Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw is a Quad Cities native from Rock Island, IL, and currently is a lifestyle reporter/host for Cincy Lifestyle on WCPO 9 in Cincinnati, OH. She earned her bachelor’s of arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a certificate in Critical Cultural Competence from the University of Iowa. She formerly worked as the […]
The Bettendorf High School Girls Soccer team volunteered for the Bix7 setting up the finish line for the Bix and Jr. Bix. Thanks to all the players and their families for their hard work!
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) toured Project NOW’s Esperanza Center to greet teachers whose classrooms will benefit from $1.8 million in federal dollars they received in the form of a Head Start grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will provide early childhood education for families in the […]
MOLINE, IL – – Heidi Lung, Director of the Museum Studies Graduate Program at Western Illinois University, has been named one of the recipients of the Iowa Museum Association (IMA) Leadership Award for 2024. The IMA Leadership Award honors exceptional contributions to the museum field through visionary leadership. “Heidi’s vision, experience, and expertise have greatly […]
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), Congressman Gabe Vasquez (NM-02), and Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) will host a bipartisan virtual press conference to announce the introduction of the Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act. Fentanyl-related overdoses are responsible for 70,000 deaths a year in the U.S. This bipartisan bill would ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has […]
QUAD CITIES, Iowa / Illinois—Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed two pieces of legislation that will increase giving and funding opportunities for nonprofit organizations and enhance workforce development in Illinois. The Quad Cities region’s three community foundations—Moline Regional Community Foundation, Quad Cities Community Foundation, and Rock Island Community Foundation—all celebrate the historic effort. “Our staff, as […]
Project NOW’s Executive Director, Dwight Ford, served on the Racial Equity Roundtable on Black Homelessness which worked with researchers to release a comprehensive report on Black Homelessness in Illinois. This study is a collaboration with the University of Illinois Chicago’s Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP). The report underscores that Black Illinoisans […]
It’s time for the 7th annual Best of the Wurst sausage competition! Sample local brats, purchase a variety of delicious food, enjoy an ice cold beer or pop, and vote for your favorite “wurst!” Join us in the backyard of the German American Heritage Center and Museum, where there will Jerry’s Market will serve up […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – The Western Illinois University and Quad Cities communities gathered to commemorate the opening of the first-ever and newly renovated Chemistry classroom on the WIU-Quad Cities campus. The laboratory renovation was funded by a generous $136,919 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. The grant allowed WIU to upgrade an existing […]
You are invited to our 2nd annual Poverty Conference Thursday at Rhythm City Casino beginning at 9 am. There are panels on re-entry, housing affordability, youth training and more. You can come for one panel or all day. Thanks for your interest. 9:00 am Welcome Dwight Ford, Project NOW Executive Director Update from Stormy […]
