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Byron Baird: Galesburg veteran honored for long-overdue Purple Heart
Galesburg resident and Army veteran Sergeant Byron Baird sits down with WGIL's Jay Redfern right after Monday night's City Council meeting, where he …
9 months, 1 week ago
City Matters: Galesburg City Manager shares Christmas wish list, previews tonight's council agenda
In this episode of Galesburg's Morning news, City Manager Eric Hanson joins WGIL's Jay Redfern and Tyler Gumm for a detailed preview of tonight’s (De…
9 months, 1 week ago
Galesburg Express returns Saturday with full day of free holiday fun downtown
Tuesday Cetin (Galesburg Community Arts Center) and Denise Gerstenberger (Discovery Depot) preview "Galesburg Express" – the big holiday celebration …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Galesburg teen Sophia Sebben collecting toys for St. Jude kids
Galesburg Jr./Sr. High School sophomore Sophia Sebben (Jr. Miss World Festival Queen) is collecting toys and cash donations for St. Jude Children’s R…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Fill the Brown Trucks Again – Second Community Food Drive for FISH of Galesburg
Saturday, Dec. 6, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — WGIL, FM95, KFM, The Laser and Z106.1 need your help to fill the big brown UPS trucks outside both Hy-Vee s…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Choral Dynamics Producers Preview 'The Beauty of Christmas' 2025
Allison Little, Deanna Reynolds, and Becky Brown — the three first-time producers behind Choral Dynamics of Galesburg’s 2025 holiday production — sit…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Galesburg Holly Days Parade: Bake-Off + Santa Rescue 2025
The Galesburg Holly Days Parade is back and sweeter than ever on Sunday, December 7, 2025! 🎄✨ Co-chairs Morgan Seabloom and Abby Colvin Thomas join G…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Galesburg's Lux Blox on Fox & Friends: $117K Grant + Snap Demo
On this episode of Galesburg’s Morning News, we welcome CEO Heather Acerra and President Mike Acerra of Lux Blox, the innovative Galesburg-based toy …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Free Detectors & Holiday Fire Safety with Galesburg Fire Dept.
In this episode of Galesburg’s Morning News, Fire Chief Randy Hovind (26-year veteran) and Captain Ben Caruana explain why working smoke alarms reduc…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
City Matters: Eric Hanson – Tax Cuts Locked In, New Contracts Done, and Galesburg’s Momentum Keeps Rolling
City Manager Eric Hanson joins Jay Redfern on Galesburg's Morning News for our regular pre-meeting rundown of the December 1, 2025 Galesburg City Cou…
9 months, 3 weeks ago