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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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. -
Galesburg District 205 school board members are encouraged by the response they’ve received so far in the search for the district’s next superintendent. -
A proposed East Side Tax Increment Financing district could pave the way for a new subdivision of 18 to 23 owner-occupied, single-family homes in Monmouth.
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The Galesburg city council approved a one-time $266,941 grant to help All-Stars Sports Academy of Western Illinois purchase its building and continue operating it as a community center for local youth. -
The Adams County Health Department has identified nine cases of cyclosporiasis among county residents and is working to identify potential common sources of exposure. -
The Galesburg city council will vote Monday on an intergovernmental agreement that would formalize a partnership with Knox County to extend transit service into rural areas and small towns. -
The Burlington Terrace housing development has received federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits from the Illinois Housing Development Authority, moving the project closer to construction. -
Supported by a $25,000 grant from the G.L. Vitale Foundation, the art center is moving forward with The Kitchen Collective, a shared community kitchen open to local chefs, caterers, and culinary entrepreneurs — and a space for local workshops, chef pop-ups, and collaboration. -
In eight weeks, Galesburg's Orpheum Theatre was able to raise $100,000 to unlock a state grant to bring 120 LED stage lights, moving fixtures, and a full-color rig to its century-old stage.
