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MercyOne Announces More Than 8,500 Births and Top Baby Names in 2024

MercyOne Announces More Than 8,500 Births and Top Baby Names in 2024

MercyOne Birth Centers helped 8,514 babies make their 2024 debut in our hospitals. This includes more than 4,094 boys and 3,942 girls. No, you’re not seeing double; there were 141 sets of twins. And because blessings come in threes, two sets of triplets were delivered. Olivia, Mia, Eleanor, and Amelia were the top girl names, […]

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Rock Island High School Students Earn Seal of Biliteracy

Rock Island High School Students Earn Seal of Biliteracy

Nine Rock Island High School students earned either the Seal of Biliteracy or the commendations towards Seal of Biliteracy! Last school year (2022-2023), RIMSD #41 implemented the Illinois State Seal of Biliteracy and the Commendation toward Biliteracy for students who attain proficiency in English and another language. Already the district has seen several students obtain that […]

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Western Illinois Track and Field Shines at Hawkeye Invite

Western Illinois Track and Field Shines at Hawkeye Invite

The Western Illinois University Track and Field team delivered several standout performances at Saturday’s Hawkeye Invite, rewriting the school record books. Edward Clark got things started for the Leathernecks posting an impressive time of 6.94 seconds in the men’s 60m sprint, landing him 3rd place overall. Clark’s time not only marks a new personal best, […]

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Project NOW Announces Emergency Overnight Shelter For The Quad-Cities

Project NOW Announces Emergency Overnight Shelter For The Quad-Cities

Project NOW’s emergency overnight shelter, the “Lift NOW Center” will remain open 24 hours—for the next two days–starting tomorrow. The forecast for frigid weather was the deciding factor to keep the doors open beyond the regular evening hours for tonight and Monday (Jan. 19th & 20th). The Rock Island County Board has made a financial commitment […]

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Western Illinois University Holding Career Fairs

Western Illinois University Holding Career Fairs

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – – This year, Western Illinois University invites all students and faculty to attend career and internship fairs provided by the WIU Career Center and various academic departments. These fairs are for job seekers looking for information about local and regional organizations. “Career Fairs play such an important role on campus. Studies show […]

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