North Fairmount Street will be closed from 7am to 3pm to SOUTHBOUND traffic only starting Tuesday, March 28th to allow for cleaning of the west ditch line. Estimated completion date is Thursday, March 30th.

Please follow the posted detour signs - Hillandale Road & Hickory Grove Road behind Harlan's are the approved detours.

With the return of warmer weather, several attractions re-open their doors.

NOTE: This evening, Congress is expected to vote on the repeal of the ACA before leaving for the weekend. There is a possibility that Congress may be in session late Friday and into the weekend, which would mean Loebsack would miss these events. If the schedule changes, we will update with an advisory later today.

CLINTON – Visit YWCA’s STEAM Saturday

WHO              Congressman Dave Loebsack

- Roughly 1.4 million Illinois job seekers affected -

-- Incident validates benefits of enterprise approach to cybersecurity --

--- Comptroller refuses to fund enterprise approach ---

CHICAGO - Governor Bruce Rauner announced today he has appointed Don Edwards to the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. Edwards’ passion for the university’s success and extensive background in financial management will be an excellent addition to the board.

CHICAGO - Following the announcement that House Republicans are prepared to put the requisite number of votes on an historic state-city pension reform deal, Governor Bruce Rauner once again called on the General Assembly to swiftly pass the legislation that would save taxpayers around the state billions of dollars, address an urgent request from the City of Chicago and help move Illinois forward.  The legislation, sponsored by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and 25 othe

LINCOLN, NE (03/24/2017)-- Anna Fobair of Bettendorf is among 20 students on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2017 National Student Advertising Competition team, which will compete in the American Advertising Federation District 9 Regional contest in Kansas City, Missouri, on April 14.

Fobair is a junior advertising and public relations, and broadcasting major in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa today made the following comment on President Trump’s announcement of a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

JOHNSTON, IA - March 24, 2017 -  As our nation celebrates National Ag Week, let's recognize the roots of "The Corn State" we call home. Iowa's world-class corn production system didn't occur overnight. It happened because of our rich natural resource base and several determined corn farmer-visionaries who put Iowa on the map.

Iowa City, IA (March 24, 2017) – In addition to recognizing outstanding nurses every year, the 100 Great Iowa Nurses program is proud to offer financial education awards to support graduate-level nursing students in Iowa. The program announced three $1,500 awards this year to students pursuing an MSN, DNP, or PhD.

This year’s recipients are:

Dawn Bowker, Polk City, New Mexico State University

Tenaea Jeppeson, Newell, Allen College

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