WHAT'S NEW: Following a closed session of more than two hours on Thursday, board vice president Kane Causemaker announced the board had selected a candidate for superintendent. No name was released.

WHAT WE KNOW: Last month, Geneseo aldermen directed city staff to work on a contract for rehabilitating the north water tower ...

Geomagnetic storms: When should we look up and when should we worry?

GENESEO, Ill. — Newly proposed, alternative routes for the long-awaited passenger rail line from Chicago to Moline has the city of Geneseo hoping it won't be left behind, after years of ...