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Aline Shotts, Galesburg's first female Aldermen and a fierce advocate for children and the elderly died last weekend. Shotts was 96 years old when she passed away Saturday in her Galesburg home surrounded by loved ones. She served on the Galesburg City Council from 1979 to 1982, representing the 7th Ward, the first woman to be seated on the council. Her legacy also includes being a founder of the OAKS Senior Center and serving four different terms as its president. The Farnham Street Bridge was renamed the "Aline Shotts Bridge" in 2018 by the City Council after residents pushed ...

The shelter says the current building is cramped, crumbling and can't accommodate families. Leaders say the new space will be roughly four times larger.

The District 205 School Board has received two bids for Nielson Elementary School. What should they do?

The District 205 school board decided in a 4-3 vote Monday evening to reject local developer Rob Benedict’s bid of $1 for the Nielson School.

GALESBURG — King Elementary school will close Friday for just over two weeks. This news comes after the elementary school has reached five positive COVID-19 cases, constituting an outbreak of the coronavirus. Students will be out of class until Monday, May 10.  Students still finished the school day Thursday at King, but will not return Friday. This marks the second building in District 205 to be closed, following the closure of Galesburg High School Monday due to an outbreak of COVID-19. That building is set to reopen on May 3. Until then, students at both schools will be learning remot...