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11/28/2025

🏀 Now that the dust has settled on the Silver Streaks’ 86-60 season-opening win over Limestone, Brad Bennewitz and Jason Wessels take a deeper look at what we saw: ⚡️

• An impressive defensive effort
• Three 20-point scorers — something Brad says hasn’t happened in over 30 years of record books
• The real keys moving forward: rebounding, balanced scoring, and sustaining that intensity
• Shot-clock opinions, broadcast stories, and the best road food in the Western Big 6

🎧 Full reaction podcast is up now →
https://www.wgil.com/episode/silver-streaks-basketball-lets-talk-about-that-opener/

Tonight the Streaks go for Win No. 2 at 6 p.m. vs. Madison in the Galesburg Thanksgiving Tournament. Brad and Jason have the call starting around 5:40 on 93.7 FM & 1400 AM WGIL.

11/28/2025

🏀 The Abingdon-Avon Tornadoes are 3-0 to start the season, including a wild comeback win over Illini West and a big win against Macomb. 🌪️

Coach Cory Link joined Galesburg’s Morning News to talk grit, balanced scoring, and big nights from seniors + sophomores.

🎧 Listen: https://www.wgil.com/episode/abingdon-avon-tornadoes-3-0-coach-cory-link-recaps-the-wild-opening-week/

11/28/2025

🚨 WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT 🚨
NWS Lincoln meteorologist Mike Albano just told WGIL: “This one’s a slam dunk.” ❄️
8–14" of snow is locked in for Galesburg, Knox County, the Quad Cities and most of Chicagoland starting after midnight tonight.
- Heaviest snow: 3 a.m.–noon Saturday (rates over 1"/hour)
- Winds gusting near 40 mph → widespread power outages possible
- Single-digit lows Sunday & Monday nights
Full 20-minute briefing now posted – everything you need to know before the storm hits. ❄️
Listen/share: https://www.wgil.com/episode/major-late-november-blizzard-8-14-snow-power-outage-threat-for-galesburg-quad-cities-chicagoland/

11/28/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!
Evan Massey asked local friends, coaches, and teachers to share:
• What they’re thankful for this year
• Their favorite Thanksgiving dishes
• Four people (living or past) they’d love to have at the table

Read them all here:
https://www.wgil.com/2025/11/27/evan-massey-my-friends-share-their-thanksgiving-favorites/

Wishing everyone a peaceful and blessed day with family and friends. 🦃

11/27/2025

ACTIVITIES IMPACTED BY PREDICTED WINTER STORM:

Due to the expected inclement weather, all activities scheduled for Saturday, November 29th have been canceled. This includes significant events like the GHS Hall of Fame induction ceremony, the Galesburg Athletics Center Sneak Peek Tour, GHS Basketball Tournament, Bowling at Rock Island, and Wrestling at Normal Community. Please take care of yourselves, stay warm, and be safe! The Hall of Fame ceremony will be moved to Saturday, January 17, 2026.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at WGIL! 🦃🍁🍽

11/27/2025

NOTE: Due to the weather forecast, all Saturday GHS sports events including the Hall of Fame ceremonies have been cancelled. The HOF ceremonies will be moved to Jan. 17.
🏆 Galesburg Athletic Hall of Fame 2025 Class inducted THIS SATURDAY!

Free public event at GHS:
🍽️ Reception 4:30 pm (Commons)
🎤 Ceremony 5 pm (Hegg Performing Arts Center)

Honoring:
✨ Beau Shay '00
✨ Ardith Johnson '01
✨ Ethan Meeker '16
✨ Rodney Bunch '58
✨ Ron Spring
✨ 1999 Boys Track & Field Team

They’ll also be recognized at halftime of the boys basketball game vs. Little Village. Come celebrate Silver Streaks legends! ⚡️

Details 👉 tb

Six new members enter Galesburg Athletic HOF Saturday: Beau Shay, Ardith Johnson, Ethan Meeker, Rodney Bunch, Ron Spring & 1999 boys track team. Ceremony 5 PM.

11/27/2025

GHS Boys win their first game under head coach Taylor Thiel.

In their first game under new head coach Taylor Thiel, the Silver Streaks boys team beat the Limestone Rockets, 86-60. The game was tight throughout the first quarter, but a 10-2 run in the second energized the team for the rest of the way. Three Silver Streaks finished with 20 or more points on the...

11/26/2025

Longtime Monmouth resident and community leader Brian D. “Doc” Elliott has died at age 67.

Doc served the area for decades — from managing the Filling Station and teaching in Alexis to Executive VP of the Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce (Businessman of the Year), newspaper circulation work across several states (including Monmouth and Galesburg), and years as a substitute teacher in the Monmouth-Roseville and United districts.

Full story and obituary 👇
https://www.wgil.com/2025/11/26/longtime-monmouth-leader-brian-doc-elliott-dies-at-67/

11/26/2025

Swedish Christmas comes alive in Bishop Hill! ❄️🎄

Todd Decker from the Bishop Hill Heritage Association joined us on Galesburg’s Morning News to preview Julmarknad 2025 – the authentic Swedish market:
• Handcrafted gifts in 1850s buildings
• Roaming Tomten elves & prankster Julbock goat
• Daily nyckelharpa concerts at 1pm
• Cookie Walk (Nov 28–29) + Chocolate Walk (Dec 6)
• Dala horse ornament painting
• Kongero Swedish ensemble concert (Dec 6, 7pm)

Dates: Nov 28–30 & Dec 6–7 (10am–4pm Fri/Sat, 11am–4pm Sun)
Sneak peek: Lucia Nights Dec 12–13 with glowing luminaries!

Full interview podcast now live:
https://www.wgil.com/episode/bishop-hill-julmarknad-2025-swedish-christmas-market-preview/

More at visitbishophill.com

11/26/2025

UPDATE: An earlier version showed incorrect answers due to a technical glitch. The answers are now correct.

Think you know every corner of Galesburg? Evan Massey just dropped Quiz #22 with 15 tricky photos of local landmarks, old businesses, and one very famous picture that’s not quite right.

Take it now and tell us how you did!

👉 https://www.wgil.com/2025/11/26/massey-quiz-22-only-true-galesburg-natives-will-ace-this/

11/26/2025

Silver Streaks girls stay undefeated with a conference win over Alleman.

In their first Western Big 6 Conference game, the Silver Streaks girls basketball team defeated the Alleman Pioneers, 58-23. The Streaks extend their undefeated start to the season to five games and add a conference win to that record. Zaniyah Carter led the team in scoring with 11 points. Taylor He...