Macomb is preparing to break ground on William H. Thorpe Memorial Park.

In Galesburg, former mayor John Pritchard's campaign spent more than $135,000 between Jan. 1 and March 31, which was 20 times more than incumbent Peter Schwartzman's campaign spent during the same time period to win the race.

Western Illinois University says visas for “a small number” of its international students have been revoked.

As some immigrants and refugees living and working in Monmouth are being notified by the federal government that they need to leave the country, faith leaders will host a prayer service for them on Wednesday night.

The Wigwam Hollow Bird Sanctuary, 1900 Wigwam Hollow Rd., includes 200 acres of oak and hickory forests along with a five-acre restored prairie in the middle.

Schwartzman received 2,831 votes to win 54 percent of the vote, defeating challenger and former mayor John Pritchard by 376 votes, according to unofficial election results.

The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees gave unanimous approval to a starting salary of $320,000 for President Kristi Mindrup.

Board member Alyson Sturgis said they’re also trying to raise the co-op’s profile in the community.

As TSPR reported previously, 11 allegations of sexual harassment against Idle dating back 20 years were reported to the city’s human resources department on March 4. www.tspr.org/tspr-local-n...

Macomb city council members have a big decision to make. They’re considering whether to spend tens of millions of dollars to build an indoor sports complex.

Tara Roberts has chronicled the experience for National Geographic.

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” for the time being and has not accepted a challenge from his opponent for a debate.

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

We're live from the Galesburg Public Library for the NAACP Candidate Forum featuring candidates for Galesburg mayor, city council, and township supervisor.

It’s a rematch of sorts in the race for Galesburg mayor. 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.

“I've always been interested in this idea of suspending time in music where you can't tap your foot to the music and you can't necessarily tell what the meter is or if there is one." — Ashlee Mack

Around four dozen people boarded a charter bus in western Illinois on a seasonably chilly winter morning for a day-long excursion in southeast Iowa.

The Anew WIU initiative is reviewing the data and ideas collected during its first public meeting.

As rumors swirl that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were spotted in Monmouth, local law enforcement and the corporate office of Smithfield Foods say they’re not aware of any local raids or ICE presence.

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

Western Illinois University is implementing a furlough program for administrative employees who are not part of a bargaining unit.

An autopsy on Wednesday determined a Colchester woman died from a gunshot wound.

Two internal review panels have absolved a Macomb police lieutenant in last year’s fatal shooting of two people, including a four-year old boy.

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

The city of Galesburg is getting a $25 million federal transportation grant to install rail track and switching at the Business Park as part of the construction of a large, containerized agricultural terminal on site.

The MDH Community Pharmacy will be open seven days a week, and will employ four pharmacists and four technicians.

Though the property is just outside city limits, the city has zoning authority for 1.5 miles beyond its borders, and the site falls within that jurisdiction.

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“We’ll continue to keep doing the good work that we’re doing to try to stabilize Western Illinois University,” Mindrup told TSPR after the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to remove the word “interim” from her title.

A federal judge reversed an administrative ruling and vacated an Individualized Educational Program that would have sent a Galesburg District 205 student with disabilities to a therapeutic day school in Peoria.

There is an open seat on the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees. Doug Shaw participated in his final meeting on the board on Friday, Dec. 6.

The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Kristi Mindrup as the institution's 13th president. She had served as interim president since April.

Republican Gretchen DeJaynes has stepped down as McDonough County clerk. She worked in the office for 24 years, the last 18 as county clerk.

Since moving to its new building, the Galesburg Public Library is handling a much greater volume and depth of social service needs.

For those who remember the demise of Galesburg’s Cottage Hospital, it’s a familiar story — massive layoffs, a dwindling census, and loss of Medicaid and Medicare participation due to numerous patient care violations, followed by bankruptcy filings.

A city panel on Monday overruled the objections filed against the nominating petitions submitted by two Macomb city council candidates.

Current Macomb city council members filed challenges against a pair of candidates planning to run in the April 1 election.

Objections challenging the nominating papers for Galesburg mayoral candidate Anthony Law and Ward 2 candidate Wendel Hunigan seek to disqualify the candidates from running in the April 1 consolidated election.

The city of Macomb has a multi-phase plan for developing a bicycle route through the community.

“Our little building at Hawthorne was great, but we just needed more area, more space,” said Diane Copeland, president of the non-profit, emergency food pantry. “And here we're able to give a better food product.”

"We don't really have anything like this around here. So a lot of Congolese were looking for a place where they can go in and sit and enjoy food from home. And also we’re open to other people who want to try something different.” — Nanette Kapesa, whose family owns Taste of Africa in Monmouth

With the help of a $15,000 revolving loan from the city, CBPB will open a store on Macomb’s courthouse square.

A couple efforts underway at Western Illinois University seek to engage everyone in helping move the institution forward.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was in Bushnell on Wednesday to announce the state’s investment in a long-time business.

The city of Monmouth is contributing $350,000 in TIF funds and a local foundation is matching that for a forgivable loan of $700,000 toward the $1 million renovation project.

Three seats are up for election on the city council and four seats are up on the school board.

Two of the candidates vying to be Galesburg mayor have served in the role before and one is a political newcomer.

Documents TSPR obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request provide more details about the agreement between the West Prairie School District and its former superintendent.

More than 200 historical sites in Illinois have been identified as a part of the Underground Railroad, according to an exploratory task force.