11 Jan 2016

Take a Close Look at Social Security in 2016

By Steve Burke

By Nathaniel Sillin

If you're not close to retirement age, it's easy to ignore what Social Security is doing. However, some significant announcements late last year make now a very good time to pay attention.

What follows is a summary...

11 Jan 2016

Healthy Birth and Breastfeeding Event Iowa City

By Kristin Bergman

The 10th Annual Conscious Birth Summit will be held on Saturday and Sunday, January 16 & 17, 2016 at the Iowa City Public Library and at Heartland Yoga, Iowa City  fro...

11 Jan 2016

65th Troop Command Brigade receives new commander

By Illinois National Guard

SPRINGFIELD, IL (01/10/2016)(readMedia)-- Springfield, Ill. – Col. Rodney A. Thacker of Chatham, Illinois, took command of the 65th Troop Command based in Springfield, Illinois from Brig. Gen. Michael J. Glisson, of Festus, Missouri, during a ...

11 Jan 2016

Rauner Administration Statement on Labor Negotiations with AFSCME

By Catherine Kelly and Lance Trover

CHICAGO – The following statement is attributable to Lance Trover, Director of Communications for Governor Bruce Rauner:

“Today marked the 67th day of negotiations with AFSCME.  Like every previous session, AFSCME rejected all o...

11 Jan 2016

Rock Island Native Joins the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame

By Tina Potthoff

Andy Schroeder chosen as Hy-Vee’s 2015 Staff Member of the Year

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 8, 2016) — Rock Island, Illinois, native Andy Schroeder has been named to the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame. Schroeder, assistant vice p...

11 Jan 2016

Terrorists Arrested Entered the U.S. as Refugees

By Grassley Press

Friday, January 8, 2016

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley made the following statement after speaking with a Department of Homeland Security official about the terrorists who were recently captured in Houston and Sacram...

11 Jan 2016

Latest FOIA Release on Clinton Emails

By Grassley Press

Friday, January 8, 2016

Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after the latest release of emails from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pursuant to a Freedom of Informa...

11 Jan 2016

Smiddy Sponsored New Law Protecting Public Servants

By Paul Ferrero

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Recognizing the importance of protecting those who serve our communities, state Rep. Mike Smiddy, D-Hillsdale, sponsored a new law that will increase penalties for assaulting a peace officer, fire fighter, emergency manag...

11 Jan 2016

The End of Open Enrollment Coming Fast

By Kendra Smith

The end of open enrollment for MarketPlace health insurance is fast approaching on January 31st, and January 15th is the last day to sign up for a health insurance plan that is effective February 1st

The Project of the Quad Cities (TPQC...

11 Jan 2016

Q&A: Iowa Caucuses With U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley

By Grassley Press

Q: Why are the Iowa caucuses so significant?

A:  For more than four decades, presidential candidates have come to Iowa to test the electoral waters. That’s because the Iowa caucuses serve as the first contest in the nation on the...

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