It’s looking like a beautiful summer weekend, and you’re looking to get out and have fun! But what’s going on this weekend? Check out your Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast, every Thursday morning on QuadCities.com! From car shows to Fresh Wax to Corporate Rock to Hate Mail and more, it’s your look at the area entertainment scene’s highlights this weekend, in your Weekend in 2 Minutes! Here’s the link, for your listening pleasure!  Read More

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees will hold its regular quarterly meeting at 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 11 for trustees and University leadership in Riverfront Hall, Rooms 103/104 on the WIU-Quad Cities campus, with social distance measures in place, and via Zoom for trustees who cannot attend in person, as well as for those presenting general reports, group reports and public comments. The Board shall convene in a closed session in person and via Zoom beginning at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 10 in Riverfront Hall, Rooms 103/104 for the purpose of considering... Read More

Treat your family, friends, and coworkers to a cone or dish at any Quad City Whitey’s Ice Cream location on Monday, June 14th, and Whitey’s will donate half of all ice cream cone/dip sales to support the programs and services of Bethany for Children & Families. Bethany is a nonprofit child welfare and social services agency with offices in both the Illinois and Iowa Quad-Cities, serving over 10,000 children and families each year. Support a great cause with a scoop of your favorite flavor! For more information, click here.  Read More

Renew Moline has named Liz Nolte, a Quad-City native and local nonprofit development professional, as its new Operations and Communications Director. Nolte currently serves as the Director of Alumni and Annual Giving at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, and will transition to her new role on June 14th. Nolte has more than 10 years of experience working in nonprofit development, marketing communication, and community engagement. Nolte will oversee Renew Moline’s operations, strategic social media and communications efforts, and community outreach focusing on memberships, partnerships,... Read More

UnityPoint Health – Trinity and Encompass Health are partnering to build a new Quad Cities Rehabilitation Institute, which will be at the intersection of 52nd Avenue and 7th Street in Moline. The specialty hospital expects to begin serving patients in the summer of 2022. On Monday, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the future home of the facility. Speakers included Robert J. Erickson, UnityPoint Health – Trinity President & CEO; Albert Park, UnityPoint Health – Trinity Medical Director for Inpatient Rehabilitation Services; U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos; Troy DeDecker, President of Encompass... Read More

Lora Adams. Wendy Czekalski. Matt Walsh. You already want a ticket, don’t you? You should. Go. Reserve those tickets. I’ll wait. Got ‘em? Great! Let’s talk! ‘Hate Mail.’ It’s You’ve Got Mail gone wrong, gone filthy and gone 2020. You need to add it to your weekend plans. You’ll thank me later. Written by Bill Corbett and Kira Obolensky, ‘Hate Mail’ is a bitchy, sardonic and bitingly romantic (?) comedy featuring two characters – Preston Dennis Jr. (the always incredible Matt Walsh) and Dahlia Markle (a super funny Wendy Czekalski) – who sit at individual tables... Read More

On Tuesday, the classic rock band The Doobie Brothers announced they will bring their 50th Anniversary Tour to Moline’s TaxSlayer Center on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Tickets ($37.50-$89.50) will go on sale Friday, June 11 at 10 a.m., at the arena box office (1201 River Drive, Moline), and Ticketmaster.com. Last November, The Doobie Brothers announced a 30-city North American tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band’s founding. Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, Pat Simmons and John McFee planned to be back on tour for the first time in nearly 25 years. That announcement came at the end... Read More

BREAKING NEWS: At long last, after the pandemic has kept the state under lockdown for most of the past year-plus, Illinois is looking to reopen (mostly) on Friday. “After a tremendously challenging year, Illinois has now reached a defining moment in our efforts to defeat COVID-19,” Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said. “Thanks to the hard work of residents across the state, Illinois will soon resume life as we knew it before – returning to events, gatherings, and a fully reopened economy, with some of the safety guidelines we’ve adopted still in place.” According to the Illinois Department... Read More

The Western Illinois University Zeta Beta Chapter (No. 141) of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) placed second in the Mid-Year Best Practices competition, sponsored by Deloitte. Western Illinois University students placed second in the midwest area for “Invest in Your Community,” with more than 100 submissions from nine regions. For more information, contact Westen at (309) 298-1152 or CA-Westen@wiu.edu. Learn more about WIU’s accountancy program at wiu.edu/accountancy.  Read More

Students at Western Illinois University will have the opportunity to gain teaching experience at Native American tribal schools starting in Fall 2021. The College of Education and Human Services and the Office of Study Abroad and Outreach are working to give students the opportunity to complete their student teaching at three tribal schools in Wisconsin. Elementary and secondary education students at WIU may apply for this opportunity, with scholarships available to cover room and board expenses, paid for by the WIU Foundation. The first student chosen for the program for the Fall 2021 semester... Read More