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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 9

Moline plans a temporary winter shelter to open in December

Plus, Hy-Vee's free Veterans Day breakfast and 89 scholarships for seniors.

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Quad CitiesTop story

Rock Island County and five municipalities plan a temporary winter shelter in Moline

Officials hope the shelter opens in December and runs into March

  1. May 2026A regional planning effort on emergency shelter services started.
  2. Dec. 2026Officials hope to open the shelter, pending final approvals.
  3. March 2027Officials hope the shelter's winter run continues through this day.

Source: OurQuadCities

If you know someone who needs a warm place this winter, here's the plan. Rock Island County and five Illinois Quad Cities municipalities announced a temporary winter emergency shelter at 3906 25th Street in Moline, formerly known as . Officials hope to open it in December 2026, pending final approvals and facility readiness.

  • Operator:
  • Administrator and fiscal agent: Rock Island County
  • Building owner: , a six-unit building
  • Partners include Project NOW and The Salvation Army

The proposed operating budget is about $240,000, shared among the participating governments. Rock Island County Board Chairman Richard "Quijas" Brunk called it "a solid first step as we work together toward a long-term, comprehensive approach to addressing homelessness." A reader's letter in the Quad-City Times thanks reporter Tom Loewy and says a temporary shelter must be found.

The Moline shelter by the numbers

30
men and women the shelter is expected to hold, at least
$240,000
proposed operating budget, about
5
municipalities joining Rock Island County

Source: OurQuadCities

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News Notes

Scholarships

Graduating high school seniors can now apply for 89 scholarships worth more than $177,000 through the Davenport Schools Foundation. The Quad-City Times

Veterans Day

Hy-Vee will serve a free Veterans Day breakfast on Wed., Nov. 11, from 6 to 10 a.m. Veterans and active-duty military members also get 15% off groceries at Hy-Vee and Dollar Fresh Market that day. OurQuadCities

Hy-Vee's free Veterans Day breakfast runs from 6 to 10 a.m.

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  • 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.Veterans Day Breakfast, buffet style
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Veterans and active-duty military

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Steve Geifman plans to bring 350 employees to a transformed Quad-City Times building. Demolition crews recently finished dismantling a three-story printing press inside. River Cities' Reader

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This week's Real Conversations in the QC features Rock Island-native playwright Curtis Lewis. He talks about faith, community and the Black experience in his plays. KWQC

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The Wrap

One of the oddest projects ever to reach the Mississippi was a 75-mile canal with 33 locks linking Rock Island to the Illinois River. The Hennepin Canal, finished in 1907, peaked at one six-hundredth of its capacity in 1929 and closed for good in 1951. Talk about a quiet waterway.

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  1. Sun., Nov. 8Habitat for Humanity dedicates its 145th Quad Cities home to a Davenport family
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Daily Davenportto me · Mon., Nov. 96:00 a.m.

Moline plans a temporary winter shelter to open in December

Plus, Hy-Vee's free Veterans Day breakfast and 89 scholarships for seniors.

The TLDR

  1. Moline temporary winter shelter aims to open in December
  2. Davenport seniors can apply for 89 scholarships
  3. Hy-Vee serves a free Veterans Day breakfast Wednesday
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