Rock Island Today

River Valley District Library Board of Trustees met May 21.

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 27, 2018

River Valley District Library Board of Trustees met Monday, May 21.

Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 Board met June 4.

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 27, 2018

Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 Board met Monday, June 4.

Rock Island City Council met June 25.

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 27, 2018

Rock Island City Council met at 6:45 p.m. Monday, June 25.

City of Moline Park and Recreation Board will meet June 28.

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 27, 2018

City of Moline Park and Recreation Board will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, June 28.

Cambridge FPD responds to 15 fires in 2017

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 26, 2018

Cambridge Fire Protection District responded to 18 calls in 2017 - 12.5 percent more than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

EAST MOLINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Coffee & a Movie to be held July 2

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 26, 2018

Join us for coffee, rolls, and a movie!

QUAD CITIES CHAMBER: 3rd annual Quad City Area Burn Community Night at the Ball Park on Saturday June 23rd, 2018 Share:

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 26, 2018

Blaze Restoration Inc., with offices in Davenport Iowa, Moline and Galesburg, Illinois announces its sponsorship in the 3rd annual Quad City Area Burn Community Night at the Ball Park on Saturday June 23rd, 2018.

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: Table Used by Former WIU Presidents Donated to University by Two Local Attorneys

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 26, 2018

An 1890s Empire-style table, which once sat in the Western Illinois University office of Frank A.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ILLINOIS: MOLINE: Making a Move to Keep Arthritis in Check

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 26, 2018

It’s a phrase you probably have heard said, especially by older people – their arthritis is acting up - as a way to explain pain and stiffness in their joints.

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: July 1 Deadline Approaching to be part of WIU Alumni Plaza Bricks

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 26, 2018

With more than 325 donors already committing to the Western Illinois University Alumni Plaza, the deadline is approaching to be a part of the initial plaza unveiling.

Former Rock Island hoops star Chasson Randle gets his own basketball tournament in Quad Cities

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 25, 2018

The first Chasson Randle Classic is set to run over the summer in Bettendorf at the TBK Bank Sports Complex.

From Prairie State Wire

People in prime working age are fleeing Illinois, think tank reports

By Rock Island Today Reports | 6 years ago

Not only is Illinois' overall population in deep decline, the number of people in prime working age also is going down in the state, a Chicago-based Conservative think tank said in a recent report.

Annawan-Alba FPD responds to six fires in 2017

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 25, 2018

Annawan-Alba Fire Protection District responded to six calls in 2017 - 60 percent less than the previous year, according to data from the National Fire Incident Reporting System.

From Prairie State Wire

Private colleges in Illinois report 4.5 percent of borrowers defaulted on student loans

By Rock Island Today Reports | 6 years ago

Three colleges in Chicago had the highest default rates among private colleges in Illinois for borrowers who started repaying student loans in 2014 and defaulted on those loans by the end of 2016, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis.

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: WIU Hosts CSI Summer Youth Camp

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 25, 2018

Western Illinois University is taking its core values of educational opportunity and personal growth out into the community with Summer Youth Enrichment Camps for grade school, junior high school and high school students.

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: Downtown Sculpture Project Features Two Works by WIU Alumnus

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 25, 2018

With the placement of the sculptures in the third edition of a public art project in and around downtown Macomb, come two pieces completed by WIU alumnus V.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ILLINOIS: MOLINE: New Screening Guidelines Reflect National Trend

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 25, 2018

Colon and rectal cancers are on the rise in America, and at an alarming rate for younger adults.

WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY RIVERFRONT CAMPUS: Emerald Ash Borer Treatment Continues on WIU-Macomb Campus

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 25, 2018

Since its discovery in Michigan in 2002, the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees in North America.

1 Illinois offender paroled in zip code 61234 in 1st quarter of 2018

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 24, 2018

One offender released on parole during the first quarter lives near Illinois zip code 61234, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Rock Island Today.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ILLINOIS: MOLINE: Suicide Stigma: Facts, Myths, and How to Help

By Rock Island Today Reports | Jun 24, 2018

Seven years ago, Beth Smith’s life came to a screeching halt when her husband, Scott, committed suicide.