The City of Galesburg has selected Captain Russell Idle to fill the position of Galesburg Police Chief, effective September 9, 2019.

The Galesburg Fire Department continues its support of for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The Galesburg Police Department is partnering with the Illinois State Police and local law enforcement across Illinois for a traffic safety campaign focusing on drunk, unbuckled and distracted drivers, which will run from August 16 through the holiday weekend into the early morning hours of September. 3, 2019.

Preliminary Damage Assessments will be conducted by FEMA representatives.

Fire safety tips for college students, or anyone newly living on their own.

Throughout the US, malfunctioning dehumidifiers have sparked fires. Make sure your dehumidifier is not on the recall lists.

The City of Galesburg will hold an Informational Meeting concerning the proposed improvement of a Multi-Use Path along S. Lake Storey Road from US 150 to Carl Sandburg College. The informational meeting will be held at the Galesburg City Hall at 55 W. Tompkins St., Galesburg, IL, on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM. All persons interested in this project are invited to attend this meeting.

The City of Galesburg recently created and implemented a survey, which asked constituents for their opinion regarding the qualifications and characteristics of their ideal Chief of Police. The survey was available from May 10th, 2019 until July 9th, 2019 and received a total of 516 responses.

Reminder from Kidde United Technologies about their fire extinguisher recall from 2017.

Weather permitting, Hood Demolition and Excavation will be closing North Academy Street from Ferris Place to approximately 247 North Academy Street beginning at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, June 24, 2019. They plan to have this section closed until early September for road reconstruction.