Gilda’s Club Quad Cities offers a one-time meeting to learn more about what Gilda’s Club offers, meet other people who will become members and sign up for programs. Group new member meetings are scheduled IN-PERSON on 10/5 & 10/19 5:00-5:30pm. If these times do not work for you or you want more information on the […]
September is Library Card Sign Up Month, when libraries everywhere remind residents about the awesome benefits of a simple plastic library card. Rock Island Public Library offers insider tips on using that card through free “library university” online courses. The four Library University sessions are offered at 2:00 pm on Tuesdays in September via the […]
MACOMB/MOLINE – A candidate for the Western Illinois University Director of Development for Corporate Relations position will interview Tuesday, Sept. 28, on the Quad Cities campus. Jennifer Von Kaenel will be available for a virtual open session with faculty and staff from 1-1:45 p.m. in the 3420A board room on the Moline, IL, campus. To […]
To recognize their service to Western Illinois University and/or the Macomb community, WIU Associate Professor of Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration (RPTA) Jeremy Robinett, and WIU Art Professor Bill Howard received the 2021 Town & Gown Award and the 2021 Honorary Alumnus Award, respectively, during the annual Town & Gown celebration Sept. 23, hosted by […]
Over the fall break, RIMSD Orchestra teacher Matt Manweiler will be performing with Foreigner! This will be Matt Manweiler’s second time performing on tour with Foreigner, the world-famous rock band that has sold 80 million albums and is known for hits such as “I Want To Know What Love Is” and “Juke Box Hero”. He […]
The Quad Cities Community Foundation today announced the recipients of a total of $566,000 through its Coordinated Field of Interest Grant program. Made possible by donors to the Community Foundation, this year’s program pools resources from 11 different Field of Interest Funds as well as the Quad Cities Community Impact Fund. The Coordinated Field of […]
The unveiling of the first prototypes of the public art to mark the locations of killings from the 1919 Chicago Race Riot was held in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, in July. A bicycle and trolley tour of key sites related to the history of the city’s worst-ever incident of racial violence as well as of the […]
Kinetic is the word that comes to mind when speaking with Chef Laken. It’s a Wednesday night and I am sitting down to share a meal and a conversation with another incredible Chef. The restaurant, The Kitchen Brigade, 210 E. River Drive, Davenport. The food, Wings and Cakes (Double fried chicken wings, sticky honey chow […]
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – This fall, Western Illinois University is experiencing the highest international student enrollment in 30 years, and is also seeing an increase in new graduate student enrollment. The number of international students enrolling this fall – 658 total, which includes new (424) and returning (234) international students – is a historical record for […]
Librarians are pretty excited about getting people signed up for library cards during National Library Card Sign Up Month. To help get the word out about all the wild and amazing things you can do with a library card, Rock Island Public Library and three other Illinois Quad City libraries will show up this Friday […]
