Galesburg is an affordable, walkable Midwestern college town (home to Knox College) with a historic downtown, local cafés and restaurants, seasonal community events, and plenty of green space—an easy, pleasant place to spend multiple-week therapy contracts without feeling isolated.
When you want bigger-city options, Peoria and the Quad Cities (Moline/Rock Island) are roughly an hour away for museums, larger shopping, and nightlife, so you get small‑town calm with convenient access to more entertainment.