The city of Moline is continuing to transform itself, according to an optimistic “State of the City” address given Monday morning, February 2nd, by Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati.

Davenport residents wanting to learn more about the ins and outs of municipal operations can apply to the city’s citizens' academy.

Quad Cities Interfaith held a vigil and call to action regarding the federal government’s immigration crackdown and activities by agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Friday night, January 30th, at Zion Lutheran Church, Davenport.

Timothy Wu, professor at Columbia Law School and former White Houseadvisor on tech and competition policy, talks about his new book, The Age of Extraction: How Tech Platforms conquered the Economy and Threaten Our Future Prosperity. We discuss the initial promise of the Internet and what went wrong, how tech platforms choked off competition, platform power in health care and housing, the role of "couch lock" and convenience in creating dependency, whether AI will break platform monopoly power or extend it, the implications for our economy and democracy, and recommendations on how to address platform monopoly power.

Unveiling a new “Magnificent Ten” task force for Rock Island, and purple-uniformed police officers are among 2026 goals for Mayor Ashley Harris. In his first “State of the City” address, held Thursday, January 29th, at Bally’s Quad Cities Casino and Hotel, the new mayor praised city accomplishments and addressed its challenges head on.

Davenport’s city council has embraced some of the widespread outrage among Quad City residents over the fatal ICE shootings in Minneapolis by formally asserting its police department’s autonomy in respect to working with federal law enforcement.

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), who represents the 8th Congressional District in the Chicago area, discussed his proposed First Home Affordability Act on Wednesday at a roundtable in Moline Township Hall.

City officials have scheduled an in-person community session about the ERP on February 9th at the Moline Public Library, starting at 6 p.m. That is also the last day for residents to submit an online survey.

Dozens of concerned Quad Cities residents filled St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Parish Hall, in downtown Davenport, for a Saturday morning meeting on how to prepare and respond to potential ICE activity in the area.

Jim Mertens talks with Rock Island Mayor Ashley Harris about the State of Rock Island. He also talks with Brian Alm, Egyptologist and CommUniversity lecturer, about the opportunities the community can take advantage of at CommUniversity.