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Lane Evans Memorial Highway aims to keep his legacy alive

More than 10 years after Lane Evans’ death and some two decades after Parkinson’s Disease led him to leave Congress, fans gathered on Tuesday, July 22 to say “Thank heavens for Lane Evans” and celebrate a more concrete way to…

Illinois’ Democratic-drawn remap survives court challenge

A three-judge federal court panel has unanimously upheld the latest Democratic-drawn Illinois state legislative map.…

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. …

Deere’s May joins board of Ford Motor Co.

John May, chairman of Deere & Co., recently was elected to Ford Motor Co.’s expanded…

City of Rock Island bids bon voyage to Tweet 

Rock Island was reeling from the loss of a Super Wal-Mart development planned for Watch…

‘Help us end this’: wear mask, get vaccinated, boosted

Quad Cities hospital beds and ICUs are full, ventilators and staff are running short, and…

Davenport, LeClaire, Galena shine at Christmas

Mississippi River lovers who want to visit Midwest communities that know how to put the…

Moline launches new high-speed broadband provider search

The City of Moline is rebooting its search for a new high-speed broadband provider today…

Quad Cities Chamber sets 2022 legislative priorities

The Quad Cities Chamber shared Tuesday its recipe for growing the region’s population and economy…

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RI Auction to double in size, committed to Quad Cities’ home

Rock Island Auction Co. (RIA) is making a bid to double its size by 2023.…

Members can directly elect UAW leaders; will they?

Just weeks after striking John Deere UAW members returned to work, they joined UAW members…

Economist: Ingredients in place for record economic growth

Despite a lingering global pandemic and rising inflation worries, the U.S. economic outlook is brighter…

New bridge, sporting events cushion drop in QC tourism numbers

Sports tourism, a diversified tourism portfolio and construction of the new Interstate 74 Bridge are…

Illinois-bound I-74 span opens to traffic

Just a day and a half after Quad-Citians took their first steps on the new…

New Amazon center rising up in north Davenport 

Motorists who travel Interstate 80 north of Davenport have had a front-row seat for the…

Quad Cities celebrates I-74 bridge completion today 

Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities residents are invited today to take their first steps on…