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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 retire in the next month. Former Pekin City Manager Mark Rothert initially will contract with the city fr...

Future major league players such as Whitey Ford, Joe Pepitone and Thurman Munson all came through Binghamton as a Triplet to play in Johnson Field.

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 with the same level of experience as Carl. They hoped the packaging of Assistant City Manager with Publ...

Amos Patterson's large home was built to the west of his farm on what is now River Road in the Town of Union.

The City of Galesburg, accused of violating the Illinois Open Meetings Act, says it was justified to conduct a recent closed session meeting in order to discuss a federal discrimination complaint against the city.