BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 1, 2025) — This summer marked a milestone for Illinois philanthropy. The state’s charitable tax credit program — Illinois Gives entered a new era, with improvements that promise to empower donors and communities.

The achievement follows years of organization and advocacy by the Alliance of Illinois Community Foundations, a collaborative network of community foundations, including the Quad Cities Community Foundation.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 1, 2025) — Single game tickets for the 2025-2026 Quad City Storm regular season are on sale now. As of 10AM CT September 1, Storm fans can purchase tickets for all 29 regular season Storm games at QuadCityStorm.com, Ticketmaster.com, and the Vibrant Arena Box Office. Normal box office hours resume Tuesday September 2.

Members of the pit raise their mallets amid a percussion performance during the Cornhusker Marching Band's annual exhibition concert August 22 at Memorial Stadium. The band will make its regular-season debut September 6 at the stadium with pregame and halftime performances during Nebraska's football home opener against Akron

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (August 29, 2025) — On the Forbes list of Top Colleges again this year, Augustana College has been recognized as one of 25 private colleges around the country that offer students generous financial aid and scholarships. For all 25 schools on the Forbes list, scholarships cover at least half of the total cost of tuition.

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 27, 2025) — A member of Monmouth College's Board of Trustees with an extensive career as an executive in the food industry will deliver the college's Ninth Annual Wiswell-Robeson Lecture.

Robin Ottenad Galloway, a 1990 graduate of Monmouth, will speak at 7PM, September 8, in Dahl Chapel and Auditorium. Free and open to the public, her talk is titled "Consumer Food Trends, Food Labeling and the Supply Chain."

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN (August 27, 2025) — Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the country based on milk, is encouraged by the trade agreement framework between the US and EU announced on August 20 as a major step forward in establishing better market access and alignment between the two countries.

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (August 27, 2025) — Des Moines University (DMU) Medicine and Health Sciences is inviting high-school students to a free virtual Pre-Health Summit on Saturday, October 25, 9AM-12PM. The event is designed for students who are interested in exploring careers in health-care.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (August 27, 2025) — We’ve got costumes for everyone from the smallest trick-or-treater to the most seasoned costume connoisseur. Whether you’re looking to embody a pop culture icon or prefer something more traditional, we’ve got you covered with our unique mix of new and donated goods. And let’s be honest, where else can you find one-of-a-kind costumes that no one else at the party will be wearing?

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MOLINE, ILLINOIS (August 27, 2025) — People from throughout the Quad Cities area will join the fight against suicide at the Out of the Darkness (OOTD) Quad Cities Illinois Community Walk   on Sunday, September 21, in Moline. Sponsored by the Illinois Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the walk provides an opportunity for people impacted by su

Ava Landon (left) and Lydia Overcash will be nursing students and members of the Fighting Scots softball team, which is a major benefit of Monmouth's new partnership with OSF HealthCare

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (August 26, 2025) — If this year's Fighting Scots softball team finds itself short on athletic trainers, the squad can take comfort in the fact that it boasts two members of Monmouth College's inaugural class of nursing students.

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