I used up almost all my sister’s voicemail the other day. It couldn’t be avoided. There was something of vital importance I had to share with her. Taco’s “Puttin’ on the Ritz” was on the radio and the event had to be recorded for posterity. Especially the part where the robotic voice says “super duper.” You get the feeling that’s the part where the producers were trying not to cackle in Taco’s face. I’m a sick man, I know. But what afflicts me is a malady that most of us share — a love of cheesy pop songs. Not bad pop songs,... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – One candidate will interview Friday, Jan. 6, for the position of Western Illinois University Director of Institutional Research. Alan J. Simmons, research director for the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield, will be on the Macomb campus Friday, Jan. 6. An open session, in person and over Zoom, will be held from 1:20-1:50 p.m. in Stipes Hall, room 120. The Zoom portion of the meeting can be found at wiu.zoom.us/j/99535751534. Simmons has served as the research director for the Center for State Policy and Leadership at the University... Read More

Save the Date! Saturday, January 28th 2023 8U ‘14 Midwest Sluggers will be hosting Trivia Night at Highland Park Bowl from 5pm-9pm! Bring your friends! Team cost is $80 a table, 8 maximum players. We will have tickets available for raffle baskets. All proceeds will go toward our Spring and Summer tournament costs. Come out and Support your Midwest Sluggers 8U team! Sign up below using our google form, you can register individually or as a team! https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScZzhoEUeJ…/viewform  Read More

Genesis Physical Therapy clinics in Aledo, IL and DeWitt and Eldridge, IA have been named 2022 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award ® winners by Press Ganey, the global leader in healthcare experience solutions and services. This award is part of Press Ganey’s annual ranking of the top hospitals and health systems in the country, according to their performance in patient experience. As a winner of the Press Ganey HX Guardian of Excellence Award ® , Genesis Physical Therapy clinics in Aledo, DeWitt, and Eldridge are in the top 5% of healthcare providers in delivering patient experience... Read More

QUAD CITIES, Iowa / Illinois—Since taking over as director of the Mercer County Mental Health Action Program (MHAP) one year ago, Krissy Dixon, RN, has seen just how needed her team and the services it provides are for students and families at Mercer County and Sherrard schools. That team—Dixon herself and two highly skilled full-time mental health case managers who help connect students to the support they need—exists thanks in no small part to the Looser-Flake Charitable Foundation, which made a three-year, $156,000 grant to MHAP last year. “Because of Looser-Flake, what we have right... Read More

Lots of live music, a fish swap, fitness at the skybridge and more going on this weekend in your Weekend in 2 Minutes! Other Episodes April 25, 2024 Quad Cities Weekend In 2 Minutes – April 25th, 2024 Get your hot burgers, your cool reptiles, and some great comedy and music in this week's Weekend! ... Read More

The United Way QC Born Learning Academies are weekly one-hour sessions, held in-person at Fillmore Elementary. They will take place each Monday from 4:30-5:30pm beginning on January 23rd and ending on March 6th. Child care is provided. Space is limited so please register by January 16th: http://bit.ly/BL80  Read More

What did Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) do with her final vote as a member of congress? She used it to help her constituents, delivering on a big bill to help out the Quad-Cities region. Bustos, a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, cast her final vote as a Member of Congress to deliver more than $66 million for local projects in communities across Northwest and Central Illinois. In a major funding package for Fiscal Year 2023, Bustos built on her track record of delivering for the district by securing significant investments in health, workforce development, rural communities... Read More

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced that the collection of artifacts and papers from her years in office will be archived in a joint partnership with the nonpartisan Dirksen Congressional Center and Illinois College. Bustos is also establishing the Callahan-Bustos Family Endowed Scholarship Fund through a gift to the college, which will provide scholarship funding to students pursuing work for the public good. “As an alumna of Illinois College and longtime partner to the bipartisan Dirksen Congressional Center, I am proud that my work will benefit the students and scholars of both respected... Read More

Accounting students at Western Illinois University will soon have a new scholarship opportunity, thanks to the generosity of alumna Judy Baker, ‘71, ‘72. Baker, who graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Accounting, and her master’s degree in Accountancy, has enjoyed a decades-long career in the accounting field, and it all started with her training at WIU. “I have good memories of getting a quality education in Accounting at WIU from some very good instructors,” Baker shared. “The encouragement and support I felt from the faculty gave me the belief that I could... Read More