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Galesburg

American  
[geylz-burg] / ˈgeɪlz bɜrg /

noun

  1. a city in NW Illinois.


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Later, as a scholarship student at Knox College in Galesburg, Ill., he spent many Sundays preaching at area churches.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

In Galesburg, Illinois, Annevay Conlee has watched four nearby obstetric units close since 2012, forcing some pregnant people to drive up to an hour and a half for care.

From Salon Jan. 4, 2024

In Hill’s story, the Galesburg Grabber is described as a fat man, with overt parallels to Gacy.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2022

Deputies had encountered the suspect Saturday evening at a gas station in Galesburg after he was reportedly involved in a chase earlier in the day with a neighboring law enforcement agency.

From Fox News Aug. 16, 2021

These great debates began at Ottawa on August 21, 1858, and were followed by meetings at Freeport, Jonesboro, Charleston, Galesburg, Quincy, and concluded on October 15th at Alton, the entire State having been traversed.

From A History of the Republican Party by Platt, George Washington

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