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Roads open as rivers recede
Receding river levels have prompted Quad-Cities officials to resume traffic on several routes that had been threatened by.......
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Second person dies in Carroll County grain bin accident
MOUNT CARROLL, Ill. (AP) — A grain bin accident in northwestern Illinois has left two people dead and a third hospitalized in serious condition. Authorities were called around 10 a.m........
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King Center bursts with activity during day camp
ROCKISLAND -- For evidence that the Martin Luther King Community Center is providing a valuable service in Rock Island, just peek into the building on any day of summer camp.
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Online school registration a money-saver for school district
MOLINE -- School administrators on Wednesday said a new registration system requiring high school and middle schoolers to sign up online is working a little better each day.
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Man finds new purpose in cross-country bike ride
This summer Randy Rquist has ridden his new bicycle through the desert of Nevada and over the Rocky Mountains.
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Mercer schools expect half a million less in state aid
Like most Illinois schools, the Mercer County School District is expecting a significant reduction in general state aid due to.......
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Stocks up on earnings, drop in unemployment claims
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose Thursday after upbeat earnings reports and a modest drop in claims for unemployment benefits.......
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Foreclosure activity up across most US metro areas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Households across a majority of large U.S. cities received more foreclosure warnings in the first six.......
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AP survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend.......
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Fed survey: Recovery slows in some places
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pace of economic activity has slowed or held steady in parts of the country, revealing a choppy path back.......
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Congress ready to pass aviation safety measures
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is getting ready to pass tough new aviation safety measures that were developed in response to a.......
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Boeing 2Q profit falls; 747-8 may slip into 2011
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Boeing Co.'s second-quarter profit fell 21 percent, as revenue dropped in both its commercial airplane and.......
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Announcing the opening of Gaye’s Gallery of Gifts to the Cambridge Main Street community
Press release submitted by Henry County Courthouse
CAMBRIDGE, Ill. (July 26, 2010) - The letters that once spelled out Humphrey's Barber Shop on a store front windowpane in downtown.......
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Hulu viewership plunge highlights hard task of measuring audience
McClatchy Newspapers Hulu has been hailed as the future of television, but its reputation has been based in part on.......
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Davenport escapee sought by police
A man serving time at a state residential correctional facility in Davenport was on the run Wednesday night.
At about 6:15 p.m., the Davenport Police Department said Robert Rhone, 23,.......
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Davenport man arrested after night of partying soured
A Davenport man was arrested in Iowa City Tuesday after he allegedly stabbed a friend in the leg.
James Robert Cosmo Flansburg-Sivell, 20, of 2311 Ripley St., Davenport, led police on a.......
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Moline Gas Land robbed Wednesday; neighbor charged in hold-up
The Gas Land convenience store in Moline was robbed early this morning and a Moline man was arrested shortly thereafter and.......
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Former National Bank employee and 2 others create counterfeit checks
A federal grand jury on indicted three men Wednesday for creating counterfeit checks to draw on customers' accounts at a bank.......
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Police find sex offender said to have cut off GPS tracking device
A registered sex offender who allegedly cut off his GPS tracking device was arrested by Davenport police Monday night, said.......
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Former employee asks Moline Library lawsuit dismissed
A former Moline Public Library employee and the library's former director have filed federal court documents asking that a.......
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Man shot Tuesday night in Davenport
Davenport police are investigating a Tuesday night shooting.
According to Davenport Police Sgt. Kevin Marxen, police were notified just before 9 p.m. Tuesday of a shooting at 5624 N........
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Former labor local president faces embezzlement charges
The former president of a Quad-Cities area labor local is facing federal embezzlement charges, according to records for the.......
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Moline police report for July 22, 2010
Moline Police Department Printed Incident Report Summary for Public 7/23/2010 9:51:41AM 2010-009125 On 7/22/2010 06:41 A.M. a.......
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- Silvis police report for July 21-27, 2010
- East Moline police report for July 27, 2010
- Rock Island police report for July 27, 2010
- Moline police report for July 27, 2010
- Man pleads not guilty to charges of biting police officer
- Man charged with arson in multiple fires at same address
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Big guns jump aboard Giannoulias campaign
SPRINGFIELD — The man who helped President Barack Obama capture the White House is now trying to ensure a Democrat.......
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State treasurer candidate wants consolidation, overhaul
State Sen. Dan Rutherford, the Republican candidate for Illinois state treasurer, said in Moline Monday he wants to consolidate the office with that of the state comptroller.
Sen. Rutherford, R-Pontiac, said consolidating the two offices would save money and more importantly show the.......
