Jay Redfern is a Content Director at WGIL FM 93.7 & WGIL AM 1400. He covers a diverse range of topics, including construction and real estate, arts and entertainment, education, and agriculture, highlighting themes such as public education and real estate development. Jay has been featured in The Register-Mail, CDC Gaming Reports, and WGIL 93.7 FM and 1400 AM.
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Jay Redfern's coverage focuses on local news and events in Galesburg, Illinois. He covers a wide range of topics including lifestyle, entertainment news, sports, deaths, historical society activities, restaurants, city council decisions and community events.
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By: Jay Redfern
From left: Linda Ekstedt, Barb Johnson, Cody Appell, Kemie Truelove, Bill Anderson, Jean Ann Erickson, Dick Anderson, Kaylyn Peterson, and Haleigh McLean, with Allie, the bank’s Chief Pup Officer, outside Anderson State Bank in Oneida. Not pictured: Abbie Seaney and Jacob McClay. (Photo provided)
By: Jay Redfern
Ask a fellow physician, a nurse, a school board colleague or an old friend to describe Dr. Carl Strauch, and they all land in almost the same place: he listened, and he never stopped putting other people first.
By: Jay Redfern
Water levels at Lake Storey have officially returned to normal, and all seasonal recreational amenities are now fully open for the summer.
By: Jay Redfern
A WGIL reader reached out with a question a lot of people are asking: What exactly are the rules for riding e-bikes, e-scooters, and other electric devices in Galesburg — and is any of that changing?
By: Jay Redfern
The fifth annual Stoneware Fest and Swap Meet is coming to Monmouth this Saturday, and organizers say it’s the biggest one yet — with more than 70 vendors traveling from eight states and everything from appraisals to ice cream available at no cost.
By: Jay Redfern
Railroad Days returns to downtown Galesburg Thursday through Sunday. (Galesburg Railroad Days)
By: Jay Redfern
Shirley Chu, owner of Tres Cafe, and Amber Bowcott, senior walk manager at the Alzheimer’s Association, at WGIL on June 25, 2026. (WGIL)
By: Jay Redfern
VNA Community Services has delivered more than 280,000 meals to Knox County seniors since 2020 — and this Saturday, the organization is inviting the whole community to celebrate that mission.
By: Jay Redfern
Birthday balloons rest on the memorial bench dedicated to Willow Nevaeh Banks at Kiwanis Park in Galesburg on Thursday, June 25, 2026 — what would have been her 13th birthday. (JAY REDFERN/WGIL)
By: Jay Redfern
Mary McGunnigal was just trying to help her daughter navigate an Ancestry.com subscription when things got out of hand — in the best possible way.
