Attention all community partners! The dates for the 2024 -2025 Community Power Hour sessions are available now! Please mark your calendars and prepare to join us for another year of connection, support, and partnership as we serve our families and the greater Quad Cities Community. The next meeting will be held on August 29th from […]
The Quad Cities branch of the Western Illinois University Libraries will continue to provide service for students, faculty and staff on the Quad Cities campus, even with the new vision for the Quad Cities campus. Beginning Monday, Aug. 19 the Quad Cities Library will have a Library and Information Desk at the second floor atrium […]
It’s coming up! Don’t forget to stop in and get some great pizza or fried chicken Monday night Need an easy weeknight dinner? Mark your calendars for Monday, August 19th and head to PIZZA RANCH in Bettendorf between 5pm and 8pm to eat good food while supporting Bett Esports. No code or mention necessary. We […]
Mikhayla Hughes-Shaw is a Quad Cities native from Rock Island, IL, and currently is a lifestyle reporter/host for Cincy Lifestyle on WCPO 9 in Cincinnati, OH. She earned her bachelor’s of arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a certificate in Critical Cultural Competence from the University of Iowa. She formerly worked as the […]
On Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) toured Project NOW’s Esperanza Center to greet teachers whose classrooms will benefit from $1.8 million in federal dollars they received in the form of a Head Start grant from the Department of Health and Human Services. The grant will provide early childhood education for families in the […]
Genesis’ Homeruns For Life returns to Modern Woodmen Park this Friday to honor Nathan Paustian, 12, of Durant, Iowa. Nathan has overcome enormous challenges to round the bases at the ballpark. Nathan Paustian loves a good knock-knock joke. Using his tablet-sized speech-generating device, he sets you up and delivers the punchline with a smile. Telling […]
Need an easy weeknight dinner? Mark your calendars for Monday, August 19th and head to PIZZA RANCH in Bettendorf between 5pm and 8pm to eat good food while supporting Bett Esports. No code or mention necessary. We will get 10% of ALL dine-in sales during that timeframe.
August is National Immunization Awareness Month: a time to raise awareness about the importance of vaccinations for pets. Vaccinations are a vital part of a pet’s preventive healthcare and can help protect them from serious diseases, minimize the spread of disease, and even save their lives. The QCAWC holds a Vaccine & Wellness clinic every Wednesday […]
QUAD CITIES, Iowa / Illinois—The Quad Cities Community Foundation has granted a total of $57,218 to Western Illinois University to support and develop Rocky’s Play Space, a bilingual early learning and family empowerment lab site opening this year in Moline. “Rocky’s Play Space represents the power of partnership and collaboration,” said Sue Hafkemeyer, the Community […]
Today, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) released the following statement in response to news that John Deere will lay off workers in the Quad Cities area. “The decision to lay off employees from John Deere is a punch in the gut to my friends and neighbors here in the Quad Cities,” said Sorensen. “My heart goes […]