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Lioen jumps on pay-cut bandwagon
Mark Lioen, the Republican candidate for 72nd District state representative, is joining the "Give Ten.......
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Brady cites jobs, budget as top issues in governor's race
Illinois State Sen. Bill Brady, the Republican candidate for governor, used his time with the editorial board at The Dispatch/Rock Island Argus on Friday to learn more about the local area while briefly outlining his plans to fix the ailing state budget.
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Treasurer candidate Kelly opposes plan to close satellite offices
Robin Kelly, the Democratic candidate for Illinois state treasurer, said Friday she opposes her Republican opponent's call to close the six state treasurer's satellite offices, including one in Rock Island.
State Sen. Dan Rutherford, R-Pontiac, the GOP candidate, maintains the.......
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Simon tours R.I. plant: 'Exciting to see what's happening'
In 2004, Stephanie Acri purchased Evans Premium Manufacturing in Rock Island, fulfilling her dreams of becoming an entrepreneur.
As president and owner, Ms. Acri has taken the cylindrical steel manufacturer to new heights, continuing its long history as a thriving local employer. Such.......
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Donor lists missing from campaign reports
SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois State Board of Elections set a Tuesday deadline for all of the state's political candidates to.......
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Dueling for dollars: Quinn, Brady war chests both show $2.3 million
SPRINGFIELD — Both men running for Illinois governor are bragging about their fundraising prowess.
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Morthland proposes 10 percent salary cuts for elected officials
MOLINE -- Rich Morthland, the Republican candidate for the District 71 seat in the Illinois General Assembly, has proposed cutting his salary and those of all Illinois lawmakers and county elected officials by 10 percent.
At a Tuesday news conference in Rock Island County Republican.......
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Editorial: 'Nothing is what it is, everything is what it isn't'
Alice in Wonderland informs us, "If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because.......
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Don't rain on this parade
Floods. Thunderstorms. Torrential downpours. Summertime in the Midwest offers plenty of reasons to call things off.
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Editorial: How low? Stop asking
Which would you prefer? Eatings bugs in the jungle or parading your daughters before the cameras and subjecting them to details of how their foul-mouthed, ethically challenged father schemed to sell.......
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Editorial:A furlough from reality
Gov. Pat Quinn has made a real mess of his plan to make merit compensation employees at the state take 24 furlough days this.......
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July Schilling poll shows 17th Congressional District in play
Is U.S. Rep. Phil Hare, D-Rock Island, in jeopardy of losing to a Republican in the 17th Congressional District?
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Letter:Democrats for Schilling not 'Hare-brained' idea
Hare-brained idea?
On July 23rd a letter from a Phil Hare supporter appeared. She was offended by a banner at the.......
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Letter: Don't use taxpayer money on your campaign mailers
Dear Congressman Phil Hare,
Please stop using taxpayer money to send out mailers campaigning for yourself. I find it.......
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Guest View: Family forgives trespasses, even from stinkweeds
As children, one of Betty's rules was that we -- as siblings -- were to take care of each other. We could fight all we wanted.......
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Don't you know there's still a war on?
A recent headline on the New York Daily News website was blunt: "In case you've forgotten," it read, "we're at war."
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Autopsy planned after fatal lightning strike
PONTIAC, Ill. (AP) — Officials in Livingston County say a lightning strike appears to have killed a 57-year-old man. Coroner.......
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Chicago boy fatally shot while riding bike
CHICAGO (AP) — A 13-year-old Chicago boy is dead after he was shot multiple times while riding his bicycle. Authorities say.......
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Blagojevich jurors heading back to court to deliberate for first full day
CHICAGO (AP) — A pre-algebra teacher, a former Marine and an avid marathon runner are among the 12 jurors meeting.......
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Lowered bond sought for accused school official
HARRISBURG, Ill. (AP) — The attorney for a southern Illinois school board president accused of sexually assaulting a.......
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Man charged with stealing rings from dead woman
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (AP) — Police in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove say a former hospital worker accused of stealing the.......
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Woman's cremated remains lost in mail
CHICAGO (AP) — Relatives of a Chicago woman who died in retirement in Arizona last month say they are afraid she will never.......
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Homeless man, teen charged in murder
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. (AP) — A homeless man and a teenager are being held without bond in connection with the death of a.......
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Former priest released from prison
LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — State officials say a former Illinois priest convicted of sexual abuse has been released after.......
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Illinois postal worker dies in train accident
MOUNT VERNON, Ill. (AP) — A mail carrier was killed when his work truck was hit by a train in southern Illinois........
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