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

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Tuesday | American Library Association

A Publisher's View

Librarians and publishers must effectively communicate with each other if we are to tackle some of the issues in our new digital reality.

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Mon May 28, 2012

Nine Shift

Another Housing Prediction: Revival of Smaller Cities

Another Nine Shift prediction you will see soon: the revival of smaller cities - - provided they are on a passenger train line.

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Fri May 25, 2012

The Gazette

George Ford wrote a new blog post: Freedom Security Bank owner completes Illinois bank purchase

Central Bancshares Inc. of Muscatine, corporate parent of Freedom Security Bank in Coralville and Kalona, has completed its purchase of branches of Associated Bank in Galesburg, Ill., through its F&M Bank subsidiary in the western Illinois community.

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Wed May 23, 2012

WBEZ-FM Chicago

The house Carl Sandburg built

There was a time when every child in Chicago learned those words. They are the opening lines of Carl Sandburg's poem "Chicago." The house where he wrote them still stands at 4646 North Hermitage Avenue.

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Tue May 22, 2012

WMBD-TV Peoria

Former Ag Secretary Honored

Legislation honoring former U S Agriculture Secretary John Block, who is from Knox County, sponsored by Peoria State Senator Darin LaHood and State Representative Don Moffitt of Galesburg passed the Illinois Senate Tuesday.

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Fri May 18, 2012

WMBD-TV Peoria

Galesburg Christian School Acquires Former Church

Due to increased enrollment at Galesburg Christian School, the Parent's Association at GCS has purchased the former United Methodist Church at 756 Hawkinson Avenue in Galesburg.

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Houston Chronicle

Chicago protesters break away from nurses' rally

A police official rides a bicycle alongside demonstrators during rally against Canadian pipeline in downtown Chicago, Thursday, May 17, 2012.

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Mon May 14, 2012

WQAD

Local soldiers celebrate Mother's Day half a world away

Soldiers from a Galesburg-based unit of the Illinois Army National Guard celebrated Mother's Day with gifts from their families who were half a world away.

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Fri May 11, 2012

Hawk Eye

Corrections & clarifications

The event is 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday from Galesburg, Ill., on Route 150 to Route 6 in Moline, Ill.

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Wed May 09, 2012

Hawk Eye

Mother, daughter graduate together

GALESBURG, Ill. - A mother and daughter from Galesburg will both graduate from Carl Sandburg College this week.

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Mon May 07, 2012

WEEK-TV

One arrested, one sought in attempted home invasion

GALESBURG, Ill. -- Galesburg police have made an arrest following a May 1, attempted home invasion and residential burglary in the 200 block of N. Academy.

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Wed May 02, 2012

Hawk Eye

Illinois library houses Reagan, Sandburg books

GALESBURG, Ill. - Grade books containing records for Carl Sandburg and Ronald Reagan are now in the possession of the Galesburg Public Library.

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