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CLARKSVILLE, Iowa — "Poppe" that champagne: An Iowan has won this year's "American Idol."

A TIF package worth $800,000 will allow McLaughlin Body Company to consolidate operations and renovate the former International Harvester Farmall Works.

Davenport Schools Superintendent Art Tate removed the option of closing a high school from the district Vision 2020 plan and replaced it with another one: Consider closing a rural school that is part of the Davenport School District.

Democratic candidate for governor Cathy Glasson sought to distinguish herself from her rivals for the party’s nomination in a campaign stop Monday in Davenport , saying that single-payer health care coverage is the only way to look out for the…

Owners of non-motorized watercraft in Illinois no longer will be required to purchase water usage stamps this summer before they paddle on state lakes and rivers.

Though a bill that would expand the Quad-City International Airport's taxing authority didn't take off as planned this legislative session, officials are hoping the issue isn't grounded.

River Bend Foodbank is closer than ever before to ending hunger, president and CEO Mike Miller said Monday.

The state of Illinois has designated two tracts in Rock Island for a federal program aimed at attracting private investment to low-income areas. However, the two areas, which are on Rock Island's northwest side, were not the ones the city…

Heartland Financial USA, founded in Dubuque, is expanding, following the purchase of First Bank Lubbock Bancshares and its subsidiary, FirstBank & Trust, of Texas.

A Chicago area family escaped injury when their vehicle burst into flames Sunday afternoon on Interstate 80.