Q-C March Madness 2025 will be presented Saturday, March 8, 2025 – An Iowa Mini-Qualifier at Western Illinois University Q-C, 3300 River Drive – Moline, Ill., Riverfront Hall/Rooms 104-105 Three sections USCF-rated Open Section (Iowa Mini-Qualifier): USCF and IASCA membership required. Join USCF https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess Join IASCA https://www.iowa-chess.org/join IASCA membership, $10 available on-site. Other states OK. 4 round […]

Get ready for the Antique Spectacular Vintage Market coming to town MARCH 7-9, 2025 at QCCA Expo Center, 2621 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL. Hours are:Fri 4-8; Sat 10-6; Sun 10-4Adm $10 (Good all weekend) The Spring antique and vintage market in its 31st year will feature outstanding vendors with antiques & vintage items galore […]

Looking for fun fun fun in the Davenport and Moline Quad-Cities area this weekend? All you’ve got to do is take a couple of minutes out of your busy schedule and listen to the Weekend in 2 Minutes podcast! That’s right, every week, RIGHT HERE, you can listen in as your host, Sean Leary, talks […]

Appearing IN PERSON, HUNTER PEEBLES & THE MOONLIGHTERS w/very special guest BRANDON GOOD will be performing at 6 p.m. tonight at Raccoon Motel, 310 E. 2nd St., Davenport. Tickets are available at the door. **ABOUT HUNTER PEEBLES & THE MOONLIGHTERS ::** Blending the raw storytelling tradition of John Prine with the timeless sounds of George […]

Project NOW’s Executive Director, Dwight Ford, will provide a community update on our “Lift NOW Center”—the emergency overnight shelter we opened in January (418 19th Street Rock Island) on Friday.  Ford will provide numbers of those served, the communities served, as well as some success stories. There are 37 beds available for unhoused individuals and families […]

The Jayhawks are excited to be playing Codfish Hollow Barnstormers in Maquoketa, IA for the first time on June 19. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 7 at 10am CT: https://bit.ly/3DdFkBp Jayhawks tour dates: bit.ly/JayhawksShows

The Western Illinois University Math Club invites students to join the presentation by speaker Kinshuk Mangal from 3-4 p.m. Friday, March 7, in Morgan Hall 224. From the Department of Mathematics and Philosophy, the WIU Math Club will be hosting a presentation with student speaker Kinshuk Mangal, a Mathematics major focusing on data science and […]

Ragged Records presents Friday March 14th at Raccoon Motel in Davenport, IA. The return of BLOODY F MESS. With opening sets from Super 88 (Peoria), Camp Regret (Davenport), and Blaster (Quad Cities IA/IL). Doors are 6PM and music starts at 7PM at Raccoon Motel 315 E 2nd Street in downtown Davenport Iowa. Tickets are available […]

Davenport, Iowa, March 3, 2025 – Screening for colorectal cancer can save your life. Sixty percent of deaths from colorectal cancer could be avoided with proper screening. Unfortunately, some people allow the myths surrounding a colonoscopy to keep them from being proactive and getting screened for colorectal cancer. MercyOne Genesis is here to give you […]

Throughout February, Western Illinois (WIU) Athletics commemorated Black History Month by acknowledging Leathernecks past and present. The month featured highlights of Black alumni and Hall of Famers, as well as current student-athletes and coaches. Jennifer Alexander Jennifer Alexander was a Volleyball student-athlete at WIU from 2001-2006. Alexander was a named member of the All-Freshman team, […]