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NEST Cafe: ‘This is a place for everybody’

Laura Mahn sees the problem with food, hunger and waste in this country in these terms: “It’s ridiculous how much food is wasted. … There...

Awards honor Rock Island residents for their yards

Each year, residents of Rock Island are encouraged to “Tell On Your Neighbor” by nominating the yards in their neighborhood that they find to be...

Grab the chance to help Rock Island spend $26.5 million 

Rock Island residents, business owners and those who work in the city are being urged to grab the chance to share their ideas for...

Rock Island Arsenal could see $85M manufacturing investment

The Rock Island Arsenal would receive $85 million for manufacturing investment under a U.S. defense appropriations bill sent to the full House last week...

Red, White and Boom preparing to blast into QC

The annual Bi-State Red, White and Boom celebration is getting ready to explode onto the scene in downtown Davenport and Rock Island on July...

Arts Alley Grant will help Rock Island tourism rock

With more than a half-million grant dollars and donations, the City of Rock Island is ready to revitalize its 28-year-old Arts Alley with a...

ACES ‘a force multiplier’ for Arsenal’s soldiers, civilians

The Rock Island Arsenal (RIA) and Western Illinois University Quad Cities (WIU-QC) celebrated on Monday, May 23, an education excellence partnership that serves more...

Rock Island swears in a new city manager

The Rock Island City Council formally welcomed new City Manager Todd Thompson to the community at its Monday, May 23, meeting. The former Galesburg, Illinois,...

Royal Neighbors earns Great Place to Work honor

Royal Neighbors of America has been recognized as a Great Place to Work for the fifth time, the Rock Island-based fraternal benefit society announced.  The...
Aerial view of Shimer College campus, GROWTH

GROWTH kicks off long-awaited Shimer College reboot

Rock Island-based Economic Growth Corporation (GROWTH) is inviting people across the region to celebrate the startup of its Shimer Square redevelopment project in Mount...

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