a motion to appoint a special prosecutor to handle the case of a county official accused of theft.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

WGNTV Chicago

Knox County recorder accused of stealing from Democratic Party

The Knox County recorder has been arrested and accused of stealing funds from the Knox County Democratic Party.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Art Knowledge News

The Walker Art Gallery features 'The Rise of Women Artists'

Works by some of history's most celebrated women artists are featured in this compelling new exhibition.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

NowPublic

Nicholas Sheley Wants To Plead Guilty To Ronald Randall's Death

Nicholas Sheley, 30, of Sterling, IL is accused of a two-state killing spree in June 2008 that left 8 people dead.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Free press vs. fair trial: Clash of truth, justice

Could you give Nicholas Sheley a fair trial? Maybe that's not a fair question. After all, you read this newspaper, which treats the eight-time murder defendant as the local celebrity he is – not the famous kind, the infamous.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

WHOI

Knox County to Hold Multiple H1N1 Clinics on Saturday

Knox County Health Department will hold several H1N1 vaccination clinics this Saturday, November 7th from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon throughout the County.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Court Call: Sheley to appear on change-of-venue motion

Nicholas Sheley, 30, of Sterling; charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of aggravated vehicular kidnapping, armed robbery, robbery, and possession of a stolen motor vehicle in the death of Ronald Randall, 65, of Galesburg, who was killed in late June 2008.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Beuttel

Steve and Kay Beuttel of Heyworth, Ill., are celebrating their silver wedding anniversary.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Daily Gazette

Sheley gets 7 years in jail fight

GALESBURG – As Nicholas T. Sheley lay in wait to ambush correctional officers in the Knox County Jail last spring, he had two goals in mind – to hurt someone and to “wreak havoc,” Judge Stephen Mathers said Friday.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

WMBD-TV Peoria

Accused Spree Killer Sentenced on Separate Case

An accused spree killer was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for attacking Knox County jailers last April while being held on murder charges.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Hawk Eye

Renowned chef teaching cooking classes in Nauvoo

By Bobby Wilson One of my companions on an art and architecture tour of Europe in the early '80s was Liz Clark, who at that time was an art teacher by day and a chef by night.

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Sun Oct 25, 2009

Bureau County Republican

Historian to speak on the Underground Railroad at Historical Society dinner Oct. 29

Historian Owen Muelder, director of the Galesburg Colony Underground Railroad Freedom Center at Knox College, will be the guest speaker at the Bureau County Historical Society's annual dinner Oct.

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