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Attacks on USPS workers prompt employees to demand greater protection on the job
U.S. Postal Service workers across the Rockford area are joining letter carriers from across the country to demand greater protection on the job after recent attacks on mail delivery people. Rockford mail carrier Jay Larson was killed March 27 during a mass stabbing in southeast Rockford. Postal worker Octavia Redmond was shot to death...
Mulkey’s, Rock Island, closes to diners after 65 years
Mulkey’s, 3800 14th Ave., Rock Island, will be open on Sunday for breakfast – and that’s the last time it will be open for in-house dining. “We are heart broken to deliver this news, we are not able to keep our dine-in service,” the Mulkey family says in a Facebook post. “We have loved keeping your families fed and smiling since 1957, you are the heart and soul of our community.”
Harlem dominates Belvidere with Chicago Bears Chairman George McCaskey officiating
BELVIDERE, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The first varsity girls flag football game at Belvidere High School had a special guest. Chicago Bears Chairman of the Board George McCaskey was part of the three-man officiating crew for the game. McCaskey officiates and umpires multiple IHSA sports in the North Central Illinois area. The Bears have been one […]
Milan Village Leaders Says They Know Why Cannabis Dispensary Is Leaving
(Milan, IL) -- Nature's Treatment cannabis dispensary announced a move from Milan to Rock Island yesterday. Milan's mayor says he knows why... Milan Mayor Duane Dawson tells WQAD News 8 that the owners of Nature's Treatment (NTI) are "unhappy because we did not make them the exclusive cannabis dispensary in Milan,"
Hard Rock’s memorabilia in Rockford includes a connection to late fashion icon Virgil Abloh
ROCKFORD — At the gateway to the high limit room at the new Hard Rock Casino Rockford is a piece of music memorabilia connected to a Rockford native who reached the highest levels of the fashion industry. An outfit designed by late fashion icon Virgil Abloh, who died at...
Amish Haystack Dinner/Bake Sale to Benefit New School
Local Amish school children have a new school building in the Spring Valley, IL, area. To raise funds for supplies, a unique benefit, “Haystack Dinner and Bake Sale,” will be held Friday, September 13, 2024, from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. Carry-out food is available. “Proceeds will benefit our...
Devastating Fire Destroys Stadium Featured in ‘A League of Their Own’
A stadium featured in a movie that helped put Rockford, Illinois on the map has burned to the ground, according to reports from NBC Los Angeles. Explosion Destroys Movie-Famous Stadium Featured in Classic Baseball Films. With wooden grandstands that date back to 1937, the Jay Littleton Ball Park in Ontario,...
Everything To Know About Davenport & Rock Island Red, White & Boom Reschedule Date
The Quad Cities largest firework display had to be rescheduled this year due to flooding around Independence Day, and the rescheduled date is just around the corner. The new date has been set for Saturday, September 7th, 2024. According to the website, "The event and fireworks display will be held in downtown Davenport and Rock Island with fireworks at dusk. That evening, there will be family-friendly activities in LeClaire Park in Davenport and Schwiebert Riverfront Park in Rock Island. The Quad Cities River Bandits game will be held that night at Modern Woodmen Park."
Cannabis dispensary, smoking lounge, grow facility, beverage distributor, truck stop coming to Rock Island
ROCK ISLAND, Ill (KWQC) - A cannabis dispensary with the area’s first marijuana smoking lounge and a beverage distributor will relocate to Rock Island after the City Council unanimously approved plans Monday night. There are also plans for a 50,000-square-foot grow facility and a full-service truck stop. The city...
Ottawa City Council Sells Land For Future Development
The Ottawa City Council convened Tuesday afternoon for a special hearing including, among other things, the sale of a parcel of land at Route 6 and Technology Drive in Ottawa. The tight lipped Council only stated that the bid on the lot was accepted and the purchaser named was Ryan Companies US Inc. Promises of further information on the purchaser and what kind of business might be coming to town were given by Mayor Robert Hasty.
Los Angeles man arrested at DFW Airport after body found in backyard in Texas
PLANO, Texas (TCN) -- Police arrested a Los Angeles man at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after they found the body of an Illinois man in the backyard of a Texas home this week. According to the Plano Police Department, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, officers responded to a residence on Bending...
Former East Chicago police commander sentenced for selling drugs while on duty
HAMMOND, Ind. (WISH) — A former East Chicago police commander was sentenced Thursday for distributing drugs while on duty. Louis Arcuri Jr., 55, of Portage, Indiana, was sentenced after pleading guilty to distribution of cocaine. Arcuri Jr. was sentenced to 36 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release. He has been in […]
'We made it': Chicago baby who weighed less than 1 pound at birth released from hospital
After almost 10 months of staying in the NICU, a Northwest Side baby is finally heading home. Doctors, nurses, and family cheered on 25-week-old Nathan Zarate as he graduated from the NICU at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge.
Woman fatally shot while driving away from armed males in Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago police say
A woman was shot and killed inside a car Thursday morning on the city's South Side.The shooting happened during what police described as a desperate attempt by two women trying to escape gunfire, before one of them was shot in the head.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchTwo women were sitting in a vehicle around 11:11 a.m. in the 7000 block of South Vernon Avenue in Greater Grand Crossing, less than a half-mile away from a police station. They were approached by two unknown male offenders with guns, Chicago police said.A 27-year-old woman who was driving the...
Chicago Sky Coach Updates Chennedy Carter's Availability Against Caitlin Clark, Fever
The Chicago Sky are set to host the Indiana Fever on Aug. 30 for a primetime matchup between WNBA rookies Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese. Another star in the mix for the Sky is talented guard Chennedy Carter that's led them throughout the year. While Carter and Reese have had phenomenal ...
Developer wants to bring 2,000 homes to St. Charles
A plan for more than 2,000 homes west of St. Charles could convert largely rustic corn and soybean fields into suburban subdivisions. Pulte Home Co. LLC has filed a concept plan with the city of St. Charles to annex and construct residences and retail space as part of a 970-acre Charles Farm project.
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