Two candidates will interview Monday, Nov. 1 and Monday, Nov. 8 for the general manager position at WQPT of the Quad Cities at Western Illinois University. Dawn Schmitt, interim general manager of WQPT, and Matt Franklin, vice president of Lakeshore Public Media, will interview Nov. 1 and Nov. 8, respectively. Open sessions for campus and community members will be held via Zoom for each candidate. Individuals interested in participating in the open session must register at bit.ly/SchmittCampusOpen (1:45 p.m. Nov. 1) and bit.ly/SchmittCommunityOpen (11:30 a.m. Nov. 1); and bit.ly/FranklinCampusOpen... Read More

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is ready to sign a new amendment that would allow employers to fire workers for refusing covid protocols including mandatory vaccinations, reports say. The Health Care Right of Conscience Act amendment bans employees from using their moral beliefs as a reason to refuse to comply with a workplace’s covid mandates, which could include mandatory vaccinations. The Illinois Senate voted 31-24 to approve the proposal late Thursday night. This measure passed out of the House on a 64-52-2 vote Wednesday. The new amendment now heads to Gov. JB Pritzker to be signed into... Read More

The Western Illinois University Department of Broadcasting and Journalism launched an online news aggregator named “The Proxy Report” in September 2021. The website was built to bring WIU student media created content together in one place online, and be used to help promote student media news across the Macomb campus and beyond. The site hopes to work like other news aggregation sites, such as the Huffington Post, by hosting content from NEWS3, the student-run news broadcast organization, The Dog, the student-run radio station, and the Western Courier, the student-run newspaper, along... Read More

Sunday the Quad City Storm will hold its first Pucks and Paws day of the season featuring a dog costume contest for Halloween! Puck drop is at 2:00, dog tickets are free at the box office and you can get tickets for you and all your human friends here: https://bit.ly/2XNec7B  Read More

BREAKING: Illinois employers could very soon be allowed to fire employees who refuse to get vaccinated or comply with other covid-19 regulations. The Health Care Right of Conscience Act amendment bans employees from using their moral beliefs as a reason to refuse to comply with a workplace’s covid mandates, which could include mandatory vaccinations. The Illinois Senate voted 31-24 to approve the proposal late Thursday night. This measure passed out of the House on a 64-52-2 vote Wednesday. The new amendment now heads to Gov. JB Pritzker to be signed into the law, and it certainly looks... Read More

A curiosity about the history of automobile dealers in western Illinois, and visits to search through the Western Illinois University Archives, has turned into a unique story of a Macomb man finding members of his biological family in the process. Gary Neuhardt and his wife, Marika, moved to Macomb from Arlington Heights, IL, in 2018, after retirement to be closer to family. As a retirement project, Neuhardt decided he wanted to find out what dealerships sold specific brands of cars throughout Macomb’s history. He was discussing his idea while having coffee with a group of people that included... Read More

Sunday the Quad City Storm will hold its first Pucks and Paws day of the season featuring a dog costume contest for Halloween! Puck drop is at 2:00, dog tickets are free at the box office and you can get tickets for you and all your human friends here: https://bit.ly/2XNec7B  Read More

Illinois Department of Employment Security in partnership with IowaWORKS, will host the ILLINOIS Quad-Cities Success Fair to assist Veterans, transitioning soldiers and the community in finding employment, resources and education opportunities. The event will be Wednesday, November 10 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm at the Holiday Inn — 226 17th St Suite 100, Rock Island, IL 61201. “This value-added event is bridging the gap to employment, education and community services to the Quad City area businesses, the community, veterans and transitioning service men and woman of the Arsenal,” said Mark... Read More

Saturday the Quad City Storm will drop the puck early at 6:00 at Moline’s TaxSlayer Center so that after the game all the kids in attendance can come out on the ice and trick or treat with the players! Wear your costumes and get your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3bj3oRv  Read More

This weekend the Storm plays host to the Vermillion County Bobcats Friday and Saturday at the TaxSlayer Center. Friday is Trick or Treat on the Ice Night presented by iHeart Media and the puck will drop an hour early at 6:10. Kids are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes to the games and will be allowed to come down on to the ice postgame to trick or treat with Storm players. Sunday is the Storm’s first Pucks and Paws game of the season and will feature a Halloween dog costume contest. The game starts at 2:10 and dog tickets are free when purchased at the box office. Fans can purchase tickets... Read More