The following guest editorial was submitted to us by Moline alderman Mike Wendt. Mr. Wendt was involved in a situation in his city that was reported by some of the other local mainstream media. He felt the coverage was unfair, and approached us to allow an open forum for him to express his side of the story. As always, we welcome guest editorials, and as the top Quad-Cities alternative media source, we welcome different opinions. Feel free to contact us at Sean@QuadCities.com if you have a guest editorial you would like us to consider for publication.   This letter is in response to a ClickBait... Read More

In advance of tonight’s Moline City Council meeting, QuadCities.com has agreed to publish this guest editorial from Mike Wendt, 3rd Ward Alderman of Moline. Interested in contacting your alderman and telling them to vote NO to increasing your taxes? HERE is a link to all of the contact information for the Moline City Council. By Mike Wendt, 3rd Ward Alderman of Moline My fellow Moline residents, I wanted to give you an update on what is happening regarding your property taxes and the First Reading of the property tax levy ordinance that will occur on Tuesday November 9th and its possible... Read More

Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati, along with 3rd Ward Ald. Mike Wendt, are hosting the mayor’s fourth  “Listening Post” public meeting this Tuesday, focused on charting a new vision for the I-74 corridor. City leaders will be joined by Renew Moline staff to hear ideas from the public regarding this once-in-a-generation opportunity. The meeting is scehduled for Tuesday, Sept. 28 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at Heritage Church-BridgePointe, 1 Montgomery Drive, in the church’s River View Room. (Register for the meeting HERE.) Renew Moline will lead the public input portion of the meeting with... Read More