Galesburg City Council will be investigated as a body and not as individuals in the case of the Attorney General's Public Access Bureau's looking into potential Open Meetings Act violations. That's according to the Illinois AG's Deputy spokesperson Drew Hill, who says the language of the Act "imposes legal responsibilities on public bodies." Hill says that means the AG's Public Access Bureau will be reviewing whether the City Council – not any individual people identified – violated OMA. The Request for Review was filed by Galesburg Ward 1 Council member Bradley Hix and Ward 7 Council member Larry Cox. WGIL obtained copies of Hix and Cox's letters to the AG's Public Access Bureau in which they infer that Mayor Peter Schwartzman and City Manager Gerald Smith were responsible for the alleged violations. Also, Hix and Cox issued a press release on Jan. 13 announcing that they filed OMA violations against the Mayor and City Manager specifica
Republican candidate for Knox County Sheriff Jack Harlan has received a number of early endorsements in his campaign, including by the Fraternal Order of Police #427. FOP is the world's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with over 356,000 members in more than 2,100 lodges. The 427 Board voted unanimously in their endorsement. He's also received a slate of endorsements from Republican politicians and local elected officials. Some of those local officials include Galesburg Ward 1 Alderman Bradley Hix, Abingdon Mayor Ed Swearingen, and Knoxville Mayor Toby Myers. When it comes to state and federal officials, Harlan has the support of Republicans like Rep. Dan Swanson, Sen. Win Stoller, former Senator Chuck Weaver and U.S. Rep Darin LaHood. Harlan was a U.S. Army veteran who joined the Knox County Sheriff's Department after retirement as First Sargeant. He now is a Detective and K9 hander with the Sheriff's Department and was named Knox County Deput
May 10, 2021
Galesburg Ward 3 Alderwoman Lindsay Hillery was arrested twice over the weekend.
The first charge came when Hillery was pulled over by officers early Friday morning for failure to use a turn signal. Police would learn that Hillery had a valid failure to appear warrant related to a DUI charge that she got soon after her election to the City Council.
Police found inside a pack of cigarettes a piece of paper that contained a “crystalized substance”, which officers suspected was meth. Hillery claimed the cigarette pack belonged to someone else.
Then around 6:15pm last night, May 9th, Galesburg Police were dispatched to The Store bar at 497 East Berrien Street for a fight in progress.GPD made contact in the parking lot with 35-year old Matthew Smith who was sitting in a vehicle and told police nothing had happened and refused to step out of the vehicle.
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