"The Wisdom of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Reconsidered" (Steven Bahls, Augustana College president), Frieze Lecture Series, 2 p.m., Rock Island Library, 401 19th St. (309) 732-7323. Quad Cities Volunteer Expo, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Figge Art Museum, 225 W. 2nd ...

A FILM funded with public money and exposed by the Sunday Express for promoting gang violence has been pulled from cinemas after threats of drive-by shootings. Gangster rap film 1 Day, made with £380,000 of Lottery cash, has been withdrawn from ...

Cheyenne Jackson – a Newport, Wash., and Spokane product – will join the cast of NBC’s hit comedy “30 Rock” beginning Thursday. Jackson will play the new actor on the fictional “TGS” show whose arrival causes consternation and jealousy ...

Friday, auction begins at 5:30 p.m. with silent tables, dinner served at 6:45 p.m. and live auction begins at 7:20 p.m. Northern Quest Casino, 100 N. Hayford ... and live auction at 7:30 p.m. Davenport Hotel, Grand Pennington Ballroom, 10 S.

Hall of Fame basketball coach Lute Olson, back in Iowa City recently for the 30th reunion of his 1980 Final Four team, called point guard Ronnie Lester the most significant recruit of his nine-season stay at Iowa. "At the time, there wasn't a ...

TAMA, Iowa -- Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, a longtime friend and supporter of the WORLD Dirt Racing League, is stepping up to sponsor the popular Midwest-based Late Model dirt track touring series' upcoming awards banquet. Iowa-Illinois Taylor ...

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., founded in 1992, is dedicated to providing its customers with an exceptional gaming and entertainment experience at each of its 17 casino properties. The Company owns and operates casinos domestically in Biloxi, Lula and ...

IOWA CITY -- Sometimes in Iowa, merely believing is enough. A part-time play-by-play man for a Davenport radio station went on to Des Moines, and later Ronald Reagan became the 40th president of the United States. » Click to enlarge image ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Le Claire woman won several prizes totaling $31,000 playing the Iowa Lottery's Pick 4 game. Becky Braet won three prizes on one ticket totaling $9,500 in the October 27 midday drawing of Iowa's Pick 4 game. She also won five ...

Bayou Bacchanal 2009 The celebration of Caribbean culture continues today at 10 a.m., as a parade starts at Harrah's Casino, travels down S ... concert featuring Soca artists Roger George and D Band and Ovi-G and the Froggies 11-3 a.m. Sat. (