The Minutes continues at The Black Box Theatre, 1623 – 5th Avenue in Moline, November 12,13, and 14 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday November 15 at 2:00 p.m.

This week on Wellness Wake Up Call, University of Illinois Extension discusses why quality sleep is essential for caregivers and shares practical strategies for getting better rest, managing nighttime responsibilities, and making time for self-care. Learn how prioritizing sleep can support your health and your ability to care for others.

AZ Senator Ruben Gallego analyzes the 2026 election results including the reasons for the unexpected Democratic wave, Latino, working class and rural voters, the Democratic agenda for 2027 and much more.

The place to be in the Quad Cities late afternoon Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026 was 5th Ave. Flea, at 1405 5th Ave., Moline, which held its grand opening with a packed crowd in a packed two-story market.

A one-year deal announced Nov. 6 allows thousands of Illinois retirees to maintain in-network access to BJC HealthCare hospitals and providers.

Prosecutors say Maggi R. Tudor stole more than $120,000 from the state of Illinois while working as a payroll technician for the Illinois Department of Corrections.

In his national agenda for the Democratic Congress, Gov. JB Pritzker called for a federal framework that addresses privacy, AI safety and data centers.

The Bloomington Police chief said Saturday that the investigation into the Halloween mass shooting so far indicates no students from Illinois Wesleyan were "involved" or "targeted," and that they still need more potential witnesses to come forward with what they know.

The city of Des Moines partnered with Saint Vincent De Paul, an area nonprofit, to look at how much people without housing benefit from having a secure place to store their valuable possessions, like identification and prescriptions. The program started on Nov. 2.

Grocery stores and gas stations that accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits are required to offer more perishable foods and variety under a new federal rule, which went into effect Nov. 4. But retail associations, food banks and a dozen Republican U.S. senators, including Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, have warned that the timeline is too fast for small grocers and convenience store owners to comply.

The Mississippi River bridge at Lansing opened on Friday, five months ahead of schedule. It’s steel truss design honors the profile of a historic bridge at the site.

Polk County Judge Lynn Poschner faces felony charges in a September crash that killed one pedestrian. Her arrest came a day after voters approved retaining her.

There are over 20,000 medium and large-sized concentrated animal feeding operations in the U.S. One family farm in Iowa recently transitioned their industrial hog operation to grow something else: specialty mushrooms.

Giant miscanthus is a perennial grass that can be used for energy, building materials and animal bedding. Researchers say it can be planted alongside corn and soybeans and harvested in the winter, offering farmers a way to diversify their income.

A corn infection that farmers dread is also a culinary delicacy in Mexico. Now, farmers, chefs and a secretive vegetable broker are bringing it to one Midwest city.

Food and farm programs historically persist through the farm bill. Packaging multiple cross-party issues into one bill ensures rural and urban legislators come together to pass it. But that coalition has been fracturing over past farm bill cycles, creating uncertainty on the farm and in grocery stores.