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Illinois State Fair transitions to digital tickets for 2026 #QuadCities
Illinois State Fair transitions to digital tickets for 2026
After a successful trial in 2025, the Illinois State Fair will transition to digital ticketing for 2026, according to a news release that says this modernization will provide guests with a more con…
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December 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Kewanee Police provide update on Child Passenger Safety Initiative #QuadCities
Kewanee Police provide update on Child Passenger Safety Initiative
As 2025 comes to a close, the Kewanee Police Department is providing an update on its ChildPassenger Safety Initiative, a community safety program launched in June of 2024, a news release says. The…
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December 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Riverdale Rams defeat Orion 74-61
Riverdale Rams defeat Orion 74-61
The Riverdale Rams beat Orion 74-61 in Erie on December 29.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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Governor selects colonel from QCA as Illinois National Guard leader #QuadCities
Governor selects colonel from QCA as Illinois National Guard leader
Gov. JB Pritzker has selected Illinois Air National Guard Director of Staff Colonel Steven B. Rice of Morrison, Ill., as the next assistant adjutant general – air of the Illinois National Guard, a …
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December 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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Learn about sports tourism at upcoming Visit Quad Cities event #QuadCities
Learn about sports tourism at upcoming Visit Quad Cities event
Visit Quad Cities, the region’s official destination marketing organization (DMO), has announced that AccelerateVQC: The Power of Sports Tourism will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 11 at at Vibrant Ar…
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December 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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Corrections officer finds unresponsive inmate in Clinton County Jail #QuadCities
Corrections officer finds unresponsive inmate in Clinton County Jail
An unresponsive inmate was found in a cell about 12;25 p.m. Sunday when a Clinton County Jail correctional officer was conducting routine cell checks, according to a news release from the Clinton C…
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December 30, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Ohl Strong donates $80,000 to Trinity Cancer Center for pancreatic cancer patients #QuadCities
Ohl Strong donates $80,000 to Trinity Cancer Center for pancreatic cancer patients
While the Iowa Hawkeyes battled the USC Trojans in the Los Angeles Coliseum on November 15, over 250 people gathered at the Eldridge community center. While they did wholeheartedly cheer on the Haw…
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December 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Winds calming down but still frigid tonight #QuadCities
Winds calming down but still frigid tonight
While we have been experiencing fairly strong winds throughout the weekend, we are still seeing some of those strong winds for today. However, as we head to the rest of the evening and night wind s…
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December 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Recycle Christmas trees in Muscatine #QuadCities
Recycle Christmas trees in Muscatine
The gifts have been unwrapped, the cookies are gone, and the Christmas tree has given its final sparkle. As households begin packing away decorations and looking ahead to the new year, the City of …
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December 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Standard Forwarding Freight suspending service #QuadCities
Standard Forwarding Freight suspending service
An East Moline trucking company is suspending service and cutting its workforce. Standard Forwarding Freight made the announcement in a news release: Effective December 29, 2025, following a compre…
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December 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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Celebrate Noon Year’s Eve at the Family Museum #QuadCities
INTERVIEW: Celebrate Noon Year's Eve
Quad-City families can celebrate 2026 without staying up until midnight! Ally Sweeney joined Our Quad Cities News to talk about Noon Year’s Eve at the Family Museum in Bettendorf. For more in…
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December 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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‘Super flu’ cases rising across US: What to know #QuadCities
'Super flu' cases rising: What to know
The “super flu” is a variant of influenza A H3N2 called subclade K. Historically, similar variants have caused more severe disease and taken longer to recover from.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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River Action Bald Eagle Days booth teaches conservation #QuadCities
River Action Bald Eagle Days booth teaches conservation
Learn all about conservation and water stewardship at River Action’s interactive booth at Bald Eagle Days. Bald Eagle Days runs January 9 – 11 at the QCCA Expo Center, 2621 Fourth Avenue in Rock Is…
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December 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Learn about surgical weight loss at UnityPoint Health #QuadCities
Learn about surgical weight loss at UnityPoint Health
A free community event from UnityPoint Health will help people learn more about surgical weight loss options. The “Bariatric Program Informational Event” will be on Thursday, Jan. 15 from 5:30 R…
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December 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Brissman Foundation awards $161,000 to 36 nonprofits #QuadCities
Brissman Foundation awards $161,000 to 36 nonprofits
Funding from the Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Foundation, administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation, is helping 36 nonprofits that work to improve the quality of life in Mi…
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December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Davenport man arrested; charged with escaping work release center #QuadCities
Davenport man arrested; charged with escaping work release center
A Davenport man is in the Scott County Jail after police say he escaped from a Work Release Center and destroyed a GPS monitor. Ryan Scarbrough (Scott County Jail) On December 18 at about 5 p.m., a…
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December 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Clinton tree pickup starts Jan. 5 #QuadCities
Clinton tree pickup starts Jan. 5
Clinton residents have a few more days to pack up the decorations on their live trees before disposal. Clinton Public Works will pick up live Christmas trees starting the week of January 5. Trees m…
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December 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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An active night of weather to end the holiday weekend #QuadCities
An active night of weather to end the holiday weekend
With the Christmas weekend coming to a close for tonight we are going to be seeing a night of active weather here in the Quad Cities. For starters, the wind, wind speeds are going to maintain their…
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December 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Judge: City of Davenport acted unlawfully in process of settlements of nearly $300,000 #QuadCities
Judge: City of Davenport acted unlawfully in process of settlements of nearly $300,000
A judge has ruled that the City of Davenport violated Iowa law when it awarded large settlements to two employees, according to a ruling filed Dec. 23 in Scott County Court. Mike Meloy represents D…
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December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Icestravaganza back in Davenport #QuadCities
Icestravaganza back in Davenport
The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) is pleased to announce that Icestravaganza will be held January 16–18, 2026, at the Freight House in Downtown Davenport. “This year’s This is Iowa theme is …
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December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Is it too late to get a flu shot against the ‘super’ K variant? #QuadCities
Is it too late to get a flu shot against the ‘super’ K variant?
Much of the concern this flu season is coming from the spread of subclade K, a subtype of influenza A. Similar subtypes have historically caused more hospitalizations and deaths than other strains.…
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December 28, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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What’s ahead as Affordable Care Act subsidies expire? #QuadCities
What’s ahead as Affordable Care Act subsidies expire?
As a risk of another government shutdown and a January 30 spending deadline loom, lawmakers work to see if they can address spiking health care premiums. Our Quad Cities News correspondent Chad Per…
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December 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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How much money will the $1.8B Powerball winner actually bring home? #QuadCities
How much money will the $1.8B Powerball winner actually bring home?
The headline jackpot rarely reflects what a lottery winner ultimately keeps.
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December 28, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Big changes coming in the Quad Cities weather Sunday #QuadCities
Big changes coming in the Quad Cities weather Sunday
So far this weekend, the big weather stories are the dense fog and mild temperatures. However, that’ll be changing Sunday as we go from fall weather to winter weather in just hours. Light win…
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December 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Warkins Classic: Wethersfield victorious over Rockridge, 50-36
Warkins Classic: Wethersfield victorious over Rockridge, 50-36
Wethersfield girls basketball victorious, 50-36 over Rockridge at the Warkins Classic. Wethersfield ready to go before tip-off.
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December 28, 2025 at 4:28 AM