QCBJ News Staff's stories
US trust grants provide help to preserve historic small restaurants
America’s small and independent restaurants looking to preserve their histories while celebrating their cuisines are invited to apply for financial assistance from the Backing Historic Small Restaurants (BHSR) grants. The program, now in its fifth year, is sponsored by the…
Palmer College of Chiropractic hits record enrollment
Enrollment at Palmer College of Chiropractic has hit a record high with the incoming fall…
Rock Island Arsenal tree lighting ceremony is Dec. 2
The Rock Island Arsenal annual tree lighting ceremony is set for 4-7 p.m. Friday, Dec.…
Moline Fire Department urges fire safety to help ‘Keep the Wreath Red’
The Moline Fire Department will again hold its campaign “Keep the Wreath Red” to raise…
Bettendorf Rotary blanket drive wraps up Friday
The Rotary Club of Bettendorf is continuing to collect new blankets to help the homeless…
Nominate a BHC alum for 2023 Hall of Fame
Do you know a Black Hawk College graduate who can stand shoulder to shoulder with…
QC unemployment drops to 3.5% in October
The Quad Cities unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% in October as jobs grew over the…
What’s at Putnam? Why, it’s the Polar Express PJ Party
From Thursday-Sunday, Dec. 15-18, a decade-old Putnam Museum and Science Center Christmas holiday tradition will…
Global excellence award calls I-74 bridge ‘engineering marvel’
Hardware is still piling up for the Quad Cities’ unique Interstate 74 Bridge after the…
Deere sites will shine Dec. 4 in all their holiday glory
The 150th Anniversary celebration of Moline’s Deere-Wiman House continues Sunday, Dec. 4 with a 19th…
MLK Center posts record-blasting holiday meal service
Rock Island’s Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center inspired greatness by serving up more than…
MercyOne honors Cassie Behr with DAISY Award
Clinton, Iowa – A MercyOne Clinton Medical Center nurse has won the DAISY Award, recognizing…
Illinois hits 17 months of job growth despite jobless rate rise
Illinois’ statewide unemployment rate rose slightly in October even as the state marked its 17th…
Winter has arrived at the Putnam’s Build! Create! Innovate!
The Putnam Museum and Science Center is calling all Quad Cities adults and youth of…
$136K Carver grant will expand WIU-QC science program
Science labs at Western Illinois University’s Quad Cities campus will be upgraded and science offerings…
Genesis Moline HealthPlex to be closed Tuesday
The Genesis Moline HealthPlex in Moline will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 22, due to…