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Gerald Smith is on leave as of May 30.

An acting city manager is now the top administrator at Galesburg City Hall. Meanwhile Galesburg Mayor Peter Schwartzman blames the City Council for creating a situation where city government "cannot function on all cylinders."

The Illinois Attorney General's office has ruled the Galesburg City Council violated the Open Meetings Act at two December 2022 meetings.

The interim public work director's contract expired Monday.

Plaques are going up at the four boxcar campsites where about 20 Mexican families lived from roughly the 1920s to '50's. The city presented these plaques on Monday prior to the Galesburg City Council meeting with many relatives and descendants of the railroad families in attendance. The plaques will go up at the Davis Camp at the corner of S. West and Sixth streets, the Santa Fe Camp at the intersection of Berrien Street and Dietrich Avenue, and the West Hump Camp at the corner of Knox...

Galesburg City Manager Gerald Smith announced at Monday's City Council meeting he's nearing a deal to have the former Pekin City Manager take an interim role with the city. Smith has decided to place the search for a Public Works Director/Assistant City Manager on hold until a compensation classification study is completed. Smith says that will only "expand and broaden" the reach of applicants that would apply. This comes as Director of Public Works Wayne Carl is set to retir...

The search for a Galesburg Director of Public Works/Assistant City Manager is ongoing. City Manager Gerald Smith says that 7 applicants have been received but interviews are not being conducted at this time. Smith as City Manager has the sole power to hire for the position. As WGIL previously reported the position would have been filled by current Public Works Director Wayne Carl but he is set to retire this Spring. Smith said that the city feared it would be difficult to attract a candidate wit...

The city’s response included agendas, minutes, and verbatim recordings of both closed session meetings in question.

A public meeting is being held Tuesday for citizens to give their thoughts on the proposed improvements to HT Custer Park. The City of Galesburg is holding the public meeting at 6:00 p.m. at King Elementary School with Farnsworth Group, who will be presenting examples of imagery of potential facilities and amenities for feedback from attendees. The city was awarded an Open Space and Land Acquisition Development (OSLAD) grant in 2022 to make improvements to HT Custer Park. Improvements being prop...

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