DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 24, 2021) — The Davenport Public Library invites the media to attend a Library Shopping Spree with the 2021 Summer Reading Teen Grand Prize Winner, Megan Sterbenz! Megan will be visiting Barnes and Noble at Northpark Mall with Library staff in order to choose $500 of books to be included in the Library's Young Adult Collection, and $50 to spend on herself as part of a prize called the Great Library Shopping Haul.

SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS (September 24, 2021) — The unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in all fourteen Illinois metropolitan areas in August for the fifth straight month according to preliminary data were released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). Jobs were up in all metro areas, with the exception of the Bloomington Metropolitan Statistical Area.

FINDLAY, OHIO (September 24, 2021) — Abigail Campbell, of Silvis, 61282, has enrolled at the University of Findlay for fall 2021. New students began their studies at UF on August 16.

Campbell is pursuing a degree in teaching English to speakers of other languages.

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 23, 2021) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small-business advocacy organization, announced today a multi-state paid-advertising campaign, including radio, print, and digital ads in targeted states and districts, including Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, encouraging Representative Cindy Axne (IA-03) to vote against devastating tax-hikes on small businesses.