The City of East Moline has been awarded a $128,000 grant through the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) Regional Site Readiness planning program, a news release says. The funding will support development efforts for the I-80/I-88 Industrial Site,

A grant from the State of Illinois is helping East Moline attract more industrial development to the city. An email from the Quad Cities Chamber says East Moline has been awarded a $128,000 grant through the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity’s (DCEO) Regional Site Readiness planning program.

“You can individually make a difference,” Moline Police Chief Darren Gault said in a video, “Without you, this epidemic, which is becoming the number one threat to public safety, cannot be stopped.” People with information can report it anonymously to Crimestoppers here.

This grant is a tremendous step forward in our ongoing efforts to attract industrial development and investment to East Moline,” Mayor Reggie Freeman said.

A Sterling man is charged after officials say there were several complaints about cocaine sales in the Sterling area.

Police are asking for the community's help in addressing juvenile crime after a series of crimes such as car thefts, including one where a 4-year-old was still in the car.

Students from Jacksonville and the surrounding area are among those who graduated from Western Illinois University.

MACOMB/MOLINE, IL— Western Illinois University is offering prospective students a valuable opportunity by waiving the $30 application fee throughout February for all undergraduate domestic applicants.

Chaminade at Quincy, 5:45 p.m. Peoria High at Galesburg, 6:30 p.m. Dunlap at United Township, 6:30 p.m. Polo – JT Stephenson 4 0-0 1 11, Mercer Mumford 3 1-2 1 10, Gus Mumford 5 8-10 1-2 4 22, Jordan Reed 1 0-0 1, 3, Noah Dewey 0 2-2 2 2, Aiden Messer 1 0-0 1 2. Totals: 14 FG, 3s: G.Mumford 4, M.Mumford 3, Stephenson 3, Reed, 11-14 FT, 12 Fouls.

December unemployment rates varied across Illinois metros, with job growth in some areas and decreases in others.

Terri Bryant urged employees to confide in her information pertaining to undocumented inmates. “I won’t rat you out," she wrote in a message posted to her social media accounts.

While hundreds of people – including FBI agents and volunteers throughout the Quad Cities – searched for a missing 4-year-old girl, she was safely in her home, according to Rock Island Police