Tag: Illinois
Project NOW awarded more federal funds for Head Start
Project NOW, which serves the Illinois Quad Cities region, has been awarded an additional $1.6 million in funding for its Head Start programs.
The grant,...
Illinois unemployment rate down, workforce up
Illinois’ unemployment rate continued to inch down, falling to 4.6% in April from March’s 4.7% estimate. At the same time, a growing percentage of...
License plate cameras may roll in the Quad Cities
Henry and Rock Island counties would join 20 other Illinois counties slated to be added to the state’s roadway camera monitoring program under a...
Moline names new director of engineering
Midwest native David Dryer has been hired as the City of Moline’s new director of engineering, city officials announced Wednesday, May 4.
Mr. Dryer, who...
Fair Housing Legislative Breakfast Forum slated for Thursday in Rock Island
A Fair Housing Legislative Breakfast Forum will be held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, Rock Island, from 8:30-10 a.m. on Thursday,...
Illinois 3rd, Chicago tops in corporate expansion, relocation
Illinois ranked third in the nation for corporate expansion and relocation projects per capita in 2021, according to Site Selection magazine.
The Land of Lincoln...
Illinois’ Democratic-drawn remap survives court challenge
A three-judge federal court panel has unanimously upheld the latest Democratic-drawn Illinois state legislative map.
If there are no more court challenges to the new...
Quad Cities celebrates I-74 bridge completion today
Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities residents are invited today to take their first steps on a new Interstate 74 Mississippi River Bridge that was...
Yes,’We Made It!;” Savor it, QC
The new $1.2 billion Interstate 74 Bridge Quad Citians celebrated on Wednesday took decades to move from dream to reality, and it was built...