MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University-Macomb COVID-19 summer test clinics will be held from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, through Thursday, Aug. 12, in the University Union Sandburg Lounge. Fall 2021 test clinic times and days will be announced prior to the start of the fall semester, which is set to begin Monday, […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — The 2020-2021 academic year has been atypical at Western Illinois University due to COVID-19. Despite the additional challenges over the past year, the WIU Department of Psychology is retaining its annual traditions. In that vein, the department has historically celebrated the academic accomplishments of students, past and present, at its annual spring […]
At long last – live, improvised, inappropriate acoustic-rock comedy is back! June 26 at 7:30 pm join the comedic musical stylings of Bandwagon. Be part of the meteoric rise of a totally made-up rock band with Bandwagon, a comedy show where you name the band, you pick the songs, and we rock your socks. Featuring […]
The Quad-Cities’ own Brandon Gibbs Band has been added to the bill for the Dokken/Firehouse/Great White show at Moline’s TaxSlayer Center July 9! The announcement was made on the Rascals Music Pub Facebook page as follows: “We will be the first band on stage at the TaxSlayer Center center since the start of the pandemic. […]
Bad Hair, Willie Nelson and Grateful Dead tribute bands, Chalk Art and more rounds out the scene in a big weekend of entertainment in the Quad-Cities! Check it out in Weekend in 2 Minutes, your weekly podcast running down some of the cool stuff happening over the week ahead. Listen to it here!
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University-Macomb COVID-19 summer test clinics will be held from 8 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, through Thursday, Aug. 12, in the University Union Sandburg Lounge. Fall 2021 test clinic times and days will be announced prior to the start of the fall semester, which is set to begin Monday, […]
The Quad Cities International Airport reached a pandemic-era high with 42,881 travelers during the month of May. This marks the highest number of travelers through the airport since February 2020. The year began with passenger numbers hovering around 23,000, showing a clear uptick in demand as Covid-19 cases decrease and restrictions loosen across the U.S., […]
There’s been fantastic news in regard to covid cases in Illinois and the Quad-Cities! Yesterday, we reported that Genesis Health Systems was reporting no hospitalizations from covid. Today, the Rock Island County Health Department reports no new cases of COVID-19. The total number of cases remains at 14,998. Currently, there are no patients hospitalized in […]
Good news on the Quad-Cities covid front! This morning for the first time in 466 days, Genesis Health System has no COVID-19 positive patients hospitalized. The last time Genesis hospitals did not have a COVID-positive patient was March 13, 2020, when Genesis had its first positive patient hospitalized. Since everyone hospitalized with any condition is […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – In Fall 2020, Western Illinois University jumped to the head of the line when its two cannabis-related minors debuted in Fall 2020: WIU College of Arts and Sciences’ (CAS) Cannabis & Culture minor and the School of Agriculture’s Cannabis Production minor. The Cannabis & Culture minor is an interdisciplinary minor that is […]
