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• Month Old Trash Pile Disappears Thanks to ‘Good Deed’

  Posted on: 3:57 pm, September 18, 2012, by , updated on: 04:01pm, September 18, 2012

  For one Quad Cities family it’s a sight that hasn’t been seen for weeks, a garbage truck that’s long overdue.... Read More ›

  

• Trash Piling Up for County Waste Inc. Customers

  Posted on: 3:10 pm, September 17, 2012, by , updated on: 09:24am, September 18, 2012

  Some customers are having trouble getting a local company to pick up trash they are contracted to haul away. Read More ›

  

• Dixon Hopes to put Silver Lining on Crundwell Scandal

  Posted on: 5:25 pm, September 14, 2012, by

  For the better part of this year, a cloud has hung over the City of Dixon, Illinois. Ever since Rita... Read More ›

  

• Concerns Over Public Access at Dock Site

  Posted on: 2:20 pm, September 13, 2012, by

  At yesterday’s Levy Improvement Commission members nearly unanimously approved a proposal to replace the old Dock Restaurant with a new... Read More ›

  

• New Proposal Levels Davenport’s Dock Restaurant

  Posted on: 4:02 pm, September 12, 2012, by

  Davenport’s Levy Improvement Commission has approved a proposal to demolish the building that once housed the riverfront “Dock Restaurant.” Raufeilsen... Read More ›

  

• Galesburg Residents Say “Not In My Backyard” to Proposed Motel Development

  Posted on: 5:11 pm, September 11, 2012, by

    The signs are loud and clear in Northern Galesburg. City leaders want to rezone and develop 27 acres of... Read More ›

  

• Toxic Mold Threatens Corn Crop

  Posted on: 6:32 pm, September 6, 2012, by

    It’s been a rough year for area farmers, but now many are wondering if their corn crops that have... Read More ›

  

• Fertilizer Plant Chooses Lee County; Some Wonder If ‘NIMBY’ Is To Blame

  Posted on: 4:53 pm, September 5, 2012, by

  After months of debating zoning issues, the biggest single capital investment in state history, plans for a massive 1.3 billion... Read More ›

  

• Fire Damages Double in Galesburg

  Posted on: 4:34 pm, September 4, 2012, by

  Galesburg firefighters have been scrambling this summer. It’s not that they’re seeing more fires; it’s just that many of the... Read More ›

  

• Politicans ‘Final Push’ Begins on Labor Day

  Posted on: 4:11 pm, September 3, 2012, by , updated on: 05:16pm, September 3, 2012

  A staple at Labor Day Parades everywhere, politicians and candidates will tell you this holiday weekend marks the start of... Read More ›

  

• River Drive Re-Opening Can’t Come Soon Enough

  Posted on: 4:46 pm, August 31, 2012, by

  It’s the end of the summer, and for a handful of Davenport businesses, hopefully the end of construction season. “Our... Read More ›

  

• Arsenal Drill Simulates Terrorist Attack

  Posted on: 3:49 pm, August 30, 2012, by

  More than 40 volunteer actors helped emergency responders on the Rock Island Arsenal practice dealing with a simulated terrorist attack.... Read More ›