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15Events this week
2Free things to do
12New spots
66New stories

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This week in Galesburg

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 15 events, day by day →

Abingdon Farmers Market

Friday 4pm · Abingdon · Free

Out of the Darkness West Central Illinois Walk

Saturday 10am · Lake Storey Park

Carlos Duncan Classic Boxing

Saturday 1pm · Knights of Columbus

Family Caregiver Group

Monday 10am · VNA Community Services

New in Galesburg

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Ducky's Formal Wear of Galesburg

Shopping

Wedding style, simplified: Ducky's Formal Wear of Galesburg delivers The Signature Wedding Experience, pairing personal guidance with sharp tux and suit options so the groom’s look is one less thing to stress about.

duckysgalesburg.com

Galesburg Community Arts Center

Arts & Culture

Make art your routine: Galesburg Community Arts Center keeps things lively with current exhibitions, open studios, and workshops + classes that actually get your hands messy.

galesburgarts.org

Purple Hanger Shoppe

Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage

Thrift with real impact: Purple Hanger Shoppe is the kind of thrift stop where your find-a-gem habit actually helps people.

safeharborfcc.org

Galesburg’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

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Most read in Galesburg

The five stories Galesburg readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Galesburg Community Water System and Six Satellite Systems Notified of Right-to-Know Requirements

    The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) is informing the owners and operators of the Galesburg Community Water System (CWS), Abingdon CWS, East Galesberg CWS and Little York CWS that there has been a detection of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), a Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Su…

    Full story at 977wmoi.com

  2. Bishop Hill plans 130th Old Settlers’ Day celebration Sept. 11-13

    Bishop Hill, Iowa, is set to celebrate its 180th anniversary with a three-day heritage weekend celebrating the 130th Old Settlers’ Day.

    Full story at kwqc.com

  3. Sandburg plans car show for Galesburg campus

    The Sandburg Car Show is set to take place on the Galesburg campus on September 13 at 10 a.m.

    Full story at ourquadcities.com

  4. This Week in Galesburg History: the Huddle Drive-In, $5 jeans at Belscot, and a circus on East Main

    The former Galesburg High School girls basketball coach, Evan Massey, has written a weekly Time Capsule column for WGIL.

    Full story at wgil.com

  5. Prairie Players Bringing Two Short Plays to Galesburg Stage

    Prairie Players Civic Theatre is set to perform A Night of One Acts, a series of short plays at their theatre in Galesburg, Illinois, on Saturday, 19th September at 7:30pm.

    Full story at 977wmoi.com

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