The meat stick manufacturer headquartered in Galesburg is planning a $15 to $18 million expansion of its Burlington factory.

The man charged with the murder of Tricia Nichols was employed by the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services to care for her as recently as November of last year.

The Maple Avenue fire station was built in 1907 and is currently used for storage.

Family Planning Services of Western Illinois closed on June 30, after serving the Galesburg area since 1976. Central Illinois Friends has taken over the clinic and is adding new services.

Sheriff Nick Petitgout said he looks forward to solving more crimes.

The fundraiser is at 7 p.m. Monday, July 14, at the Art Center of Burlington, 301 Jefferson St.

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Superintendent Patrick Twomey said he is focusing on two large issues this summer.

U.S. Army Cpl. Paul Eugene Hoots was 25 years old when he went missing in action after his unit engaged the North Korean People's Army in the vicinity of Ch’onan, South Korea, on July 7, 1950.

Gerald L. Fry Jr., 56, was arrested June 4 and charged with the murder of Tricia Nichols, 49, who was found dead in a Prairie Street apartment on April 15.