Galesburg

American  

[geylz-burg] / ˈgeɪlz bɜrg /

noun

1. a city in NW Illinois.

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Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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

White had Optetrak implants inserted into both her knees at a Galesburg, Illinois, hospital in June 2012.

From Salon

“We feel like the deal missed the mark,” said Beau Trego, a 17-year conductor in Galesburg, Ill. “We’re going to work sick, fatigued. You have so many other jobs where people work 9 to 5 and still have sick days, but we don’t. Hopefully, they go back to table and come up with something better.”

From Washington Post

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

From Los Angeles Times