QCBJ News Staff's stories

Vet Fest 2025 in Davenport on Sept. 13
Vet Fest 2025 – a celebration of veterans and community – will be held from 1-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at LeClaire Park and the Bandshell in downtown Davenport. The event will include food trucks, several foot races, vendors and…
WIU, City of Moline collaborate for environmental science program
Western Illinois University and the City of Moline are partnering for the university’s Environmental Science:…

Figge to donate weekend admissions to collapse victims
The Figge Art Museum will donate all proceeds from this weekend’s admission to those affected…

Fest brings Latin flavor to Muscatine on Thursday
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Keep Muscatine Beautiful and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)…

Blake Shelton, Darius Rucker to perform at John Deere Classic
SILVIS, Illinois – The John Deere Classic is bringing in a pair of major country…

Teens for Tomorrow award record $38k to eight QC nonprofits
On the 20th anniversary year of the Quad Cities Community Foundation’s Teens for Tomorrow (T4T)…

Circa ’21 presents ‘Garfield’ musical through Saturday
There’s still time to catch the beloved comic-strip feline “Garfield: The Musical with Cattitude” on…

Quad Citians have a blast at first I-74 bridge detonation
Quad Cities dads within earshot of the old Interstate 74 Bridge rang in Father’s Day…

Moline leaders to discuss new Eastgate TIF with residents today
The City of Moline will unveil its plans to create a new Tax Increment Financing…
Clean energy Lunch & Learn is June 21
CLINTON, Iowa — Learn about the benefits that wind and solar projects can bring to…

New program for students with disabilities begins at UnityPoint
UnityPoint Health has announced a new partnership with Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services to offer a…
Iowa Legal Aid hosts Disaster Poverty Simulation June 28
Iowa Legal Aid is sponsoring “Surviving a catastrophe: A disaster poverty simulation” program on Wednesday,…

Illinois unemployment rate dips in May
The State of Illinois’ unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 4.1% in May as…
Update: Interstate 74 bridge still on target for big bang this Sunday
As of Friday, plans appeared to be remain on target — weather permitting, of course…

Thousands expected to attend Food Truck Fight
The burgers, pizzas, tacos and other goodies offered by food trucks are all coming to…

First-time music fest brings 25K people, millions of dollars to Clinton
CLINTON, Iowa – Country music hit all the right notes for this community last weekend.…





