The Burg's Office will be closed December 21 through January 1 for the holidays. The office will reopen January 2 through 4, 9 a.m. to 12...

Weather Friday: 65 percent chance of rain. High 46. Low 40. Saturday: Cloudy. High 49. Low 41. Sunday: Cloudy. High 50. Low 41. Mark Your...

By Eleanor Sevigny Published October 5, 2023 in The Burg On Saturday, October 14 at 7 p.m. The Orpheum Theatre (57 South Kellogg Street)...

By Max Utsler They call it the Knoxville & Gilson High Schools Half-A-Hundred Club. Or, as one guy said when he greeted me after I...

By Christy Riggs Published August 31, 2023 in The Burg Admit it - most of us miss being a kid to some degree at least, right? You’ve...

By Susan Van Arsdale Published May 25 in The Burg I questioned our decision to go to Florida in April, but it turned out to be the...

By Susan Van Arsdale Published in The Burg Have you been following your baseball team through spring training? Now it is time to start...

Galesburg Community Unit School District 205 * Courtney Rodriguez 2,208 (38 percent) * Jake Taylor 1,871 (32 percent) Tianna Cervantez...

Severe Storms are expected in Knox County starting at 1 p.m. The storms pose a Level 4 risk (widespread severe storms, wind gusts up to...

By Jeff Holt Published March 9, 2023 in The Burg Growing up in Galesburg, everybody knew her as Amy Daves. But it's amazing how an...

By Christy Riggs Published January 19, 2023 in The Burg 2023! A new year. A fresh start. For most, a new year is synonymous with “new...

The Burg weekly newspaper will not be published December 29. We will be on vacation. We will publish again on January 4. Have a safe and...

By Christy Riggs Published December 22, 2022 in The Burg Christmas ~ It’s the most magical, wonderful time of year. What comes to mind...

Published December 22, 2022 in The Burg Christmas books are like Hallmark movies. You must start them in October to finish everything you...

Published December 22, 2022 in The Burg As famously stated in Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, “maybe Christmas,” he thought,...

The Burg asked students at Costa Catholic Academy, what does Christmas mean to you? We received a variety of answers from grades...

By Dennis Clark Published December 1, 2022 in The Burg I remember as if it was yesterday sitting in the Railroad Days Council meeting...

By Susan Van Arsdale Published in The Burg November 24, 2022 One of my dreams has always been to be on “The Amazing Race.” We even...

By Jeff Holt The Burg Published in The Knoxville Bulletin November 4, 2022 Bailey Carothers was sworn in as a Knoxville Police Officer...

By Ron Jensen Published October 27, 2022 in The Burg State Rep. Mike Halpin likely wishes election day would be as effortless as last...