The good weather is back and with it comes the good news! That’s right, QuadCities.com teams up with KWQC-TV6’s “Paula Sands Live” to bring you positive news about great things and people in and around the Quad-Cities, and we’re springing back with a lot more upbeat stuff! Here’s the good news for this month: Rock […]
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 […]
The Quad Cities Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees (QCAIR) is hosting its annual Citizenship Honors Dinner. This event will feature five speakers who will each share their inspiring stories of immigrating to the United States. Najib Habib, Yen Dao, Niyongabire Prosper, Juan Ortiz, and Mauricio Diaz will take the stage to recount their unique experiences […]
Cookies & Dreams is hosting a Grand ReOpening in Bettendorf on April 8th. Following a lengthy & ambitious expansion project, we are thrilled to announce that our Bettendorf location has moved to a bigger location! We are hosting a Grand ReOpening event on April 8th at our new location with a full menu of 13 […]
The deadline for students to submit abstracts for participation in Western Illinois University’s Undergraduate Research Day has been extended to Tuesday, April 11. Undergraduate students from all majors are invited to submit their faculty-mentored research and creative projects for participation in the 20th annual Thomas E. Helm Undergraduate Research Day, which will take place April […]
Made Market QC is a handmade + vintage makers market featuring over 150 vendors with trendy boutiques, vintage finds, and the best handmade goods in the Midwest! Shopping, Live Music, Food + Drinks, too! We intentionally host 3 markets a year in three different seasons- Spring, Summer, + Holiday- in hopes to bring you the […]
QUAD CITIES, Iowa / Illinois—Latino leaders in the Quad Cities and surrounding areas have a new resource for building their skills, knowledge, and abilities to succeed, lead, and maximize their impact on their community. This fall, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council 10 in Davenport will host the first-ever cohort of the […]
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) joined EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Illinois EPA Director John Kim, Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and local leaders, to highlight water infrastructure projects in Rockford and announce new nationwide funding for clean water infrastructure. “Everyone in Central and Northwestern Illinois should have access to safe, clean drinking water,” […]
In partnership with EveryChild, St. Ambrose University hosted a pinwheel garden dedication at the St. Ambrose Children’s Campus at 3:00pm on April 5th. Students from the Children’s Campus at SAU were present to help plant the pinwheels. The garden dedication and planting is part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time when communities nationwide […]
The Gwendolyn Brooks Cultural Center (GBCC) at Western Illinois University is accepting applications for its annual Black Alumni Council Scholarship. The scholarship is open to incoming first-year students and previous recipients. The application deadline is July 1. “We appreciate the Black Alumni Council’s ongoing commitment to WIU students,” said Katy Gorsuch, director of WIU’s Multicultural […]
