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Jonathan Turner/WVIK NewsThe NAACP of Rock Island County, Quad Cities Interfaith and One Human Family helped organize the march from the Rock Island County Courthouse to the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport, where many people held protest signs, sang inspirational songs, and argued for the U.S. to live up to its ideals of welcoming immigrants and treating all people equally. -
Jonathan Turner/WVIK NewsFormerly known as the Child Abuse Council, the nonprofit agency provides child abuse prevention, education, and treatment programs for children and families, and earlier this month moved into the former JTM Concepts building at 420 23rd St., Rock Island, after 11 years in downtown Moline at 524 15th St.
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Birth to Five, an Illinois statewide agency focusing on early childhood, is making progress in its action plan for Region 49, which covers Rock Island County. -
An Augustana College professor is researching remote counseling and sound therapy for individuals with hearing disorders, such as hyperacusis, an increased sensitivity to sounds that people find irritating, annoying, or painful. -
Iowa 97th House Representative Ken Croken (D-Davenport) is holding a rally this Wednesday, Feb. 18th, to urge passage of a bipartisan bill in Congress that would allow veterans to collect both retirement and disability benefits. -
Illinois 94th House Representative Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) is supporting a proposal to repeal two laws that constrain law enforcement departments from assisting agents from the Department of Homeland Security. -
Violins of Hope Iowa will bring a powerful international cultural initiative to communities across the state through a unique collaborative residency featuring historic instruments connected to Jewish musicians and the Holocaust. -
One of the most famous love stories of all time will be danced by Ballet Quad Cities in Davenport, in a new version seen for the first time in its entirety since its debut 11 years ago. -
The Scott County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to reject an ordinance change that would allow construction of a new natural-gas power plant proposed for prime farmland east of Maysville, Iowa. -
The newly completed expansion of the MercyOne Genesis Eldridge Family Medicine at 301 N. 4th Ave., will officially open on Friday, Feb 13. -
The bill, SF2252, would amend the state’s major economic growth attraction, or MEGA program, to include sports stadiums. Currently, the program allows tax incentives for advanced manufacturing, biosciences, or research and development. It’s available for businesses that invest at least $1 billion in Iowa. -
Utilities Director Laura Williamson says the city inventoried 4,900 lead and galvanized pipes. She says the first phase of the program will include 400 properties in the vicinity of 4th Street and 16th Avenue.
