Macomb Mayor Mike Inman met with Pope Leo XIV during a recent trip to the Vatican sponsored by the Illinois Municipal League. “It was an opportunity for me as a lifelong Catholic Christian to be in a space that never would I have dreamed I would have the opportunity to be in,” Inman said.

Galesburg District 205 will stop assigning individual Chromebooks to students in grades two through eight beginning next school year as part of a broader shift in how classroom technology is used in the district.

All of the approximately 150 city employees in Macomb recently underwent training that could help them spot cases of human trafficking.

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 run unopposed in the general election. www.tspr.org/tspr-local-n...

Mayor Mike Inman said the city would like to get the building into a developer’s hands so that the second and third floors can be redeveloped into an attraction for visitors and a place where they could stay.

Jamieson Community Center and Pattee Foundation are partnering to buy older homes in Monmouth, improve them, then sell them to individuals and families. The goal is to address Monmouth’s housing shortage, and to provide pathways to homeownership for lower-income residents.

Spoon River College President Curt Oldfield will leave the community college this summer to become president of Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield.

A Galesburg woman responsible for distributing what a federal judge called an “astronomical” amount of meth in Iowa was sentenced last week to more than 25 years in federal prison.

The closure comes amid an ongoing federal class action lawsuit against the juvenile detention center, and months after a federal judge ordered administrators to make immediate reforms and end the use of solitary confinement.

The films are more than a century old, but the creator of the show, Jean-François Alcoléa, said Méliès pioneered many techniques that are recognizable today.

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.

To address a need for single-family housing, the city of Monmouth plans to annex a parcel on the city’s east side, build a new street, and extend water and sewer services with the goal of attracting home builders and developers to construct a new housing subdivision.

The city is applying for the federal-state grant as other development projects are on the horizon in that area of downtown. The National Railroad Hall of Hame will be constructed near the Amtrak station

Their discussion will draw from their recent co-authored book, “Truth Matters: A Dialogue on Fruitful Disagreement in an Age of Division.”

The Prairie Hills Land Bank Authority’s first project will be the environmental cleanup of the former Haeger Pottery property, 411 W. Calhoun St. in Macomb.

This year’s artists-in-residence are John Raymond, a Grammy-nominated trumpeter celebrated for his innovative approach to jazz, and S. (Sean) Carey, a versatile, multiple Grammy Award-winning, multi-instrumentalist best known for his dynamic work with Bon Iver.

Ashley England was on pretrial release for a separate charge of drug possession when her car crossed the double center line in the 1300 block of North Lake Storey Road and collided with another vehicle on Nov. 22.

The Galesburg school board on Monday heard a proposal to change school boundaries in two neighborhoods in order to better spread out enrollment in the district's three elementary schools.

The city council agreed to hire Cesar Suarez to be Macomb’s new community development director.

Americans have held demonstrations throughout the nation’s 250-year history. Some have been massive. Others, like a recent protest in Macomb, have been on the smaller side.

A Hamilton man charged with fatally stabbing his fiance’s brother in the chest on Christmas Eve is not in the custody of the Hancock County jail.

“We’re busy,” said Dr. Brian Curtis, Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for OSF HealthCare, which operates hospitals in Galesburg and Monmouth. “Right now, I think everybody is. Clinics and PromptCares and OSF OnCalls and the hospitals are busy with respiratory illnesses.”

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.