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Devo's May 9 show at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway will be their first show in the city since Boston's Josh Hager joined the band in 2014. Hager was previously in the Boston-based alternative rock ...
It’s intoxicating, not at all theartsdesk on Vinyl ’s usual thing but achieving soaring lift-off, nonetheless. Comes in photo ...
Over the years, I’ve been at Guantánamo during two presidential inaugurations, a few hurricane warnings, and a couple of my ...
The City of Rock Island has announced its partnership with Planet Holly LLC to manage and operate the Quad Cities Regional ...
Chalk Art Fest will return to downtown Rock Island May 31 and June 1, with activities for people of all ages, a news release says. Quad Cities Chalk Art Fest (OurQuadCities.com) This free, two-day ...
QC Farmers Market is moving to the 1800 block of 2nd Avenue and will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Saturday from May 31 to Oct. 25.
Jerry Schreiner wants the city of Rock Island to stop harassing him. Schreiner, the owner of Vander Vending, 500 16th St., Rock Island, confronted city council members Monday night, saying he ...
With help from the Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office, the city’s Emergency Response Team made repeated attempts to get everyone to exit voluntarily. Eventually, six individuals, including ...
The Rotary Club of Rock Island awarded $33,000 in grants to three local organizations through its charitable foundation, the Rock Island Rotary Foundation. The grants were announced and presented ...
A Walmart Supercenter will be built at Watch Tower Plaza next year, creating 400 jobs and generating an estimated $1.3 million in sales taxes for the city of Rock Island. Rock Island Mayor Dennis ...
A majority of the building was razed by Friday. Valley Construction of Rock Island was beginning to move the debris, clearing space to finish demolishing the foundation. A portion of the back ...
VALPARAISO — For centuries, lighthouses have warned mariners about the treacherous rocks their ships can run afoul of. In Valparaiso, lighthearted signs, pink flamingos and other makeshift ...