(Galesburg, IL)  --  A Galesburg woman is facing charges that include 17 counts of forgery.  Authorities alledge that 38-year old Jodie Cole stole a number of checks from her employer.  On Thursday afternoon of last week, police were dispatched to F & M Bank in regard to the alleged earlier forgery.  An investigation found that Cole had been cashing the victims checks since November 5th.    Cole was found hiding in the basement of a home located in the 500 block of West Knox Street in Galesburg.  She was then arrested