ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS (August 1, 2024) — The Illinois AFL-CIO wrapped up its 46th Constitutional Convention at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare in Rosemont.

Four-hundred delegates asserted their trust in the leadership of IL AFL-CIO President Tim Drea and Secretary-Treasurer Pat Devaney by voting to re-elect President Drea, Secretary-Treasurer Devaney, and the Executive Board to a four-year term.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 1, 2024) — The Doris and Victor Day Foundation Board awards $800,500 to 44 charitable organizations through its annual grants program.

These organizations will, in turn, significantly impact the Quad Cities, enhancing the lives of its residents and contributing to its development.

The contributions, a testament to the foundation's long-term commitment, stemmed from a significant ten-million-dollar gift from the Doris Day Estate in 1987.

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 31, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a fifteen-state coalition in supporting [former] President [Donald] Trump’s appeal of a court order wrongly fining him more than $350 million.

Paying homage to the beloved Monmouth chemistry professor Richard "Doc" Kieft, the students who gave undergraduate research talks July 18 in the Pattee Auditorium are pictured with their faculty who guided them on their projects.