“This Week in Galesburg History”
Chicago has a gangland fight.
Silver Streaks hoping to upset undefeated conference leader.
Knox ranked #10 in the nation.
Lindsay Auto Centre has some bargains.
Quad City school wins 4th straight conference championship.
Seeking advice on internet misuse.
This is a look back at the history of Galesburg (and the world). What was going on 100 years ago, 75 years ago, 50 years ago, 30 years ago, 20 years ago, and 10 years ago this week?
“This Week in Galesburg History” appears on Mondays on the WGIL website and the Massey Basketball Blog.
100 Years Ago- 1926
Two rival gangs had a machine gun battle in Chicago. It was between two competing liquor r runners.
75 Years Ago- 1951
Undefeated Kewanee was coming to Galesburg. Galesburg and Kewanee were rivals in both the Northwest and Illini Conferences. The game at Lombard Field was between the Boilermakers coached by H.F.Brockman and the Streaks coached by C.C. Vandyke. The GHS running backs were Junior Tyler and T.J.Jiles. The stars for Kewanee were Em Lindbeck and Mickey Bates. The game was broadcast on WGIL.
50 Years Ago- 1976
After having football struggles in the 1950’s and 1960’s, Coach Al Reilly had the Siwash off to a 3-0-1 start. Knox was ranked #10 in the nation for D3 colleges.
30 Years Ago- 1996
Lindsay Auto Centre on North Henderson St had used cars ranging from $5,900 to $26,900.
20 Years Ago- 2006
This year Alleman announced they would not be fielding a football team for the 2026 season. In 2006, the Pioneers defeated Galesburg. The win clinched Alleman’s 4th straight conference championship.
10 Years Ago- 2016
In an advice column, a writer addressed a developing problem in America- cyberbullying.
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