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Higher cost estimate for QC passenger rail project causes snag

Quad Cities officials say they’ve been told the cost of upgrading tracks to accommodate a long-awaited passenger rail connection between Moline and Chicago is...

Figge shines spotlight on Art of the Brew

The Figge Art Museum invites the Quad Cities to come learn – and sample – the Art of the Brew, a first-time event featuring...

WIU gets ‘Military Friendly Status’ for 14th year

Due to Western Illinois University's support of veterans and active service personnel, the university has been recognized for 14 years running as a "Military...

Find your inner artist at One Human Family fundraiser

Whether you know how to paint or not, you can have fun expressing your individuality and help a local nonprofit in the process during...

Museums hoot about chance to preserve old I-74 bridge

Unique bits and pieces of the old Interstate 74 bridge are now museum pieces at two key Quad Cities historical repositories courtesy of the...

Local JA gets help from ‘power of sub sandwiches’

The founder of one of the nation’s largest sub sandwich restaurant chains was in the Quad Cities on Wednesday, March 29, to help promote...
Rock Island

Inaugural RIDA panel: ‘everything you want and need in a board’

The inaugural Rock Island Downtown Alliance Board of Directors appointed this week to guide the city center’s rebirth is full of familiar faces and...
IMEG

IMEG receives national award for acquisitions

Management consultant firm Morrissey Goodale has named the Quad Cities-based IMEG as recipient of the 2023 Most Prolific and Proficient Acquirer Award.  The award was...

Living Lands & Waters helps Million Trees Project

Living Lands & Waters will host two tree-wrapping events for its Million Trees Project this weekend to support their annual campaign to plant native...

Bettendorf seeks D.C. funding to help mitigate rail merger impact

The federal government is a major funding source Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher hopes to tap for a proposed railroad overpass if the project is...

SAL Family and Community Services awarded $3M federal grant

A $3.74 million federal grant is headed to SAL Family and Community Services in Moline for Early Head Start education programs, U.S. Rep. Eric...

SAL Community Services announces Little Bogey’s Golf Classic

Registration is now open for SAL Community Services’ signature fundraiser, the Little Bogey’s Golf Classic. The 27th annual Little Bogey’s Golf Classic, presented by Koehler...

Greater Muscatine chamber celebrates its 2022 wins

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GMCCI) highlighted the 2022 milestones of its members and its staff achievements as it...
WIU

WIU hosts military history conference April 14-15

The Western Illinois University History Department will host a “Global and Local Perspectives on Military History” Scholarly Conference from Friday to Saturday, April 14-15,...

New DREAM: Make abandoned homes ‘shine’

Some abandoned, trashy homes in Davenport – homes that have been boarded up for years and have become eyesores – may soon undergo massive...

Covenant opens Davenport clinic; battles ‘invisible barrier to mental healthcare’

When it comes to getting mental health services, delayed treatment can be devastating to people who need the help. That’s the message Anne Taets delivered...

Valley Bluff Townhomes ribbon-cutting celebrates growth in Clinton

CLINTON, Iowa –  Valley Bluff Townhomes is celebrating the completion of phases one and two of Clinton’s newest townhomes and starting on phase three,...

Illinois unemployment stable in February as payrolls increase

Unemployment held stable across the State of Illinois in February as nonfarm payrolls added another 10,700 new jobs, the Illinois Department of Employment Security...

Trauma expert headlines Hispanic chamber’s Spring Celebration

Marisol Solarte-Erlacher will keynote the Greater Quad Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Spring Celebration on Friday, April 14, at Rhythm City Casino, Davenport.  The Moline-based...

RI Arsenal ceremony marks Vietnam War’s 50th anniversary

The Rock Island Arsenal will host the 2023 National Vietnam War Veterans Day 50th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 29. Services...
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