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 near Rio, 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 won awards from the Illinois Press Association, Illinois News Broadcasters Association, Best of Gannett, Public Media Journalists Association, and Radio Television Digital News Association.
She also serves as faculty advisor for Knox College's award-winning student newspaper, The Knox Student.
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Tim Farquer will remain employed with Mercer County School District 404 pursuant to a three-year employment contract signed in 2024, according to a press release from the school board. -
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. -
Since the Galesburg hospital acquired an Ion robotic bronchoscopy system in February, Dr. Usman Cheema has used it in more than 90 cases. -
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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. -
The free event, “Projects Unveiled,” is from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 23 at the field station, 11316 N. Prairie Road, Lewistown. -
A collection of 20th century commercial Americana is now displayed at the Roseville Sign Museum. -
While still in the planning phase, Bridgeway is planning to add a walk-in mental health crisis center at 95 N. Seminary St. in Galesburg. -
Monmouth and Galesburg are at different stages of adding new TIF districts and they have different visions for using the economic development tool. One aims to generate housing development while the other could revitalize industrial properties. -
The superintendent of a western Illinois school district was acquitted Friday of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a dispute over the compilation of student medical records.
