MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 1, 2026) — Grab your witchy friends and get ready for a night out in Downtown Moline! Moline Centre is hosting its first-ever Witches Night Out on Friday, October 30, bringing an evening of Halloween fun, shopping, food, drinks, and activities to participating downtown businesses.

GALESBURG, ILLINOIS (September 30, 2026) — At its 2026 Opening Convocation, Knox College honored teaching excellence and welcomed its newest faculty members. Provost and Dean of the Faculty Melissa Glenn. introduced seven new members of the Knox faculty.

"These talented educators and scholars have joined us from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines," Glenn said.

"They will be enriching the intellectual life of the College."

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 30, 2026) — Arconic Davenport Works will welcome area students to its Learning Center on Friday, October 2, for a hands-on Manufacturing Day experience designed to introduce young people to the wide range of careers available in modern manufacturing.

The event will be held in two sessions: 9-11AM and 12-2PM, at the Arconic Learning Center in Bettendorf.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 30, 2026) — Western Illinois University (WIU)'s Museum Studies Graduate Program will have a strong presence at the 2026 Iowa Museum Association (IMA) Annual Conference, held Sunday, October 18–Tuesday, October 20, at Reiman Gardens in Ames, Iowa.

The program is an academic sponsor of the conference and nine current Museum Studies graduate students will attend and serve as conference volunteers.