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City of Moline Park and Recreation Board will meet December 6

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 6, 2018

City of Moline Park and Recreation Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, December 6.

City of Moline City Council met December 4

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 6, 2018

City of Moline City Council met 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 4.

Quad Cities to host Winter Iowa Senior Games

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

The third annual Winter Iowa Senior Games are scheduled for Feb. 22 to 24 in Quad Cities.

From Prairie State Wire

State facing huge debt for public-sector retiree health benefits, says Wirepoints

By Rock Island Today Reports | 6 years ago

Illinois's "other debt disaster" is $73 billion in unfunded state retiree health insurance benefits and more than twice that amount owed over the next four decades, according to a special report issued this week by an online news outlet.

City of Moline City Council met December 1

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

City of Moline City Council met 7 a.m. Saturday, December 1.

City of Moline Committee of the Whole will meet December 4

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

City of Moline Committee of the Whole will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 4.

At Wethersfield Jr/Sr, 94 percent of students graduate high school; 72 percent go to college

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

About 85 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 94 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Q2 real estate sales report: Coal Valley

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

Median prices declined in Coal Valley over last year, and are down 11 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to second quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

FRYXELL GEOLOGY MUSEUM: Quad Cities in top 10 places for millennials

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

Quad Cities in top 10 places for millennials

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY QUAD CITIES: WIU Ag Students Win National Competition for Fourth Year in a Row

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

WIU Ag Students Win National Competition for Fourth Year in a Row

UNITYPOINT HEALTH BOARD OF DIRECTORS - QUAD CITIES: Family Care Partners Now Officially Operating with UnityPoint Clinic®

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

Family Care Partners Now Officially Operating with UnityPoint Clinic®

QUAD CITIES CONVENTION AND VISITORS CENTER: French Moderns at Figge Day Trip to be held December 6

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

French Moderns at Figge Day Trip to be held December 6

GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER: Genesis Has The Scoop On Safe Shoveling

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 5, 2018

Genesis Has The Scoop On Safe Shoveling

From Prairie State Wire

UIUC ranks among schools with lowest drop in acceptance rates

By Rock Island Today Reports | 6 years ago

One Illinois university made a list of 20 schools that defied recent trends and posted the smallest decreases in student acceptance rates over the past 12 years, according to a new study by BusinessStudent.com.

Henry County GOP mourns George H.W. Bush

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 4, 2018

A Henry County Republican Party organization offered blessings and memories on the passing of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush.

At Galva Jr-Sr, 92 percent of students graduate high school; 80 percent go to college

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 4, 2018

About 88 percent of ninth graders in 2018 were on track to graduate at a school where the four-year graduation rate was 92 percent that year, according to the latest Illinois schools report card by the Illinois State Board of Education.

Geneseo, other Illinois municipalities face tax hikes to fund pensions, IPI reports

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 4, 2018

The City of Geneseo is not the only municipality to steeply hike it's property tax to meet its law enforcement pension crisis, and more cities face the same stark choice, a Chicago-based think tank said in a recent report.

Q2 real estate sales report: Rapids City

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 4, 2018

Median prices rose in Rapids City over last year, and are up 54.3 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to second quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com

School discipline: Which Illinois districts reported the most students transferred for disciplinary reasons?

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 4, 2018

Carbon Cliff-Barstow School District 36 and Galva Community Unit School District 224 were among those in Illinois that reported the highest rate of students transferred for disciplinary reasons during the 2016-17 school year, according to the latest report from the Illinois State Board of Education.

Q2 real estate sales report: Taylor Ridge

By Rock Island Today Reports | Dec 3, 2018

Median prices declined in Taylor Ridge over last year, and are down 62.3 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to second quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com