Galesburg News

GALESBURG, Ill. -- Applying for financial assistance can be confusing, but one local college is hoping to make the process a little less stressful.

GALESBURG, Ill. - The Federal Railroad Administration, in cooperation with the Iowa Department of Transportation, is kicking off the Chicago to Omaha Regional Passenger Rail System Planning Study.

GALESBURG, Ill. -- It was a scenario the Mayor of Galesburg did not want to walk into, a city without Caterpillar.

Jessica has worked at the Country Caf' in La Harpe for about one and a half years and she cleans houses too.

Twelve people are under arrest on federal charges in connection with what authorities call a ''significant'' drug ring that operated out of Knox County for more than 17 years.

A 70-year-old man wound up in jail after he called police and reported an alleged prostitute stole $700 from his wallet Sunday evening, February 5, 2012.

Illinois and local officials will host a discussion next week of job opportunities for the disabled in the Knox and Warren county areas.

A better quality of life, that's what Galesburg city leaders want for their town.

Illinois' Aluminum Castings Corp. has outlined a $2-million expansion project to increase manufacturing space.

Associated Banc-Corp of Green Bay, Wis., has reached its second deal in recent weeks to sell some of its branches in Illinois.

Dorothea Tanning, 101: Leading Surrealist painter of the 1930s whose path had led her from the small town of Galesburg, Ill., to a whirlwind life in the international art world.

Richard Cyril Kirby, Sr. died at home at age 89, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. He was born to Joseph Cyril Kirby and Isabelle Clare McGovern in Galesburg, Ill., Nov.

The American artist Dorothea Tanning, who has died aged 101, was a talented painter whose reputation was confounded by her long marriage to the great surrealist Max Ernst.

At a work session Monday night, the city administrator did suggest closing swimming at the lake due to cost and health concerns, and leaving just the beach open for volleyball and sunbathing.

Federal bankruptcy officials in Iowa want to get out of the llama business as soon as possible, even if that means selling a herd of the rare pack animals on the cheap.

GALESBURG, Ill.-Robyn Wright of Elburn has been named to the dean's list at Knox College for the fall 2011 term.

He once swore to protect and serve, but now he's behind bars. 76-year-old Jerry Friend, an ex-Galesburg police captain, was arrested by special agents at his home on Wednesday.

Two Illinois congressmen are pushing to level the playing field for small businesses that make charitable contributions.

One Quad Cities Area town is making small businesses its top priority. Officials are trying to encourage young entrepreneurs to come back to their roots.

Police say a 31-year-old woman lost teeth, suffered skull fractures and had bleeding on her brain as a result of being beaten by a man at her Galesburg, Illinois home.