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The Illinois Department of Transportation and Governor JB Pritzker announced that $12.3 million will be awarded throughout the state to give kids a safer walk or bike ride to school. The Safe Routes to School projects will see improvements to safety and encourage active transportation for kids to elementary and middle schools. "Strong infrastructure is as much about bike paths and sidewalks as it is about highways and freight trains, and I'm proud to support more than 50 projects that will keep our students safer as they go to and from school," said Governor JB Pritzker. "...

IDOT announced Safe Routes to School grant recipients, including a Galesburg project for new sidewalks near Lombard and King schools.

The May 2022 exhibition in the main gallery at Doña Ana Arts Council, is "Water and Women."

Galesburg Aldermen tonight will discuss authorizing the purchase of Churchill Junior High. This isn't the final vote but the discussion is sure to be lively as there seems to be a 4-3 split in opinion on Aldermen's preference to turn the school into a community center. The meeting will also have a vote on a resolution to ask Galesburg voters a non-binding referendum question; should the city spend $5 to $10 million to turn Churchill into a community center. The District 205 School Board recently authorized the purchase on their end, and the purchase would not be finalized until the e...

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