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News Briefs: Cooke Elementary shuts down

Cooke Elementary School to close  GALESBURG - The Board of Education of District 205 voted unanimously...

0 Comment / February 12, 2014

News Briefs: Knoxville schools react to bomb threat

District 202 faces bomb threat KNOXVILLE — All three schools in District 202 cancelled classes and evacuated...

0 Comment / February 5, 2014

Knox moves to equalize education

In a response to a call from the White House to submit initiatives that will target low-income students...

0 Comment / January 29, 2014

Remembering the ‘meteoric rise’ of Lexie Kamerman

When Lexie Kamerman, then a star offensive player for Knox’s water polo team, hung back during a defensive...

0 Comment / January 23, 2014

News Briefs: Bulgarians coming to Galesburg

Delegation from Bulgaria to visit Galesburg  GALESBURG -Plans are currently being made for a delegation...

0 Comment / January 22, 2014

Knox responds to White House call for initiative

In a response to the White House's call for initiatives, Knox announced new efforts that will target...

0 Comment / January 16, 2014

Today in the news: debt, minimum wage and the “Bridgegate Scandal”

Bruce Rauner readdresses minimum wage CHICAGO — Contrary to his previous statement, Republican gubernatorial...

0 Comment / January 9, 2014

Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey to deliver 2014 commencement address

Natasha Trethewey, the United States Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Native Guard,"...

0 Comment / November 20, 2013

New bill aims to lower textbook costs

Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Al Franken (D-MN) introduced a new bill, dubbed the Affordable College...

0 Comment / November 19, 2013

News Briefs: Aldi moves to Seminary Street

Aldi moves from Main to Seminary GALESBURG — A new Aldi is set to open this Friday in the Gale Village...

0 Comment / November 13, 2013

Seniors uncertain about job prospects

Despite having a sense of what they want to do after they graduate, be it immediate employment, long...

0 Comment / November 6, 2013

Briefs: Illinois to legalize gay marriage

City modifies laws on animal control GALESBURG — Amendments seeking to change local animal control...

0 Comment / November 6, 2013

Illinois approves gay marriage

The Illinois General Assembly today approved a bill that would legally recognize marriage equality...

0 Comment / November 5, 2013

News Briefs: Galesburg looks into tax hikes

City council considers new tax hike  GALESBURG — The Galesburg City Council looked at a variety of tax increase...

0 Comment / October 30, 2013

News Briefs: Galesburg High bans purses

Galesburg High bans purses in classrooms  GALESBURG —Galesburg High School announced a ban on purses...

0 Comment / October 23, 2013

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