Kenda Burrows
The Deanery ready to be filled with sound of music
A large band of music lovers cut the ribbon Friday on a unique new home for high-quality music instruction, performance and collaboration.
A few dozen...
Illinois takes over COVID-19 contact tracing from counties
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is taking over COVID-19 contact tracing beginning today, Jan. 13, from the county health departments statewide including...
Despite COVID, healthier 2022 predicted for Rock Island
Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms' state of the city address to aldermen Monday included a healthy list of the things he said the city...
Illinois legislative investigator post empty again
Illinois is once again without the services of the top state investigator nominally charged with rooting out legislative corruption.
Illinois state Sen. Jil Tracy, R-Quincy,...
Illinois’ Democratic-drawn remap survives court challenge
A three-judge federal court panel has unanimously upheld the latest Democratic-drawn Illinois state legislative map.
If there are no more court challenges to the new...
Visit Quad Cities takes marketing to whole new level
Visit Quad Cities is deploying a powerful high-tech weapon in the region’s tourism promotion arsenal.Â
The bi-state area’s destination management and marketing organization reported in...
Deere’s May joins board of Ford Motor Co.
John May, chairman of Deere & Co., recently was elected to Ford Motor Co.’s expanded board of directors.
Mr. May’s appointment to Ford’s revamped board...
City of Rock Island bids bon voyage to TweetÂ
Rock Island was reeling from the loss of a Super Wal-Mart development planned for Watch Tower Plaza when then public works chief Randy Tweet...
‘Help us end this’: wear mask, get vaccinated, boosted
Quad Cities hospital beds and ICUs are full, ventilators and staff are running short, and critically ill patients are waiting hours to be admitted...
Davenport, LeClaire, Galena shine at Christmas
Mississippi River lovers who want to visit Midwest communities that know how to put the ho-ho-ho in holiday cheer should make a Christmastime stop...