DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 3, 2024) — Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) is pleased to announce a record $165,600 of property improvement grants were awarded to fifteen buildings in 2023-2024, leveraging over $1.6 million in private investment. Grant funds assist in the construction of downtown structural and core property improvements including tuckpointing, masonry, electrical, plumbing, demolition, architectural design, and more.

MOUNT CARROLL, ILLINOIS (May 31, 2024) — The Mount Carroll Community Foundation, The Foundation for Northwest Illinois, and the Illinois Arts Council have awarded Timber Lake Playhouse a series of grants to continue to offer opportunities for area youth in arts related programming.

COAL VALLEY, ILLINOIS (May 31, 2024) — The Niabi Zoo is excited to announce its membership in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Wildlife Confiscation Network. The network was set up to assist the USFWS, state, and local law-enforcement agencies in providing care and homes for smuggled and confiscated wildlife brought illegally into the United States.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (May 30, 2024) — Leaders with the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools (IARSS) spend time each year helping schools understand the state’s teacher-shortage crisis. As the school year ends, they help celebrate the educators who selflessly serve students across Illinois.