Tourism professionals from across Illinois will gather in the Quad Cities this week for the Illinois Destinations Association (IDA) 2024 Spring Meeting, according to a news release. IDA is a collaborative network of 35 destination marketing organizations (DMOs) and convention and visitor bureaus (CVBs) throughout Illinois. With a mission to enhance member effectiveness and efficiency in […]
The city of Rock Island, in partnership with the Quad Cities Chamber and Rock Island Downtown Alliance, will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction of the $8.7 million Rebuild Downtown Rock Island project, Monday, April 15 at 2 p.m. at the intersection of 18th Street and 2nd Avenue. City council members unanimously […]
The long-planned $8.7-million rebuilding plan for downtown Rock Island will start attacking the streets on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, with reconstruction expected to be done by December. “We’re so excited for this project to happen, there’s no doubt about that,” Mayor Mike Thoms said Wednesday afternoon at a pre-construction update at The Stern Center, with […]
Quad City Arts has received about 400 artist submissions from around the world to create two new outdoor murals at Arts Alley, 1719 2nd Ave., next to its downtown Rock Island building. Selection of two artists is expected by late April and completion of the murals in June, to be done concurrently with the $8.5-million […]