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Galesburg City Council discusses lawn ordinances, funding for local business loans and a contract with the Knox County Humane Society.

The site of the proposed new liquor store, which would feature a bar and entertainment venue, could also include two more retail establishments.

A $70 million, utility-scale solar project that would use 380 acres of land and bring millions of dollars in property tax revenue over the life of the project could be coming to Galesburg and Knox County.

A 50-megawatt solar farm has plans to build on 360 acres of Knox County property with substantial capital investment anticipated. President of the Knox County Area Partnership for Economic Development Ken Springer says this project is different than past solar projects in Knox County. Power generated from this solar farm will go into the grid. It will be located South of Galesburg along Farnham Street between Galesburg City Limits and County Road 10. The bulk of the parcels the project will sit ...

The Galesburg Election Commissions proposed redistricting shows the central and southwest portions losing the most population. The northwest area of the city, however, showed moderate growth over the past 10 years.

Security cameras caught two thieves using hammers to break open a jewelry display case in the middle of Plaza Bonita Mall before they filled bags with...

For the most part, seven rural counties in west-central Illinois are seeing larger population declines than other areas of the state.

Leaders of five key industries in the region say the COVID-19 crisis forced them to innovate and has spurred permanent changes and some continuing struggles in the ways they do business.

National City’s police chief arrested a burglary suspect at gunpoint Wednesday morning. Footage shot by OnScene TV shows Chief Jose Tellez pointing his gun at a man on a city street, ordering him to “Get down! Now!” A uniformed officer quickly pulls up to the scene and runs a pair of handcuffs to the chief, who has the suspect prone on the ground. The suspect was one of three men believed to have been involved in an early morning break-in at a nearby locksmith kiosk. About 5:30 a.m., s...

Now he hopes to have a new resource to harvest soon: wind. Why We Wrote This Progress within the clean energy sector may be pushing the debate about climate change toward irrelevance. Across the Midwest – from wind farms to R&D labs – farmers are finding climate action is good business. A new clean energy project – a 100-turbine wind farm here in Illinois’ Knox County – would generate tax revenue for the local school, fire department, and library, and offer an income stream to farmer...