10 Feb 2026

Registration Open for the Project NOW Conference

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2026) — We are excited to present our 4th Annual Rooting Out Poverty Conference being held April 9 — please join us at the Quad Cities Waterfront Convention Center.

It’s a day of exploring affordable housing, justice issues, education, health-care, and economics that impact all of us but, particularly low wage earners.

The day-long event features state and regional leaders doing the work to promote human dignity for all.

10 Feb 2026

Hy-Vee Shares Top Five Gifts to Give Your Valentine

By Zach Tecklenburg

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (February 10, 2026) — In advance of Valentine’s Day, Hy-Vee has put together the top five gifts for Valentine’s Day based on popular trends. The top five items include:

10 Feb 2026

Ava Hartman of Milan, Illinois, Named to Eastern Illinois University Fall 2025 Dean's List

By Josh Reinhart

CHARLESTON, ILLINOIS (February 10, 2026) — Ava Hartman, of Milan, Illinois, has been named to Eastern Illinois University's Fall 2025 Dean's List in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.

Majoring in Environmental Biology, Hartman is among more than 940 EIU students honored for their hard work and dedication in the classroom last semester.

10 Feb 2026

Jacob Rapps of Geneseo, Illinois, Named to University of Arkansas Chancellor's List

By Brandy Bartholomew

AYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS (February 10, 2026) — The University of Arkansas is recognizing students for earning a place on the Fall 2025 Chancellor's List, the university's highest semester academic honor for undergraduates.

Jacob Rapps of Geneseo joins a select group of students who have achieved a 4.0 grade-point average for the semester while completing at least twelve credit hours of coursework required for graduation.

06 Feb 2026

Michael Henderson of Muscatine, Iowa, Named to Fall Deans' Commendation List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

By Sean Hagewood

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (February 6, 2026) — Michael Henderson of Muscatine has been named to the Deans' Commendation List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year.

Henderson, a junior majoring in PGA golf management, was named to the Dean's Commendation List for the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

More than 400 students at Nebraska were named to the Commendation List for the fall semester.

06 Feb 2026

Quad City Tennis Club Ribbon-Cutting July 9 — Mark Your Calendars

By Deanna Jensen-Valliere

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (February 6, 2026) — Quad City Tennis Club will hold a ribbon cutting to celebrate their new grass tennis courts on Tuesday, July 9, 10AM.  The facility is located at 1528 47th Avenue in Moline, Illinois.

Grass Tennis is coming to the Quad Cities!  Their three new state-of-the-art grass tennis courts will be opening this summer along with a tournament on July 9 and July 10.

06 Feb 2026

Global “Dubai Chocolate” Trend Arrives in the Quad Cities — Handmade by Refugee Artisans

By Leslie Klipsch

DAVENPORT, IOWA (February 6, 2026) — A chocolate trend that’s been capturing attention for its rich flavor and Middle Eastern roots has found a home in the Quad Cities — and it’s being handcrafted by refugee neighbors rebuilding their lives.

06 Feb 2026

Backyard Birds/Wapsi River Environmental Education Center

By Rebecca Baugh

DIXON, IOWA (February 6, 2026) — On Saturday, February 14, 9:30AM, there will be a Backyard Birds program held at the Wapsi River Environmental Education Center in Dixon, Iowa.

Join Naturalist Becky to learn how to identify and attract backyard birds! Plus learn about the global citizen science program, the Great Backyard Bird Count.

06 Feb 2026

National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Jobs Report: New Small Business Employment Index Shows Balanced Job Market

By Leah Courtney

DES MOINES, IOWA (February 6, 2026) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)’s 

06 Feb 2026

Back for Its 46th Year at Monmouth College, Great Decisions Discussion Series to Begin February 11

By Barry McNamara

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (February 6, 2026) — Monmouth College's annual Great Decisions series on foreign affairs will begin February 11 and run through the next-to-last Wednesday in April.

"One of my favorite aspects of this series is that we always have a diverse audience, including members of our campus community as well as the surrounding community," said political science professor Mike Nelson, who's organized the series the past several years.

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