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Kewanee residents are now enjoying a work of art that honors a hometown hero painted by a prisoner at the Illinois Dept. of Corrections Life Skills Re-Entry Center.Last week, the city, park board, corrections officials, and others unveiled a 12-by-16-foot mural of "Mr. Baseball," Louis Reynolds, a Black, pro baseball player in the late 1890s and early 1900s.
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New cases of the coronavirus in Illinois include some prisoners and staff at the East Moline prison. The Department of Corrections says 26 men at the…
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Property taxes should stay the same for most residents of the Black Hawk College District. Thursday night trustees are expected to give their final…
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CommunityA multi-campus church in the Quad Cities is expanding again. After buying the former Kone building in downtown Moline last summer, Heritage Church has…
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EconomyA multi-site, multi-state church in the Quad Cities is expanding. Thursday Heritage Church announced plans to buy the former Kone building in downtown…
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As it prepares to start a new fiscal year, Black Hawk College will hold two public meetings about its new budget. Wednesday night and Thursday night,…
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GovernmentA 107 year old barn in western Illinois is the latest possible victim of the state's budget crisis. Last week, a group called Landmarks Illinois released…
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A place where troubled teenagers used to study math will become a place where adults will study job skills. After closing last July, the former juvenile…
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Residents of two school districts in Henry County will decide in November if they should consolidate. Wednesday the state school superintendent approved…
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GovernmentWednesday night a legislative commission will hear from supporters and critics of shutting down the Illinois Youth Center in Kewanee. The Department of...