The ILPEA Industries sign at 611 S. Linwood Road in Galesburg, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (JAY REDFERN/WGIL) City and state officials combined to save jobs and keep a Galesburg manufacturing plant open, after the Galesburg City Council voted 5-0 Monday night to approve its half of a $400,000 incentive package for ILPEA Industries. Plant manager Kevin Pelton said the deal arrived just in time. “It’s heaven sent,” Pelton said in an interview with WGIL…
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