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Not long after Peter Schwartzman was first elected Galesburg’s mayor in 2021, he set out to address a problem that was increasingly visible in the community. Five years later, now in his second term, Schwartzman says homelessness remains a “vexing problem” in Galesburg.
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The Macomb Park District says a settlement agreement has been reached over a private water slide that extends into a public park. -
Representatives from the U.S. EPA visited Keokuk to take a look at the cleanup of the old Elkem Carbide site , and to announce grants awarded recently for other projects in southeast Iowa. -
The Macomb Board of Education voted 6-to-0 on Monday night to part ways with Journey12, the company that produced the quarterly Flight Path magazine about the district’s students, staff, and alumni. -
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Dillan Vancil, the Republican nominee for Illinois' 17th Congressional District, says he "over-exaggerated" the number of unhoused people he encountered at the Galesburg Public Library in a viral campaign video, but he stands by his statement that the library is not the appropriate place for them to gather.
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