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Illinois Quad-Cities collaborate on economic benefit zone
Moline, East Moline ... Only five other communities in Illinois have one of these zones: Rockford, Elgin, Aurora, Peoria and East St. Louis. According to a memo submitted to the Rock Island ...
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Woman missing out of Moline has been found
According to a Facebook post from the Moline Police Department, Sharon Plankenhorn was last seen on Christmas, Dec. 25, around 9 p.m. in the 1900 block of 44th Street. The Illinois State Police ...
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John Deere announces mass layoffs in Illinois, Iowa as company moves to Mexico
MOLINE, Ill. (WTVO) — The John Deere company announced it will be laying off nearly 600 employees in Illinois and Iowa as it gets ready to move to Mexico. The tractor and harvester manufacturer ...
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FUN FACT: How City of Rockford, Illinois Got Its Name
Ah, Rockford—the accidental midway stop that nobody asked for but everyone now loves. Back in the early 1830s, three intrepid travelers from Galena decided to plop down here, likely because they were ...
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Rockford’s unemployment rates decrease, total jobs increase in November
Rockford and Springfield, with the highest increase at 2,200 in Champaign-Urbana. The areas with the biggest increase in unemployment rates are Davenport-Moline-Rock Island IA-IL, Chicago ...