Western Illinois University Facilities Management Office Manager Sheila Paul has been named the Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Month for April 2022. Paul began working at WIU in June 2014, as a chief clerk in the University Bookstore. Between 2016-2017, she served as a chief clerk in the WIU Department of […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL — Katrina Daytner, associate dean of the Western Illinois University College of Education and Human Services (COEHS), been appointed interim dean of the college, effective June 1. COEHS Dean Francis Godwyll, who has served as dean since July 2020, has been named the education dean at Illinois State University. Daytner previously served as […]
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) visited Western Illinois University’s Quad-Cities Campus in Moline where she presented a $400,000 check for their small business programming. Bustos secured the federal investment through the Community Project Funding process. “Three years ago, I gathered community leaders from throughout the district I serve and held roundtables to hear directly from them […]
Celebrate National Bike Month with Moline Parks and Recreation and Cycle into Summer! Ride your bike (or stationary bike) 30 miles in 30 days.This is a great opportunity to challenge yourself (or your family/friends), explore trails around the Quad Cities, prepare for an upcoming ride or just enjoy a day outside!Register for the challenge, log […]
The Rotaract Club at Western Illinois University will co-sponsor a bowling competition, “Bowlio for Polio” from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April. 24 at Diggers College Bowl in Macomb to raise money and awareness for polio eradication efforts. Polio is a life-threatening disease that has largely been eradicated through vaccination. Vaccinations since the 1950’s have led to […]
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) announced that the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is accepting applications for more than $156 million in grant funding. The COPS grant program supports law enforcement agencies with funding for additional law enforcement officers. The program aims to improve community policing capacity and crime prevention […]
Governor JB Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), at the Shedd Aquarium to kick off the state’s new tourism campaign, “Middle of Everything,” starring Illinois native, Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning actress, and New York Times best-selling author, Jane Lynch — who is making her directorial debut with the campaign’s […]
The Quad Cities Business Journal (QCBJ) announced speakers for its first annual 90 Ideas in 90 Minutes event today. The event invites nine Quad Cities leaders to share 10 of their best ideas and rules to live by that can be applied to any business. Each speaker will have five minutes to present. Speakers can […]
Dr. Reginald Spears will deliver the Minority Health Month keynote address at Western Illinois University at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, in Horrabin Hall, room 1. The address is titled “Improving Health Outcomes by Gaining Knowledge.” The event is open free to the public.
Iowa will keep its first-in-the-nation spot for nominating the presidential candidate in 2024 — for Republicans, at least. The Republican National Committee voted unanimously to keep Iowa as the first spot in the presidential nominating calendar last week. Both the Republicans and Democrats are voting this year whether or not to keep Iowa in the […]
