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Christian Care cut to 'skeleton staff'

Christian Care cut to 'skeleton staff'

Over the past three months, the staff at Rock Island’s Christian Care homeless shelter has helped Fred Balzer get back on his feet.

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Las Vegas mission a success, says Gluba

Davenport officials who traveled to the Global Gaming Expo this week hope what happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas.

Nov 21, 2009 | 2:30 am | Loading…

Clinton parish celebrates feast day with sister congregations in Peru

Although separated by thousands of miles, parishioners from Prince of Peace Parish in Clinton, Iowa and the parish of La Virgen Pura y Limpia in Sapillica, Peru joined together in joint celebrations last Sunday.

Nov 21, 2009 | 2:00 am | Loading…

Chiropractic good for health-care overhaul, Palmer vice chancellor says

Kurt Wood, vice chancellor for clinic affairs at Palmer College of Chiropractic, said the inclusion of chiropractic into the Senate health-care bill is recognition of the “significant contribution we can make in the health-care system.”

Nov 21, 2009 | 1:00 am | Loading…

Figge gets the Wright stuff

Figge gets the Wright stuff

The Figge Art Museum is devoting gallery space for the next several years to what is arguably one of the greatest names in architectural history.

Nov 21, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…

McBride shines in first night of concert tour

McBride shines in first night of concert tour

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Nov 20, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…

Illinois Republicans focus on jobs

SPRINGFIELD - With the economy among the top issues facing candidates for governor, some Republicans this week latched onto Illinois' growing unemployment numbers to focus on the issue.

Nov 20, 2009 | 11:15 pm | Loading…

Indicted contractor works on massive Arsenal-based contract

A Kuwaiti logistics company accused of defrauding the U.S. government on contracts for feeding troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Jordan is one of the contractors on the massive Arsenal-based contract known as LOGCAP, officials said.

Nov 20, 2009 | 11:05 pm | Loading…

Iraq war contractor with ties to Arsenal gets 15 more months

A man who admitted to offering bribes to land multimillion-dollar, Arsenal-Island-based Iraq war contracts but who breached his plea deal with prosecutors by hiding more than $7 million from federal authorities will spend 15 more months behind bars than his original sentence.

Nov 20, 2009 | 11:00 pm | Loading…

Animal rights activist pleads not guilty in University of Iowa vandalism

Animal rights activist pleads not guilty in University of Iowa vandalism

A journal and a lock-picking device seized during a search warrant at a Minnesota activist's home last year link him to the 2004 animal rights vandalism at the University of Iowa, federal authorities said Friday.

Nov 20, 2009 | 10:45 pm | Loading…

Riverboat Development Authority Grants

American Red Cross QC Chapter Youth Disaster Preparedness Programs $7,400.00

Nov 20, 2009 | 10:30 pm | Loading…

Riverboat Authority hands out $1.22M to 54 organizations

King's Harvest got a boost, but the Davenport Levee Improvement Commission's sprayground was the big money winner among the Riverboat Development Authority's fall grant recipients.

Nov 20, 2009 | 10:15 pm | Loading…

Aledo woman faces sexual abuse charges

ALEDO, Ill. -- A woman is being charged criminally with allowing her estranged husband to sexually abuse two children.

Nov 20, 2009 | 10:00 pm | Loading…

Edgar: Thomson likely would be safe

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois governor who ordered Thomson Correctional Center built said Friday he’s not worried about security if the prison eventually holds Guantanamo Bay detainees.

Nov 20, 2009 | 3:45 pm | Loading…

Genesis starting new ambulance garage in East Moline

Genesis starting new ambulance garage in East Moline

While East Moline residents debate whether to start their own ambulance service, the city’s current ambulance provider has decided to open a new ambulance garage on Avenue of the Cities.

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Police seek armed intruder suspect

CLINTON, Iowa — Clinton police are seeking information about a man who entered a Clinton apartment early Tuesday armed with a gun and demanded money from the resident.

Nov 20, 2009 | 2:25 pm | Loading…

Bridge deck repairs coming up on I-80 in Rock Island County

The Illinois Department of Transportation has rescheduled closing one westbound lane of Interstate 80 at the BNSF railroad bridge near Interstate 88 in Rock Island County. The closure is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning Monday and continuing through Wednesday.

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:20 pm | Loading…

I-80 lanes restricted at Iowa 1 in Iowa City

Construction work will bring lane closures to westbound Interstate 80 at the Iowa 1 interchange in Iowa City overnight Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation.

Nov 20, 2009 | 12:10 pm | Loading…

Library may be chilly

Visitors to Davenport’s Fairmount Branch Library today should be prepared for possible chilly conditions because construction work is being conducted in the library’s multipurpose space.

Nov 20, 2009 | 9:35 am | Loading…

Visitor Center renovations finished

A new outdoor sign at Union Station Visitor Center, Davenport, will complete the building’s $450,000 interior and exterior renovation project.

Nov 20, 2009 | 9:25 am | Loading…

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