Macomb City News Today

The woman who invented the game that eventually became Monopoly was born in Macomb. The community plans to honor her and celebrate that connection by developing the world’s largest Monopoly board on its courthouse square.

There will be some new faces on the Macomb City Council and the Macomb Board of Education.

Interim Police Chief Jeff Hamer said the investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are possible.

Interim Police Chief Jeff Hamer said the investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are possible.

Macomb's search for a new police chief could take nine to twelve months.

Macombs annual free “Out of the Darkness” walk for suicide awareness will be held Saturday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. at the Macomb City Hall.

Alta Sargent was awarded posthumously for her humanitarian work in the Macomb community.

Four incoming faculty members will join the Western Illinois University Division of Academic Affairs as the institutions inaugural Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian Diversity Teaching Scholars.

Names on the veterans list

The McDonough County Voice Your eyes could tell you that Monday was a special day at Macomb City Hall. First, there was a tent on the city hall lawn. Second was the number of people gathering under and around the tent.  The tent was in place as an alternative to indoor crowd prohibitions. The Macomb City Council met inside the building as usual. Then they recessed and reconvened under the tent. The outdoor gathering was to permit as large a group as possible to witness and participate in the s...