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Davenport Police say officers working a detail at the Pride Week festival in the East Village on Friday received complaints of a business owner using offensive language and are following up on them.

Public forums about the district’s Vision 2020, which includes a facilities plan, will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 12 at West High School and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 at North High School. The dates were incorrect in Tuesday's edition.

COAL VALLEY — Opponents to a proposed residential development in Coal Valley are finding little reason for optimism.

As Alternating Currents returns to downtown Davenport for its second year in August, organizers have spent months searching for a headlining act that "fits the spirit" of the multi-concept mega festival that replaced River Roots Live.

Starting Wednesday, June 6, River Drive at Federal Street will be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic to allow for paving operations on East River Drive as part of sewer and pavement improvements taking place.

A Hilton branded, extended-stay hotel new to the Quad-City market will anchor the redevelopment planned at the former Lodge hotel site in Bettendorf.

The Davenport School Board will consider a modified list of options for closing schools, including Buffalo Elementary School, which was presented to the board as a committee-of-the-whole Monday by Superintendent Art Tate.

Opponents to a proposed residential development in Coal Valley are finding little reason for optimism.

Augustana College has filed a lawsuit against Rock Island alleging the city is responsible for the draining of the campus slough last year.

The Moline Police Department is looking for a man considered a person of interest in the May 29 armed robbery of a video gambling parlor.