QCBJ News Staff's stories

City of Rock Island plans open house set Saturday
The City of Rock Island will hold the 2nd Annual Open House from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 4 in front of its police and fire stations on 5th Avenue between 12th and 14th streets. Bring your family…
Community Foundation offers $600,000 in scholarships
Applications for Quad Cities Community Foundation scholarships are now open for 2025. Thanks to generous…

National Grange honors veterans with Quilts of Valor
The National Grange’s 158th Annual Convention welcomed 11 deserving veterans for a Quilts of Valor…

UnityPoint nursing leaders among Becker’s ‘CNOs to Know’
Four nursing leaders with UnityPoint Health – including one Quad Citian – have been named…

Wellmark offers new ACA healthcare options for Iowans
DES MOINES, Iowa – Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield is introducing new and more…

Circa 21’ presents “Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical”
Rock Island’s Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse presents the long-awaited return of a seasonal favorite “Miracle…

Collaborate Muscatine Community Summit set for Dec. 4
MUSCATINE , Iowa – Collaborate Muscatine will host a Community Summit from 8 to 11…

QC invited to ‘party with a purpose’ at Nov. 21 CASI Blitzen Ball
The Center for Active Seniors is urging Quad Citians to join its newest “Party with…

UnityPoint Health Bettendorf enrolls first patient in U.S. trial
UnityPoint Health – Trinity Bettendorf announced it was the first hospital in the United States…

Hilltop Campus awarded $20,000 grant for master plan
Davenport’s Hilltop Campus Village (HCV) will take another significant step forward in its revitalization efforts…

Blackhawk Bank awards grant to Prairie Crossroads
A newly opened mercantile store in Viola, Illinois, that offers a touch of the past…

Blessing Tree to illuminate Bettendorf’s Be the Light Park
The Blessing Tree cancer support tradition will continue for the 26th year starting Dec. 3…

Augustana’s youth program Kaleidoscope moving to the Figge
Kaleidoscope, Augustana College Art Department’s children’s art program, will soon be moving to the Figge…

Iowa extends deadline for Last-Dollar Scholarship
Due to a state change, current Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) students and those beginning…

Davenport offers Veterans Tribute banners
The City of Davenport is offering an initiative to honor the men and women who…

Von Maur opens doors of first store in Pennsylvania
Davenport-based Von Maur Department Stores expanded its growing footprint into Pennsylvania with the opening of…





