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Watts Named Director of Western Illinois University Office of Public Safety
Sean Leary Business
Derek Watts, the interim director of the Western Illinois University's Office of Public Safety (OPS), has been named the director of the department, effective June 1. Watts has served as the interim...
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Looking For Some Live Music This Weekend? Check Out Our Weekend In 2 Minutes!
Sean Leary Entertainment
There's lots of live music hitting the stages around the area this weekend, from the classic rock of Danger Zone to the acoustic stylings of Douglas and Tucker to classical to funk and more! Get a...
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Samantha Klingler Named COAP Employee of the Year
Sean Leary Business
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- Samantha Klingler, director of the Student Development and Success Center at Western Illinois University, has been named the WIU 2021 Employee of the Year by the Council of...
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Rock Island Student Entrepreneurs Win Business Awards
Sean Leary Education
The INCubatoredu Entrepreneur and Enterprise students gave their business pitches to a row of “sharks” at FINAL PITCH NIGHT on Thursday, May 24 in the Rock Island High School Auditorium. Five...
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Quad City Music Guild Youth Chorus Performing Spring Concert
Sean Leary Entertainment
The Quad-City Music Guild Youth Chorus will perform their spring concert Saturday, May 22nd, at 2:00pm at the Music Guild Theater. Under the direction of Valeree Pieper, Moline and accompanied by...
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Bix Museum Raising $12,000 For Renovation With Three Vital Artifacts
Jonathan Turner Davenport
The Bix Beiderbecke Museum and World Archives in downtown Davenport is raising funds to renovate their permanent exhibit with three of the most important artifacts acquired to date. The...
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The Late Nite Shows return to The Black Box Theatre on Saturday, May 22
Sean Leary Comedy
G.I.T. Improv and The Black Box Theatre of the Quad Cities are excited to announce the long-awaited return of the The Late Nite Shows - a popular line-up of original, uncensored comedy performances -...
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Moline Centre Partners With Black Hawk College Program on Downtown Parklets
Jonathan Turner Business
Like many hospitality businesses during the past year, the 113-year-old Quad-Cities institution Lagomarcino’s has had a very hard time since the pandemic. As Wednesday afternoon’s...
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Marc Polite In As New Basketball Coach At Rock Island High School
Sean Leary Events
On May 11, 2021, the Rock Island-Milan School District Board of Education approved the hire of Marc Polite to be the boys’ head basketball coach at Rock Island High School. The hire comes after...
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Rock Island's Riley Jones Wins Congressional Art Competition!
Sean Leary Art
Congratulations to RIHS student Riley Jones, whose piece "Black Pride" was selected as the winner for the Congressional Art Competition! Riley's artwork will be on display in the U.S....
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Tomfoolery On Tremont Founder, Chris Schlichting, to Headline Sunday
Jonathan Turner Comedy
Tables are nearly sold out (as of Wednesday morning) for the Sunday night Tomfoolery on Tremont comedy show, at 8 p.m., at the Renwick Mansion, 901 Tremont Ave., Davenport. Tables for two are $24...
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Davenport's Putnam Museum Debuting The Colors Of Culture, New World Culture Gallery
Jonathan Turner Davenport
After being closed for 14 months, the Putnam Museum’s Giant Screen Theater will begin reopening this weekend! The museum's theater will reopen Saturday, May 15, and the following weekend, the...
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Exclusive Reviews

REVIEW: Ballet Quad Cities Performs Triumphal, Colorful “Alice” to Close Crazy Season
Jonathan Turner Reviews
REVIEW: “Alice in Wonderland” was long a seriously screwy story before Tim Burton and Johnny Depp got involved. Based on the 1865 Lewis...
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Megyn Kelly Is Like A Drunk At A Dartboard When It Comes To Her Oscars Griping
Sean Leary Editorial
I can't say I usually agree with former Fox News outrage mannequin Megyn Kelly, but like a drunk at a dartboard, sometimes even though her aim is...
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Addiction Nation (Review: Crisis)
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
"Crisis" is streaming on Prime Years ago, I was driving to the low-pay, high-stress job I held at the time. I turned my head to check my blind...
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Giant Animal Smashy-Smashy (Review: Godzilla vs. Kong)
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Godzilla vs. Kong is streaming on HBO Max There are those of you who might scoff at the idea of intentionally watching a Godzilla movie. I’m not...
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Gods Among Us (Review: Zack Snyder’s Justice League)
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Zack Snyder’s Justice League is streaming on HBO Max Second chances don’t come around too often. That’s just as true in the movie business...
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Shoot, Stab, Repeat (Review: Boss Level)
Tim Brennan Movie Reviews
Boss Level is streaming on Hulu In the world of Hollywood, it can take time for a genre to emerge. That’s mostly due to the overwhelming...
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Local Quad Cities Columns

