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Feeling The Winter Blues Even More During This Time Of Covid?
If your mood is as gray as winter mornings and you feel as if you’re living the lyrics of a blues song, it may help to shed light on your...
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Illinois Quad-Cities Moved To Covid-19 Tier 1 Mitigation Level
BREAKING: Due to covid-19 numbers getting better in the Quad-Cities Region 2, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced...
Continue ReadingWestern Illinois University Announces Covid-19 Testing This Week
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University will continue to host numerous COVID-19 test dates during the Spring 2021 semester. In...
Continue ReadingWhat Are The Differences In Illinois' Tiers And Phases For Covid?
Phases, tiers, mitigations... oh my! Many have seen a variety of terms used in regard to the precautionary measures put forth by the...
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Quad-Cities Reducing Covid Mitigations Starting Friday
BREAKING: As first reported on QuadCities.com, the Quad-Cities region will be reducing covid-19 mitigations starting Friday, as confirmed...
Continue ReadingWestern Illinois University Releases Spring 2021 Return to WIU COVID-19 Protocol
MACOMB/MOLINE, IL – Western Illinois University is scheduled to resume in-person classes on WIU's Macomb and Moline campuses Tuesday,...
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Quad-Cities' Region Currently Eligible For Reduced Covid-19 Restrictions Next Week
BREAKING: The Quad-Cities' Region 2 is one of only two in Illinois which would be eligible at this point to leave Tier 3 covid-19...
Continue ReadingHundreds Of Quad-Cities Businesses Positively Impacted Through $275 Million Illinois Grant
As previously reported on QuadCities.com, thousands of businesses statewide including a large number of Quad-Cities businesses, benefited...
Continue ReadingIt's Not Over Yet: Illinois Surges Past One-Million Cases Of Covid-19
It was 350 days ago when Illinois announced its first case of covid-19. Today, the state went over one million in cases, meaning almost...
Continue ReadingQuad-Cities And Other Illinois Regions Could Lift Covid Restrictions Next Week
As Illinois hits its one-millionth case of covid-19, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced today that Illinois' 11 regions could possibly lift...
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Iowa Gov. Reynolds Extends Covid Mitigation As Numbers Rise
BREAKING NEWS: As Iowa covid numbers rise, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued new, modified mitigation efforts Thursday...
Continue ReadingQuad-Cities Live Music Venues Look Forward to Federal Stimulus Funds
Though long-awaited funding for live-music venues is part of the federal Covid stimulus bill recently signed into law, several Quad-Cities...
Continue ReadingGUEST COLUMN: No Place Like Home For The Holidays
The following is a guest column from Craig Cooper, Senior Communications Specialist for Genesis Health System. QuadCities.com welcomes...
Continue ReadingQuad-Cities Theaters And Concert Spots May Be Aided By $15 Billion In Congress Covid Relief Bill
The long awaited “Save Our Stages” bill is part of the $900 billion that’s expected to be approved by Congress, providing economic...
Continue ReadingIs The Quad-Cities Close To Moving Out Of Covid-19 Restrictions?
The Quad-Cities, and the entire state of Illinois, has been on Tier 3 mitigation rules since Nov. 20. Have things gotten any better...
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Covid Stimulus Payments Coming, Here's The Deal On The New Package
BREAKING NEWS: At long last, an over $900 billion covid stimulus deal has been reached by Congress, and will be finalized and voted on...
Continue ReadingHelp Is NOT On The Way: Quad-Cities, National Vaccine Numbers Slashed By Federal Government
With the first shipments of the covid-19 vaccine hitting Quad-Cities and U.S. hospitals yesterday and today, people began to see a slight...
Continue ReadingIf The Quad-Cities, And The U.S., Wants Full Covid Recovery, Now's The Time To Take Action
Some call me a pessimist. Some call me a cynic. Some call me the space cowboy, some call me the gangster of love. I prefer to...
Continue ReadingCovid Vaccines In The Quad-Cities, What Does That Mean For You? Here Are The Facts:
This morning, the first covid-19 vaccines to arrive in the Quad-Cities were administered to Genesis Health employees in Davenport. Dr....
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Quad-Cities' First Covid Vaccines Administered At Genesis
BREAKING NEWS: The first batches of the covid-19 vaccine are in the Quad-Cities and have been given to local health care workers. This...
Continue ReadingHow Will It Impact You? Tough Questions About The Covid-19 Vaccine
There's been in incredible number of questions in regard to an upcoming covid-19 vaccine, what it means, when it'll get here, and how it'll...
Continue ReadingRock Island County Reports New Covid Cases, Deaths For Today
The Rock Island County Health Department is reporting five additional deaths from COVID-19: a man in his 90s, a man in his 80s, a woman in...
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Gov. Kim Reynolds Extends Iowa Covid Restrictions At Least Another Week
BREAKING: As Iowa continues as a hot spot for covid-19 cases, Governor Kim Reynolds is extending mitigations for "at least another week" on...
Continue ReadingQuad-Cities, Illinois and Iowa Covid Numbers 'Still Have A Long Way To Go'
Health officials on both sides of the river encourage Quad-Citians to continue to mask up and be diligent in regard to preventing the...
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