Headlines for the morning of Wednesday, August 8, 2018: Campaign to consolidate two Illinois elected offices comes to the QC Bettendorf plans to close an elementary school next year Today's forecast: high of 84 with mostly sunny skies.

Headlines for the morning of Tuesday, August 7, 2018: Steel girders go up for the new I-74 bridge Upgrades on the way for the Adler Theatre and RiverCenter Voters in DeWitt head to the polls today for a library referendum Today's forecast: high of 80, and a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Headlines for the morning of Monday, August 6, 2018: The body of a small child was found in the Mississippi River near Muscatine last night The reward for missing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts has increased to $260,000 More than 200 students at Augustana College are preparing to help some local cities become more sustainable Today's forecast: high of 86 with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Headlines for the morning of Friday, August 3, 2018: The AARP hears from Quad Cities residents about how Illinois's fiscal health is affecting the area Farmers in eight states, including Illinois, file a lawsuit against agrochemical corporations A referendum to expand DeWitt's library goes to voters next week Today's forecast: high of 90 with sunny skies.

Headlines for the morning of Thursday, August 2, 2018: Rehab help is on the way for historic Illinois buildings The AARP will hold a forum on the exodus of Illinois residents Normal July temperatures were recorded in the QC and Dubuque The president of Loras College gets his contract extended. Today's forecast: high of 81 with partly sunny skies.

Headlines for the morning of Wednesday, August 1, 2018: Deere buys a South American firm The search for a missing Iowa college student has generated more than 200 leads A candidate for Illinois Attorney General says double down on open records requests Today's forecast: high of 85 with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Headlines for the morning of Tuesday, July 31, 2018: Tourism dollars are up in the Illinois QC The Bix Jazz Fest kicks off this week A new library director at Augustana College Today's forecast: high of 81 with a 20% chance of rain and thunderstorms in the late afternoon.

Headlines for the morning of Monday, July 30, 2018: Centennial Bridge lane restriction this week RAGBRAI wraps up St. Ambrose gets a new director for business programs Today's forecast: high of 80 degrees with a 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms.

Headlines for the morning of Friday, July 27, 2018: QC outperforms rest of Illinois in unemployment The Bix and RAGBRAI will bring a busy weekend to the QC Card skimmers at Dubuque gas stations Today's forecast: a high of 77 with increasing clouds.

Headlines for the morning of Thursday, July 26, 2018: Quad Cities residents are being told to "be patient" to get passenger rail service from Moline to Chicago Visitation and funeral services are happening today and tomorrow for an Augustana College employee who died in last week's duck boat accident in southwest Missouri A special district in Davenport hopes to become more visible Today's forecast: high of 78 with mostly sunny skies.