It’s time to meet the Illinois and Iowa Pets of the Week! This week, there are a number of pets to choose from! National Dog Week is a week to celebrate your loyal canine! We are celebrating by offering ½ price adoptions on adult dogs! Visit the QCAWC website to view adoptable dogs https://qcawc.org/adopt/dogs or stop by and chat with one of our helpful team members. You can also celebrate National Dog Week by becoming a QCAWC Volunteer https://qcawc.org/how-to-help/volunteer or making a donation to QCAWC https://qcawc.org/donate #RememberMeThursday is Thursday Sept. 28th and... Read More

100 Laughs starts with zero and does not stop until they reach 100 audience laughs! Along the way you will enjoy many different improv games that you, the audience, have complete control of! The crazier the suggestions the better! “100 LAUGHS” is an adult show so leave the kids at home! Must be 21 or older to attend. The doors open at 7 and the show begins at 8 on Friday, September 22! Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 the day of the show. Call 786-7733, ext. 2 to reserve your seats today! Online reservations are available by clicking this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/100-laughs-improv-comedy-show-tickets-699792697797?aff=oddtdtcreator&mibextid=Zxz2cZ  Read More

For September only, the Rock Island Public Library one-day book sale extends to 2 days!  The sale goes from 10 am to 1pm, Friday, September 22, AND Saturday, September 23  at the Rock Island Downtown Library, 401 19th Street Shop our great selection of books and other materials for all ages. Unless items are specially marked, our sale works on a voluntary donation basis. So fill a bag and pay what you like! Sales benefit the PALS (People Advocating for Library Services) fund of the Rock Island Public Library Foundation. Proceeds go for special library needs, including fine free lending! PS:... Read More

Dress up in your favorite Halloween costume and come trick-or-treating down at Schwiebert Riverfront Park! Thursday, October 26, 2023 Schwiebert Riverfront Park 5:00-7:00 FREE EVENT Featuring: DJ Trick-or-Treating Good Bags Halloween Dancers Costume Contest Learn more: FRIGHT NIGHT IN THE PARK  Read More

The Rock Island-Milan School District 41 Board of Education has begun the search process for a new superintendent. We have selected SCHOOL EXEC CONNECT, an educational search firm, to assist us in this process. We are interested in receiving your input about the new superintendent.  We would appreciate it if you would take about five minutes to fill out an online survey that will be available from September 11-17, 2023. Please check the District website on September 11, 2023, for the survey link. In addition to the survey, if you would like to provide input on the district’s strengths, the... Read More

Charles Butler is a familiar face, but his new title is unfamiliar to the Rock Island-Milan School District. Mr. Butler will tell you the new role comes with big responsibilities, “It’s some big shoes, however, they’re the only shoes, I’m learning every day and I’m looking forward to where this takes me.” Summer of 2022, Mr. Butler started his new gig as the District Safety Manager. Not only is it a new position to the district but he’s one of the few District Safety Managers for a school district in the Quad Cities. “I think that says the district takes safety seriously and... Read More

Get ready to meet the Illinois and Iowa Pet of the Week! QuadCities.com is happy to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center, 724 2nd W. Ave., Milan! Interested in adopting a pet? Check out our Pet of the Week every Monday! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center is at 724 2nd Ave. W. Milan, IL 61264. The number is (309) 787-6830. QCAWC Spay/Neuter & Wellness Clinic is at 612 1st St. W. Milan, IL 61264. Number is (309) 787-6830. Also check out qcawc.org This week’s Pet of the Week is… Winifred! Meet Winifred! Winifred is a sweet and vocal kitty. She likes to have pets on her neck but... Read More

Hap’s Cruisin’ into Sunset speeds into Sunset Marina TODAY – September 17th, 2023 from 11am  until 2pm! This event was started by Hap years ago as a small get together for friends. It has grown from a group of friends to big car, truck, and motorcycle cruise to the sunset marina for a day of fun, food and display of some awesome vehicles. This is not an awards show, this is a chance for friends to get together and talk, eat, and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Sunset Marina, and of course enjoy all the nice cars, trucks, and motorcycles. It is like a big hot rod cookout! You won’t... Read More

Looking for some fun things to do in Illinois and Iowa this week? In the Quad-Cities? Check out our Fun10! Fun10 — ten ways for you to have fun in the Quad-Cities, this week and every week, only on your site for fun, free, local entertainment, QuadCities.com! Every week, we drop a new Fun10, to give you a head start on your week and a heads up on what’s going on over the coming seven days. Check out Fun10 every Sunday for the details on ten awesome events happening around town. It’s a cool read, and a great way to get started planning your entertainment for the week. So what’s on the Fun10... Read More

The future of the Quad-Cities arts scene will step up to the stage as young artists from throughout the area are featured in the Quad Cities Youth Music & Arts Festival from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at Schwiebert Park in downtown Rock Island. The second annual event is free and features nearly 100 of the area’s most talented young artists, musicians, dancers, poets and more. It’s also a testament to the resilience of the idea, and the desire to showcase young local talent, according to coordinator Greg Hipskind, owner/director of QC Rock Academy. “Last year’s inaugural event was... Read More