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MLK Center seeks scholarship, award nominees

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, Rock Island, has opened up applications and nominations for its yearly opportunity to recognize youth achievement and community service. The deadline for all submissions is Friday, Dec. 19. The MLK Center is seeking…

QC Area REALTORS wins AARP Community Challenge grant

The Quad City Area REALTORS (QCAR) has been awarded a 2025 AARP Community Challenge grant…

home sales QCAR

Harold’s brings ‘energy’ to downtown Moline

“Everything we make here is made with love.” That’s the word from Josiah Blanton, the…

Illinois Chamber CEO receives Latino education leadership award

CHICAGO – Lou Sandoval, president and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, received the…

Davenport schools tabs Clark as Truman Elementary principal

The Davenport Community School District announced Monday, June 23, the selection of Alec Clark as…

Alec Clark principal Davenport schools

West End makes progress in participatory budgeting process

West End Revitalization’s participatory budgeting process has entered a new phase on its way to…

Figge hosts I-74 Bridge designer, author 

The Figge Art Museum will host Miguel Rosales, the principal designer of the new Interstate…

EICC leader prepares to retire, ‘let life happen’

There is a framed photograph on the desk of Liang Chee Wee, the interim chancellor…

HNI makes $1M pledge for U of I’s Tippie business facility expansion 

The HNI Charitable Foundation has pledged $1 million toward the creation of a new state-of-the-art…

Food Truck Fight returns to East Moline July 19

Food truck fanatics are getting ready for another fight. The annual Food Truck Fight will…

Better Health Foundation to outline grant process

Nonprofit organizations throughout the Quad Cities region are invited to learn more about an upcoming…

IHMVCU members receive $31,500 of Cash for Class scholarships

Thirteen IHMVCU members have been awarded a share of $31,500 through the 2025 IHMVCU Cash…

JDC swings into action July 2-6 at TPC Deere Run

Will the magic happen here again? And perhaps on a green – the color of…

IHDA advances $11.5M 30-unit Aledo Northside Lofts development

ALEDO, Illinois – With Illinois Housing Development Authority approval of nearly $2.5 million in funding…

Aledo Northside Lofts GROWTH

Muscatine to play host to Iowa Downtown Conference

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Nearly 200 enthusiasts, professionals and supporters of Iowa’s historic downtowns and neighborhood…

2025 Iowa Downtown Conference

Chicken restaurant Zaxbys wants to open in QC

Zaxbys, the Georgia-based quick-service restaurant franchise known for its Chicken Fingerz and other dishes, is…