Jane Carlson
Regional ReporterJane Carlson is TSPR's regional reporter.
She grew up on a farm at the edge of the woods along the banks of Pope Creek in west central Illinois and has a degree in English from Monmouth College. Her family always played NPR for the sows in the farrowing house.
Her work has appeared in print and on air across the state and has won awards from the Illinois Press Association, Illinois News Broadcasters Association, Best of Gannett, Public Media Journalists Association, and Radio Television Digital News Association.
In 2024, Jane won the Best Reporter award for small market radio in the Illinois News Broadcasters Association's Crystal Mic competition.
She also serves as faculty advisor for Knox College's award-winning student newspaper, The Knox Student.
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ROWVA and WIU grad Wes Anderson will conduct the concert of three well-known suites. "A Celebration of Spirit" is at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22 at Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre. -
The equalized assessed value of properties within the city of Monmouth is projected to jump 10% next year, allowing the city’s tax rate to drop below $3 per $1,000 of equalized assessed value. -
Galesburg author Tom Colclasure set out to document his grandfather’s military service as a World War II paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne — and ended up uncovering a web of powerful stories about local people’s unique experiences during the war. -
At a Friday afternoon hearing, the electoral board took no action and heard no evidence regarding pending challenges to the nominating petitions of five Republican candidates running in the March primary election, but it did schedule another meeting for next week. -
The objections were filed against incumbent County Clerk Scott Erickson, treasurer candidates Jerrie Ann Walters and Janet Windish, and county board candidates Anthony Weiss and Tammy Weiss in District 1. -
The school board on Monday approved a memorandum of understanding with the Galesburg Education Association to adjust compensation mid-way through the current contract. -
David L. Nicholson Klingerman Jr., 29, waived his right to a preliminary hearing and has requested a jury trial. -
“Influences and Intersections” is in the Sandburg art gallery in building D on the Galesburg campus through Nov. 18. An artists’ reception for the show will be 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14.The show and reception are free and open to the public. Regular gallery hours are weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. -
A Knox County woman convicted of murdering the former police chief of Maquon is now in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections, but proceedings in the long-running case are ongoing as her defense counsel lays the groundwork for an appeal. -
The company had announced a tentative plan for the closure last year, and now says it will stop production at the Burlington assembly plant by the second quarter of 2026.
