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River Bend extends scheduled holiday food pantry hours
River Bend Food Bank has adjusted its holiday schedule for its food pantries at NorthPark and SouthPark Mall, including extending hours leading up to the Christmas and New Year holidays. The schedules are: NorthPark Mall Pantry – Monday, Dec. 22…
Apply for energy assistance program beginning Oct. 1
Funds are available to assist income-eligible households with natural gas, propane and/or electric bills as…
First Central to host Grilling for Charity event
DEWITT, Iowa – First Central State Bank will continue its tradition of Grilling for Charity…
Entrepreneurs Summit leader: ‘We can grow together’
Catherine Tran knows this is an era when many immigrants feel uncertainty and fear when…
RI celebrates talents, generosity of 2025 Citizens of the Year
A “serial volunteer,” the executive director of the Rock Island Downtown Alliance, a restaurant known…
Doris & Victor Day Foundation awards $800K to QC, RI nonprofits
The Doris & Victor Day Foundation has awarded $800,000 in grants to 58 nonprofit organizations…
Downtown RI Grand Prix street karting race blasts off Aug. 30-31
The prestigious 30th Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s largest karting street race, will…
RI County Democrats hosting 56th Salute to Labor Picnic
The Rock Island County Democratic Party’s 56th Annual “Salute to Labor Picnic” will be from…
MLK Center invites Community to Soul of the City 2025
The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will present Soul of the City 2025, a…
Vibrant coffeehouses prepare for next chapter, new owners
Three years and hundreds of thousands of cups of coffee after launching the first of…
Hand in Hand to expand People with Purpose dayhab program
Hand in Hand will be opening an additional People with Purpose day-habilitation program on Monday,…
JA survey reveals gap in formal AI education
As students return to classrooms this fall, a new survey is showing a disconnect between…
‘It was a blast’ – Rappellers go ‘Over the Edge’ to help kids
Pam Langfitt just rappelled down 11 stories (or 140 feet) on the north side of…
Illinois jobless rate falls again in July in all state MSAs, IDES says
The unemployment rate fell again in July for all 12 Illinois metropolitan statistical areas, according…
The Fords to share Oikos Institute’s 2025 Social Impact Award
The Quad Cities husband and wife team of Kit Evans-Ford and the Rev. Dwight Ford…
Black Hawk College’s renovated Building 2 ready for students
Rachel Savage is a big fan of Black Hawk College’s updated Building 2 on the…
