Yoder has been serving as interim president of the Galesburg and Monmouth hospitals for the last few months, following the departure of Lisa DeKezel late last year.

The city council on Monday approved a half-percent increase to the city’s Ameren Gas/Electric Utility tax, from 1.75% to 2.25%, to raise funds to pay for a full-time administrator. That will cost the average residential customer around $2.24 a month.

A rally is scheduled for April 16 in Springfield.

Illinois Education Association members elected Karl Goeke as president of the union.

In a report released March 6, the agency said the probable cause of the crash was the school bus driver’s impairment and fatigue from prescription medications.

Joe Moon knocked off incumbent Nick Petitgout in the Republican primary for McDonough County sheriff, in part by winning 17 of the 19 precincts outside of Macomb.

Spoon River College will hold three public forums as the board begins its search for the college’s next president.

Here are the unofficial results from contested elections in the region.

A retired Illinois State Police Master Sergeant from McDonough County has won the Republican primary for State Senate District 36.

Josh Higgins, an Air Force veteran, school board member, and crop insurance salesman from Henderson County has won the Republican primary for the 94th State House District, ousting the longtime incumbent.