The fiber connection causing the outage has been repaired and all service has been restored to our area, including 911.

The Galesburg community is invited to an Open House on Tuesday, November 20, 2018 to review the draft Comprehensive Plan.

Unofficial 2018 General Election Results On Election Day, the Galesburg Board of Election Commissioners web site will provide you with the unofficial results as soon as they are available.

Adriana Santoyo is being recognized by the City of Galesburg as the November residential award winner of the Community Improvement Blue Ribbon Award for work on her property at 218 North Henderson Street. She was nominated by Luke Sakalosky and Galesburg Heart and Soul for the improvements, which include new siding and trim painting.

The Morton Arboretum’s Community Trees Program has awarded the City of Galesburg a $15,000 federal forestry grant, which will help Galesburg complete a tree inventory of all City owned trees.

Galesburg Transit passengers can now utilize Google Maps for trip planning. Through this new capability, users can look up directions on Google Maps, choose “transit”, and the corresponding bus line will be displayed.

Weather permitting, BNSF will be closing the crossing on S. Seminary Street located between E. Knox Street and E. First Street beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 for crossing repair. They anticipate work to be complete by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. A detour will be signed.​

Applications are currently being accepted from Galesburg residents for the Help Eliminate Lead Program. The City of Galesburg and Western Illinois Regional Council are providing funding through an Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) Community Development Block Grant to qualified applicants for addressing lead hazards in their homes.

Drafts of the Comprehensive Plan and the Parks and Recreation Master Plan were presented to the Galesburg City Council at work sessions on August 27, 2018 and July 30, 2018, respectively. The draft plans can be viewed online at: http://www.hlplanning.com/portals/galesburg/documents/

Weather permitting, Sangamo Construction will be closing Farnham Street from Summit to Grove beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 for bridge replacement. A detour route will be signed. They plan to have work complete by the end of this November.