Need to add a little fandom flair to your backpack? Looking for a last minute holiday gift? Come and make mini buttons out of discarded books and magazines! Join us at Eastern (6000 Eastern Avenue) on Thursday, December 21 at 4:00pm. We’ll have fun while making something special!

Rock Island, IL – As temperatures are expected to dip into single digits in the Quad Cities, more and more members of our community will be struggling to stay warm. Winter is a harsh time in the Quad City area and Christian Care is committed to helping those who are less fortunate. As an Emergency Warming Center, Christian Care opens its’ doors to those needing assistance when outside temperatures are below ten degrees and/or the wind chill is below zero.

CHICAGO (Dec. 3, 2017) — Today, Gov. Bruce Rauner and leaders of the Illinois Bicentennial Commission officially kicked off the state’s yearlong 200th birthday celebration at Fifth Third Bank Winter WonderFest at Navy Pier. Illinois Bicentennial will pay tribute to the people, places, and things that are being BORN, BUILT & GROWN in the nation’s fifth most populous state.

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley’s regional director based in Davenport, Penny Vacek, will hold office hours in Van Buren and Davis counties on Monday, December 11, 2017, and in Clinton, Scott and Jackson counties on Friday, December 15.   Vacek’s schedule is as follows:

Friday, December 15

Clinton County

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Clinton City Hall