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'We are actual people': Galesburg dispatchers open up during National Telecommunicators Week

From left, Ashley Aldridge, Samantha Swanson, and Galesburg Police Chief Kevin Legate at WGIL studios, April 17, 2026. (WGIL) Most people dial 9-1-1 once in their lives, if ever. Ashley Aldridge and Samantha Swanson answer those calls every day. The two Galesburg/Knox County 9-1-1 dispatchers joined Galesburg’s Morning News Friday morning — along with Galesburg Police Chief Kevin Legate — to mark National Telecommunicators Week, recognized each …
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WGIL 93.7 FM & 1400 AM broke the news on Friday, April 17, 2026.
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