Here We Go Again... With The Video You Deserve
Sean Leary Entertainment
We know you hate Mondays. We all do. Sorry Mondays, but it's true. And so, every Monday, we give you a music...
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Mother's Day At Beaux Arts, Ale Trail, A 'Hamilton' Star In Town And More In Today's FUN10!
Sean Leary Entertainment
It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this...
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Is Lincoln's Ghost A Pervert? Are Blues Musicians Oompa-Loompas? Find Out Those Answers And More...
Sean Leary Comedy
You’ve heard the expression, ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. Well, ask several stupid questions, and...
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Beaux Arts Fair, Bad Hair, Divas And Douglas And Tucker: Your Weekend In 2 Minutes!
Sean Leary Bettendorf
Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out our podcast, Weekend in 2 Minutes, running every Thursday on...
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May The 4th Be With You! Could The Force Become A Religion?
Sean Leary Comedy
Could “May the Force be with you'' someday be more than a T-shirt slogan? Might it one day become the climactic...
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What's The Good News For May, Quad-Cities?
Sean Leary Bettendorf
After a long time in quarantine, things are finally starting to open up, people are getting vaccinated, and things are...
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During A Time Of Safety, Here's The Video You Deserve
Sean Leary Entertainment
Mondays can really suck. So, every Monday, we give you a music video. A fun, funny music video. Something that'll make...
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Ballet's 'Alice,' May The 4th Festivities, And More In This Week's FUN10!
Sean Leary Entertainment
It’s Sunday, and QuadCities.com proudly presents Fun10, a list of the top 10 things to do in the Quad Cities this...
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Bison Bridge

Bison Bridge More Than Half Way Toward Public Support Goal
One month after Quad-Cities environmentalist Chad Pregracke announced his ambitious Bison Bridge...
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What's Next With The Quad-Cities' Bison Bridge Project? Chad Pregracke Gives Us The Scoop!
Living Lands and Waters' Chad Pregracke talked at length with us about the new Bison Bridge project...
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New Video Offers Sneak Preview Of Future Bison Bridge Location
The Bison Bridge Foundation debuted a new video today of the proposed site for the future National...
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Chad Pregracke and Bison Bridge Forum Begin Push for Public Support, Private Funding
The morning after he gave a visionary talk on repurposing the I-80 bridge across the Mississippi...
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BREAKING: Chad Pregracke Expounds On Plans To Repurpose I-80 Bridge for New National Park
BREAKING NEWS/EXPANDED INFORMATION: As reported first earlier on QuadCities.com, Mississippi River...
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EXCLUSIVE: Chad Pregracke Unveils Plans to Repurpose I-80 Bridge for New National Park
EXCLUSIVE: River cleanup champion Chad Pregracke and a newly formed foundation unveiled conceptual...
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Living Lands & Waters To Announce New Quad-Cities Project March 18
Since national hero Chad Pregracke founded East Moline-based Living Lands & Waters in 1998, the...
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Business of the Week

Osaka Is A Godzilla Of Sushi In the Quad-Cities and Muscatine
Looking for a catch of the week that doesn’t involve noodling the flooded Mississippi River? If you’re jonesing for... Read More
Dr. Tuvi Mendel: A Shoulder To Lean On
When it comes to treating and alleviating shoulder pain, patients are finding Dr. Tuvi Mendel a shoulder to lean on. Dr.... Read More
Curious About Sci-Fi, Magic, And D&D? Check Out This Dickens Of A Shop
Looking for different dragons to slay than just the ones offering bad pickup lines? A local science-fiction and curio... Read More
Zeke’s Offers Warm Island Fare For Cold Temps
Just off the foreboding paths of Harrison Street, in the wild jungles of a college-student populated strip, and in the midst... Read More
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Food of the Week

You Need A Hot Potato On A Cold Day
Can you believe this crap? Snow, record cold, and it’s barely October? Man, I need a vacation,... Read More
You’ll Be Sweet On Radicle’s Strawberries And Cream Beer
You ever wonder what happened to Strawberry Shortcake? You know, Strawberry Shortcake, the cartoon ginger who has had her... Read More
Redband Coffee Is Pretty Damn Close To Perfect
It’s rare in life you find anything perfect, but you’ll come pretty damn close at Redband Coffee. I’ve been to... Read More
Bent River’s Raspberry Brings Summer To Fruition
Well, from the looks of things, between the stifling humidity, the oppressive sun between monsoons, and the constant... Read More
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