Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, helped advance out of Committee a comprehensive homeland security funding bill that would invest in smart, effective border security, meet humanitarian needs of migrants and support programs proven to keep Americans safe. “Ensuring Americans are safe here at home is critically important,” said […]
The Family Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial cooperative serving those in the Quad Cities area, will be launching its seventh Family Discount Mondays program this summer to support local non-profit organizations. This year’s dates are June 13, June 20, July 11, 18 & 25. Discount Days gives the general public an opportunity to visit Quad […]
Dear Friends and Allies, As we shared on May 11 (bit.ly/WIUMCCWomensRightsMay2022) when the leak emerged about the Supreme Court discussion to overturn Roe v. Wade, we re-shared this message on June 24 following the heartbreaking and short-sighted decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. For more than 36 years, the Western Illinois […]
KWQC-TV6’s Theresa Bryant was recently inducted into the Iowa Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame! We congratulate Theresa on not just the honor but on her decades of awesome work as a fantastic broadcaster for the Quad-Cities! Here are some of the pictures from her ceremony:
The Western Illinois University Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration is accepting students into its updated Postbaccalaureate Certificate in Event Planning and Management program for Fall 2022. The program has been redesigned to meet the scheduling needs of busy practitioners and adult learners interested in expanding their knowledge of events. Students can complete the […]
Residents of Eldridge and northern Scott County will have increased access to health care when Genesis Convenient Care, Eldridge expands to full-time hours beginning July 5, 2022. Convenient Care, located at 301 N. 4th Ave. at the Eldridge Family Practice clinic, opened in October 2019 to offer easy walk-in access for treatment of minor conditions […]
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) voted to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a commonsense proposal to protect America’s children, keep our schools safe and reduce the threat of gun violence across our country. The bill passed the Senate this week with support from Democrats and Republicans. Following passage in the House today, the bill heads […]
IowaWORKS, will host “Opportunity Knocks Monday,” June 27 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1801A East Kimberly Road, Davenport. The weekly hiring event is held every Monday with a diverse group of employers each week. The lineup of employers for June 27 are: The Current / Hotel Blackhawk – Hiring for housekeeping, maintenance, bartenders, and servers. Zachary Group – […]
The Rock Island-Milan School District is offering breakfast and lunch at no cost to children under the age of 18 for the month of June, regardless of income level or school district boundary area. Meals will be offered at Rock Island High School (1400 25th Avenue) from June 2 -29. Breakfast is from 7:30-8:30 a.m. […]
Western Illinois University IT Manager Kevin Markham has been named the Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Month for June 2022. Markham began working at WIU in 2001 as a Digital Computer Operator II in Administrative Information Management Systems (AIMS) and resigned in March 2004. He began working in AIMS in October […]
