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Work begins on new Gateway Bridge in Bettendorf

Construction work has started on the new Gateway Bridge – a pedestrian bridge that will span Middle Road just south of Interstate 80 – connecting the TBK Bank Sports Complex to Iron Tee Golf in the northern Bettendorf area known…

Give blood, win tickets to see Jake Owen on April 19 

Donors who give blood between March 25-31 with ImpactLife can register to win a pair…

$2.2M renovation set for Rock Island City Hall

Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms picked up a sledgehammer Monday afternoon, March 25, and said…

DG Market opens at Five Points in Davenport

A new DG Market store is now open for business at the ultra-busy Five Points…

Muscatine’s Kraft-Heinz plant to get $14M for clean energy project

The Kraft Heinz Company announced this week it has been selected for award negotiations to…

Kraft Heinz clean energy project

Palomares receives grant to help offer fresh produce

Illinois is giving out nearly $2 million in grants to help with local food and…

food state grant Palomares Social Justice Center

Country Manor Memory Care hosts open house

Country Manor, a local memory care community, welcomes the public to attend its spring open…

Open House

MidAmerican’s ‘Trees Please!’ helps generate energy savings

MidAmerican Energy is helping communities across Iowa become greener and save on their energy bills…

MidAmerican Trees Please!

Area businesses, farms win Choose Iowa grants

Two area businesses in eastern Iowa have been selected to receive Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants…

West End unveils plan to revitalize historic RI neighborhood

West End Revitalization planners are celebrating the release of a detailed plan to revitalize that…

West End Revitalization

Coffee and Community Conversations Offered March 26, 27 & 30

The Rock Island Public Library and Rock Island Parks and Recreation Department are working on…

meter replacement

Five Below store opens, joins the Silvis ‘family’

Silvis Mayor Matt Carter loves the look of the retail store that just opened in…

Intersect Illinois campaign targets Canadian businesses

Intersect Illinois, the state’s public-private business attraction organization, announced this week that its “Be in…

Intersect Illinois Canada Be In Illinois

REDEEM elects new board, officers 

Revitalize and Develop East Moline (REDEEM) elected its 2024 board of directors and its slate…

Big Brothers Big Sisters taking Plant Sale preorders

Big Brothers Big Sisters now is accepting pre-orders for what will be its 35th annual…

Adults-only Easter egg hunt at Hauberg Center

Spring is in the air and the Hauberg Estate is ready to celebrate with the…

Bunnies Baskets Brews egg hunt hauberg