Julie Leonard will begin the job on Sept. 21.

The Veteran and Senior Fair, sponsored by state Rep. Dan Swanson and McDonough District Hospital, runs from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Sept. 17 at the Spoon River College Outreach Center, 2500 E. Jackson St.

Western Illinois University will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Goldfarb Center for Performing Arts at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15.

This fall’s enrollment at Western Illinois University is down compared to a year ago. But the administration says there are some positive trends.

The suspect, 29-year-old Destiny Denniston, fled the scene on foot but was apprehended in the 300 block of Ohio Ave

The music festival will get underway on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

Brian J. Boyer, 19, of Monmouth, has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony counts of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 74 near Knoxville that killed two people.

Carl Sandburg College President Dr. Seamus Reilly will retire from his position when his contract expires at the end of June 2027.

Jennifer Burdette was named the 2026 National Rural Teacher of the Year by the National Rural Education Association on Aug. 26.

The portion of U.S. Highway 150 within the Galesburg city limits is now named after Wehrly, a Galesburg native and non-commissioned officer of the Illinois Army National Guard who was killed in action on Nov. 3, 2005, in Ashraf, Iraq.