Get ready for a tail-wagging good time! Join us for QCAWC Kids Crafting Day – a FREE open house style event celebrating National Craft for Your Local Shelter Day! Create fun toys and goodies for our shelter pets at DIY craft stations! QCAWC Adoption & Education Center – 724 2nd Ave W, Milan Saturday, July […]
A Rock Island institution will be no more in a little more than a week. Mulkey’s restaurant, which has been a family-owned Quad City favorite for over 60 years, will close its doors for the last time July 13. Famous for delicious Henny Penny Fried Chicken, Catfish, Hot Roast beef and Hot Turkey, Mulkey’s has long been a comfortable […]
IA NICE is hosting a special screening of A Faith Under Siege: Russia’s Hidden War on Ukraine’s Christians in person with the film’s executive producers Steven Moore and Anna Shvetsova at 5 p.m. this Saturday, July 12, at the Dewitt Operahouse Theatre. Immediately following the 1-hour film, Moore and Shvetsova will take questions and engage […]
A Rock Island institution will be no more in a little more than a week. Mulkey’s restaurant, which has been a family-owned Quad City favorite for over 60 years, will close its doors for the last time July 13. Famous for delicious Henny Penny Fried Chicken, Catfish, Hot Roast beef and Hot Turkey, Mulkey’s has […]
Like many nationwide, local nonprofits are facing serious challenges and they plan to band together to address planned federal funding cuts and how to survive them. Shifting federal priorities were addressed Monday in a Nonprofit Legislative Roundtable, led by four QC nonprofit leaders – River Bend Food Bank president/CEO Chris Ford; Community Health Care CEO […]
On Friday, June 20, 2025, the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) Board of Directors approved the Northside Lofts development, marking a major milestone in the long-anticipated adaptive reuse and revitalization of the former Aledo Junior High School in Aledo, Illinois. Located at 205 N. College Avenue, the long-vacant 1922 school building will be transformed into […]
Every week, QuadCities.com is proud to partner with Quad City Animal Welfare Center to present the Illinois and Iowa Pet of the Week! It’s Raining Cats & Kittens! We’re offering half-off adoption fees for all cats and kittens! And Mila is ready to reign as the treat queen of your heart! This snack-loving sweetheart is spayed, up to date on vaccines, and […]
Amy Stoddard, office manager for the Western Illinois University English Department, has been named the June 2025 Al and Elaine Goldfarb Civil Service Employee of the Month. Stoddard’s nominator noted her consistent enthusiasm for the University, keeping the English department running smoothly. “In addition to the normal requirements for office managers, she is more than willing […]
We’re coming to Silvis! The Quad City Animal Welfare Center will be hosting a Mobile Vaccine Clinic at the Silvis Public Library! Location: Silvis Public Library, 806 1st Avenue, Silvis, IL Date: Friday, June 20, 2025 Time: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM Swing by for affordable vaccines and preventatives—no appointment needed, just wagging tails and happy […]
Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) will host a roundtable discussion with key medical and community health leaders from across Rock Island County to address the real and pressing consequences of proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. The roundtable will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. today, Monday, June 16, 2025 at Community Health Care Auditorium […]
