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Does Illinois Even Allow A 4-Day School Week?
The school week isn't a whole 5 days for everyone in the country. The new school year is just about upon us and the debate resumes: do we like 4-day school weeks or not? Several districts in Iowa are signing on for it for the 2024-2025 school year. Like anything...
Illinois player wins $1 million Mega Millions prize playing online
The Illinois Lottery announced Wednesday an unidentified Illinois player has won $1 million playing Mega Millions online. The winning Illinois iLottery player matched five numbers, but not the Mega Ball, in the Tuesday night drawing to score the $1 million prize. The winning numbers were 19-23-30-33-50. The Illinois Lottery did not identify the...
In the wake of Sonya Massey's death, advocates want the state to act
Calls of “Justice for Sonya” rang through the sanctuary of a church on Chicago’s West Side on Tuesday at a rally hosted in response to the death of Sonya Massey on July 6. Massey, a Black woman, was killed in her home by Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy...
Listeria outbreak prompts Kroger recall of produce, dips sold in 5 states
A possible listeria contamination has prompted a flurry of recalls recently of vegetables, salsas and deli meat. Kroger shoppers in five states are once again being asked to check their fridges for products that may be contaminated.
Illinois Bug Warning: The Lone Star Tick Can Make You Really Sick
You're probably sick and tired of hearing and talking about bugs in Illinois after nearly a year of being pelted around the clock with information about the upcoming (now gone) historic cicada emergence in Illinois. Spoiler alert: Cicada-geddon totally lived up to the hype in some areas, while other areas...
Illinois study looks at health toll of homelessness
(WIFR) - People experiencing homelessness are more likely to have a reduced life expectancy and have a greater risk of being the victim of a violent assault or murder, a study from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) School of Public Health finds. The “Illinois Homelessness Morbidity and Mortality Report...
Prosecutors deny Supreme Court ruling sinks Madigan corruption case
(The Center Square) – Federal prosecutors said a narrow U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the federal bribery statute doesn't sink their corruption case against former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Defense attorneys for Madigan and co-defendant Michael McClain, a close Madigan associate, have said the case should be dropped after the Supreme Court blunted the federal bribery statute's scope with a June decision. Prosecutors told a judge that's plain wrong. ...
Rock Island-Milan teachers and educators to receive over $250K in PRIME Grants
ROCK ISLAND-MILAN, Ill. (KWQC) - Rock Island-Milan School district teachers and educators will receive a record grant for the 2024-2025 school year. According to a media release, the Rock Island-Milan Education Foundation will award $255,415 in Promoting Rock Island Milan Education Grants to RIMSD educators. PRIME Grants fund programs and...
Project NOW's new location renovations are underway
Project Now Executive Director Dwight Ford says the chosen Star Cres building will allow the non-profit to house all its services and be a more welcoming location for western Illinois residents. "One of the things I appreciate about that location is that it looked as if it was a premier...
QC Community Foundation grant helps WIU open bilingual childcare center, Rocky’s Play Space
The Quad Cities Community Foundation is helping Western Illinois University (WIU) tackle the issue of childcare in the area with a new bilingual center, according to a news release from the Foundation. The Foundation has granted $57,218 to Western Illinois University to support and develop Rocky’s Play Space, a bilingual early learning and family empowerment […]
Eastern Iowa Man Wins $50,000 Lottery Prize From Scratch-off Game
It never hurts to win some cash, especially in these times. A Quad Cities man scored himself a large chunk of change the other day after we won big with the Iowa Lottery. To be exact, he scored $50,000 and the place he bought the ticket from is right down the road from the Quad Cities metro.
QC Veterans Outreach Center founder Lola VanDeWalle receives Hometown Hero Award
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - In 2016 Lola VanDeWalle founded Quad Cities Veterans Outreach to serve those who serve our country. The non-profit serves more than 3,600 veterans in the Quad Cities area in a variety of ways including providing these services free of charge:. Food Pantry. Free Days Monthly to...
Davenport man diagnosed with cancer now faces new challenge: A stolen wheelchair
Rodney Morgan has recently experienced a streak of bad luck. With his recent cancer diagnosis, he’s doing his best to get to treatment. But now he’s unable to leave his apartment after someone stole his wheelchair. “I mean, dealing with everything I’ve been dealing with the last few...