Happy Thanksgiving! Find out some of the fun stuff going on around the QCs this weekend in your Weekend in 2 Minutes! Other Episodes May 3, 2024 Quad Cities Weekend In 2 Minutes – May 2nd, 2024 Lots of community wide garage sales and yard sales are going on in Colona, Silvis, and other parts just outside the Q-Cs area, as well as fun local... Read More

The Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Foundation is accepting nominations for its Class of 2023 Alumni Hall of Fame through Thursday, Dec. 15. Black Hawk College has a longstanding tradition of excellence. The Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding individuals for their professional and community service. Members are selected using two fundamental criteria: Outstanding distinction and success in their chosen field. Humanitarian service that has proven beneficial to society. The inductees will be announced April 6, 2023, at the Black and Gold Celebration. Get more information about the Alumni Hall... Read More

Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) released the following statement on Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s announcement that he will not seek a leadership position in the 118th Congress. “In 1981 as a student at the University of Maryland, I volunteered on a campaign to elect a new Congressional candidate named Steny Hoyer. I joined hoping to get great experience, but I didn’t realize that I would leave with a lifelong mentor and friend. “A public servant who has always put the people first, Majority Leader Hoyer would later join me in many visits to Illinois. During every visit, he listened... Read More

Visit Quad Cities, the region’s official destination management and marketing organization (DMMO), celebrates the opening of the reimagined Union Station Destination Center, located at 102 S. Harrison St. in Davenport, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022. The public is invited to stop by from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and enjoy refreshments, shop for QC swag, and listen to Quad Cities resident DJ K Yung of SiriusXM FLY Channel 47.  City of Davenport Mayor Mike Matson and Dave Herrell, President and CEO, Visit Quad Cities, will give remarks at 3:30 p.m. “Visitor experience is a pillar for Visit Quad... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – The Western Illinois University-Quad Cities Student Honors Association will host Physics and Mathematics alumnus Michael Baxa to speak on “The Importance of Protein Dynamics: From Folding to Function and Everything in Between” at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 in Riverfront Hall, room 212. Baxa graduated from WIU with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics in 2002 and went on to complete his Ph.D. in Physics in 2009 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2010. Since then, Baxa has been working as a... Read More

Are you ready to sock it to the ice in Moline, Storm fans? Quad City Storm is holding dollar beer night and sock chuck night at 7:10 p.m. Saturday night at the Vibrant Arena, 1401 River Drive, Moline. Fans are encouraged to bring new-packaged socks and underwear to throw on the ice when the Storm score its first goal! All items will be collected and donated to local non-profits and shelters that support the homeless in our community.  Read More

Located on the second floor of the Bettendorf Public Library, the Creation Studio is the perfect place for all types of makers to explore and create with new tools. The Bettendorf Public Library is hosting two workshops in December with a focus on the computer-controlled cutting machines available for use the Creation Studio. Both free events are for makers aged 16 and up. Registration is required to attend and class size is limited. The Bettendorf Public Library is located at 2950 Learning Campus Dr. in Bettendorf. Creation Studio Tools Training: Cricut Maker will be held on Tuesday, December... Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – Western Illinois University was recently awarded a grant of $136,919 from Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to equip and expand science laboratories on the Quad Cities campus. “We have known for some time that there is an unmet demand in the Quad Cities area for affordable, high-quality, STEM-focused programs that will provide the sort of skilled labor that area businesses are seeking,” said College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Dean Jim Rabchuk. “We are so excited that the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust has offered this support to expand WIU-QC’s... Read More

Due to a necessary water main repair, the City of Moline will be shutting off the water supply all day to the Genesis Moline HealthPlex, 900 28th Ave Dr., Moline, on Tuesday November 22. As a result, the Genesis Convenient Care, Physician Offices, Imaging and Laboratory services located at the HealthPlex will be closed. The service disruption, which is part of the city’s ongoing construction project on 26th Ave., is expected to be limited to Tuesday. If a patient has an appointment scheduled they should contact their provider to reschedule. Additional Genesis Convenient Clinics locations can... Read More

What are you thankful for this week? It’s thanksgiving week and there are plenty of positive news stories to tell and things to be thankful for here in the Quad-Cities. So what are some of the great things happening in and around the area? Here’s a rundown of some of them, in our latest monthly What’s The Good News segment, here on QuadCities.com and on KWQC-TV 6’s “Paula Sands Live.” Let’s take a look, and happy Thanksgiving! Group O Selects LULAC as recipient of QC River Bandits “Copa Wednesday” Fundraiser  Milan, Ill. – As a 100% Hispanic-owned business, Group O was proud... Read More