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Western Illinois University going to two college system

As part of a strategic effort to provide excellent academic and experiential opportunities for students, Western Illinois University is transitioning to a two college system, effective Wednesday, July 1, according to a news release from WIU made available on Tuesday,…

Open Bay will be ‘designed around people’

 Wendy and Chris Hermann are getting ready to make their longtime dream come true by…

Dress for Success Quad Cities to host community open house

Dress for Success Quad Cities will host a public open house from 9 a.m. to…

Orion Bancorp. hosts 135th annual meeting 

ORION, Illinois – Orion Bancorporation, Inc., the parent company of BankORION and Bridge Community Bank,…

The Eddy will host grand opening celebration on Friday

A new event venue in the Village of East Davenport will get its official welcome…

Food Truck Fridays start this week in LeClaire

LECLAIRE, Iowa – The Food Trucks Fridays event starts Friday, April 10, in this community.…

Gold, silver prices send coin shops on ‘exciting ride’

Neil Edwards loves his coins. On March 15, the Davenport man came to the 88th…

Caden Kahl, 11, sorts old pennies during a recent coin show in Muscatine, Iowa. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

Black Hawk College EMS program earns national accreditation

Black Hawk College  announced this week that its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Professions – Paramedic…

LeClaire Shop Hop will be Saturday

LECLAIRE, Iowa – The third annual  LeClaire Shop Hop will be 10 a.m. to 4…

Illinois Manufacturers’ annual Makers Madness enters Final 4 round

As voting opens in the final round of the 2026 “Makers Madness” contest, just four…

Stone’s Throw: Tubas made the old-fashioned way — by hand, on a farm, one at a time

On a remote farm in rural Camanche, Iowa, Lee Stofer, Jr. is part of a…

Lee Stofer with two of his restored tubas in his instrument shop in Camanche. CREDIT JONATHAN TURNER

Jim Victor Memorial JA Golf Classic will be May 4

Junior Achievement of the Heartland invites the community to participate in the annual Jim Victor…

GECU rewards $250,000 bonus dividend to members

The Rock Island-based Gas & Electric Credit Union recently awarded a $250,000 bonus dividend payout…

Regional housing markets show strong price growth in 2025

Home prices in the regional market continue to outpace national trends, with some local metropolitan…

Redevelopment zone designation offers new incentives in Moline

The City of Moline has been designated as a River Edge Redevelopment Zone (RERZ), opening…

$400M energy plant project looks for state approval

Plans to bring a $400 million energy generating facility to farmland in rural Scott County…