January 30th, 2025
Arts & Entertainment News
The Western Illinois University Multicultural Center (MCC) and the Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center (GBCC) will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events held throughout February. The MCC will spend the month celebrating Black history and culture, recognizing the profound impact of African Americans on society. “Our goal this year was to highlight excellence […]
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January 28th, 2025
Rock Island
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) will meet with Savanna city leaders to discuss the ongoing effort to secure reliable, clean drinking water for local families. This follows Sorensen’s work to include the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA) project in recent water infrastructure legislation signed into law in December 2024. The meeting will focus on […]
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January 22nd, 2025
Davenport
MercyOne Birth Centers helped 8,514 babies make their 2024 debut in our hospitals. This includes more than 4,094 boys and 3,942 girls. No, you’re not seeing double; there were 141 sets of twins. And because blessings come in threes, two sets of triplets were delivered. Olivia, Mia, Eleanor, and Amelia were the top girl names, […]
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January 19th, 2025
Davenport
Project NOW’s emergency overnight shelter, the “Lift NOW Center” will remain open 24 hours—for the next two days–starting tomorrow. The forecast for frigid weather was the deciding factor to keep the doors open beyond the regular evening hours for tonight and Monday (Jan. 19th & 20th). The Rock Island County Board has made a financial commitment […]
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December 3rd, 2024
Davenport
A new shop, Autistic & Loved is OPENING Dec. 4 at 3811 Harrison Street, Suite 200, Davenport! We are so excited to officially have our launch date set for December 4th! This is an all day event from 9AM-5PM! Each child that comes to our launch will receive a free sensory toy to take home! […]
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November 24th, 2024
Davenport
The Better Health Foundation (BHF) appointed local business leader and community organizer Mr. Avery Pearl to its Board of Directors at the organization’s Annual meeting last week. Pearl, a 2024 QC Business Journal 40 under 40 honoree, is the West End Revitalization Coordinator in Rock Island, IL. He also serves as a strategic consultant to […]
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November 21st, 2024
Moline
The Western Illinois women’s soccer team added seven recruits to their 2025 Class on National Signing Day. The team adds depth on both sides of the field including a goalkeeper, defensive midfielders, and forwards. Perla Rios is a Center Defensive Midfielder from Muscatine, Iowa and most recently played at Iowa Central Community College. Rios was […]
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November 14th, 2024
Arts & Entertainment News
The Western Illinois University LGBT*QA Resource Center will host its first QueerVember with a wide variety of events to celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBT*QA community throughout November. The LGBT*QA Resource Center will pay homage to the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on Wednesday, Nov. 20, with a solemn vigil dedicated to honoring the […]
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November 14th, 2024
Moline
Thanks to the Breakfast Optimist Club of Moline 114 Project NOW Head Start children will be receiving a complete winter outfit at no cost. Co-Chair of the club’s coats & shoes committee, Martin Schmidt, says this is the 10th year of providing the needed coats, shoes, tops, pants, gloves, and hats. “The Breakfast Optimist Club loves […]
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November 10th, 2024
Moline
The Western Illinois University LGBT*QA Resource Center will host its first QueerVember with a wide variety of events to celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBT*QA community throughout November. The LGBT*QA Resource Center will pay homage to the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) on Wednesday, Nov. 20, with a solemn vigil dedicated to honoring the […]
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