No Kings protests were also held in Burlington, Fort Madison, Keokuk, and Galesburg on Saturday.

Blaze Burford, president of AFSCME Local 1274, said the same issues are plaguing the prison as last year. They don’t have enough staff, disciplinary policies are not consistently enforced, and drugs continue to circulate.

Kristi Mindrup is the 13th president in WIU’s 126-year history.

Judge Nigel Graham granted the state’s recommendation of a 50-year sentence for Timothy L. Smith, now 42, for the murder of Darrell J. Hocker, 51, in November 2023.

The expansion was made possible through a DCFS Expansion grant and addresses a critical need in Fulton County. As of Aug. 3, 110 children were in foster care in the county.

“In Our Voices” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at First Lutheran Church in Galesburg, and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport. Tickets are available at the door.

Traffic has reopened along Simmons Street in downtown Galesburg and on Monmouth's public square amid streetscape beautification projects supported by Rebuild Illinois grants.

The exhibit remains on display through Oct. 31 at The Hub Arts & Cultural Center in downtown Rushville.

Substantial completion of the building is expected in February 2026, and the first event could take place in August or September 2026.

The Galesburg city council on Monday approved a resolution to purchase a key property on East South Street, paving the way for future development on the southeast side of downtown near the Amtrak depot and future home of the National Railroad Hall of Fame.