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May 3, 2021 Peter Schwartzman along with new City Council members, Dwight White and Sarah Davis, will take the oath of office just before tonight’s meeting. Also, Monday, May 3rd, will see returning Alderman Wayne Dennis and City Clerk Kelli Bennewitz sworn into new terms. 9th Circuit Judge Raymond Cavanaugh is expected to administer the oaths. Schwartzman moved to Galesburg in 1998 to launch Knox College’s Environmental Studies program, shortly after earning his Ph.D. Since then he’s helped to start three Galesburg-focused non-profits, operated a community center for 3 years, wrote...

LETTER: All GOP has done is be against Dems' efforts Galesburg Register-Mail Editor, Register-Mail: When will it finally dawn on Republicans that coming up with an actual PLAN to move America forward might be a good idea? So far, all they have done is to be against all of the great things that Biden, Pelosi, Schumer and the Democrats have done so far. Elizabeth McDonough, Senate parliamentarian since 2012, has given Chuck Schumer the OK to use reconciliation TWICE more after the Infrastructure bill passes.  And now Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is telling corporations to “stay out...

April 6, 2021 The City of Galesburg will see a new leadership after last night’s election. Fifth Ward Alderman and Knox Professor Peter Schwartzman defeated incumbent John Pritchard to become the new mayor of Galesburg. Schwartzman brought in nearly 47 percent of the vote while Pritchard received about 41 percent. The third runner in the race, Kristine Crow, took in only 12 percent of the vote. He tells WGIL about the grassroots effort to meet voters and learn about the challenges they are facing and what they’re looking for in a mayor. “What I heard from people… not everybody was...