Christina Shaver
The small Quad Cities area town of Aledo is getting lots of attention on the silver screen, thanks to two film projects from producer Christina Shaver.
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Quad City Symphony OrchestraComposer Angel Lam has spanned the globe to premiere her pieces, and her latest orchestral work will have its world premiere this coming weekend by the Quad City Symphony Orchestra. -
Imagine Video Productions“Alice’s Ordinary People” is screening at the East Moline Public Library, 745 16th Avenue, on Friday, February 6th, starting at 6 p.m. Director Craig Dudnick will be in attendance for a Q&A session following the screening. -
ACLU of IowaThe Iowa and Illinois American Civil Liberties Union held a virtual informational session on Monday night, February 2nd, regarding municipalities' use of automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras.
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(Capitol News Illinois photo by Jerry Nowicki)Dabrowski said Republicans need to try something new to beat Pritzker in 2026
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Samantha J Photography/U.S. SpeedskatingZach Stoppelmoor is on his way to the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy. The 26-year-old from West Des Moines is the first Iowan to make the U.S. Speedskating team at the Olympics.
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