26 Oct 2017

Candlelight service to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

By Jennifer Robb

Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities (MCCQC) invites the community to attend Love, Light and Healing, a contemplative candlelight service to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The service will be held on Saturday, October 28 at 6:00 pm.

25 Oct 2017

Halloween Parade & Trick-or-Treat

By Tiffany Thorndike

Bring the kiddos to downtown Davenport this Saturday, October 28th 2pm for the annual City of Davenport Halloween parade. The 55 entry parade kicks off from 3rd & Brady Streets, rain or shine! Please see the attached maps for road closure information and info on where to park.

Trick-or-treat in Davenport is Tuesday, October 31st 5:30p-7:30p. Please use extra caution on your commute home and don't forget to turn on (or off) your front porch light!

25 Oct 2017

State of Illinois sells $4.5 billion in bonds

By Elizabeth Tomev

CHICAGO (Oct. 25, 2017) — Today the State sold $4.5 billion in general obligation bonds to pay down a portion of Illinois' roughly $15 billion backlog of unpaid bills. Proceeds from today's bond sale, together with the proceeds from the $1.5 billion Series 2017ABC general obligation bonds that were sold competitively last week, will be used to help cut the State's backlog approximately in half by June 2018.

The State received orders from more than 100 institutional investors.

25 Oct 2017

Iowa Part of $220 Million Multistate Settlement with Deutsche Bank for Rigging Interest Rate Benchmarks

By Geoff Greenwood

LIBOR manipulation hurt government entities and not-for-profits in Iowa and nationwide; IPERS to receive $112,800

25 Oct 2017

"Post-Modernism vs Modernism: is there a difference?" ISE Oct. 26th. 2017

By The Institute for Cultural & Healing Traditions, Ltd

Independent Scholars’ Evenings.  Oct 26th. 2017 

7.00 p.m.

 Post-Modernism  vs  Modernism :  Is there a difference? 

 Art history and Literary/Cultural categories are a perimeter set out by art critics and historians. Are they valid for all or is it a category only for critics themselves?

Open discussion.

25 Oct 2017

Gov. Rauner: The people scored a victory on job creation

By Patty Schuh

Springfield (Oct. 25, 2017) – Governor Bruce Rauner issued the following statement following General Assembly action on Senate Bill 1905:

“The people of Illinois scored a victory today. The House of Representatives rejected efforts to close a door to job opportunity here.

Instead, courageous House lawmakers stood together to dump the old playbook and move forward to make Illinois more competitive.

25 Oct 2017

Family Resources holds ribbon cutting and open house for new Clinton office

By Sarah Tisinger

CLINTON, Iowa – Family Resources will hold an open house 1:30-3 p.m. Thursday, November 2 to celebrate the new Clinton office at 240 N. Bluff Boulevard. The Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce will perform a ribbon cutting at 1:30 p.m. The public is invited to speak with staff and learn more about Family Resources.

25 Oct 2017

Scott County Juvenile Diversion Programs- Ribbon Cutting

By Jeremy Kaiser

The Scott County Board of Supervisors will be conducting a ribbon cutting ceremony to recognize the completion of the Scott County Juvenile Diversion Programs space. The ceremony will take place at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday October 31, 2017 at 500 W 4th Street, the east side of the building. Following the ribbon cutting Juvenile Detention and Diversion Program Staff will lead a tour of the new space.

25 Oct 2017

The Party With A Purpose: Holiday Hat Bash Kicks Off The Giving Season

By Samantha Meier

Davenport, IA – In 2008, Lenora sent a letter thanking someone named “Kate” from CASI, the Center for Active Seniors in Davenport. Kate had given a gift and a card to Lenora. At 89 years old, she didn’t receive too many visitors, let alone Christmas gifts. In fact, it was the ONLY Christmas gift she had received.

25 Oct 2017

Silk Scarves to Dye For

By Jennifer Carter

Clinton, IA /October 24, 2017 – Join us on Saturday November 11 at 11:30am - learn the art of tie dyeing with additional techniques such as stamping and marbling to make a multicolored scarf without the mess of traditional dyes.

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