Geneseo’s school property tax rate falls near the middle of comparable Illinois districts. A closer look at tax rates, property wealth and state funding shows why comparing school taxes requires more than one number.

After Tyson’s Joslin plant closure displaced approximately 2,500 workers, The Geneseo Current examines how far workers may need to travel to find comparable manufacturing and food-processing jobs — and what employment options remain closer to home.

The Tyson Foods Joslin plant closure is reshaping the cattle market across western Illinois and eastern Iowa, leaving area producers facing longer hauls, higher costs, fewer local buyers and uncertainty over cattle prices.

Geneseo graduate Kayden Etter discusses his debut novel, Ink & Saltwater, a historical fiction story set aboard the Titanic that explores identity, belonging and the lives often left out of the historical record.

Hanford Insurance has been named a 2026 Best Practices Agency, placing the Geneseo-based independent insurance agency among 300 top-performing agencies nationwide.

  Linda Miller is the Volunteer of the Month at the Geneseo-Atkinson Food Pantry.  She has been a volunteer at the food pantry for one year, where she assists in the foods room and sorts donations in the clothing room.

Tyson Foods has closed its Joslin beef processing plant, affecting more than 2,500 workers. Here’s what is known about the closure, Tyson’s restructuring and employment resources available to displaced workers.

The recent Annual Breast Cancer Awareness event, hosted by the Sugar Maple Ladies Golf League and held at Sugar Maple Golf Club, Geneseo, raised a total of $2,780 which was donated to the Trinity Cancer Center Expansion Fund.  

Geneseo CUSD #228 reviewed its tentative FY27 budget, including a $975,805 Education Fund deficit, rising healthcare costs, declining enrollment and long-term plans to strengthen the district’s financial position.

On this episode of Geneseo Now we talk to Geneseo Schools superintendent, Dr. Laura Delgado