Police said they were called to P&J Tender Care in Moline on Friday evening after one of the children's parents accused a worker of hurting their child.

“You can individually make a difference,” Moline Police Chief Darren Gault said in a video, “Without you, this epidemic, which is becoming the number one threat to public safety, cannot be stopped.” People with information can report it anonymously to Crimestoppers here.

While hundreds of people – including FBI agents and volunteers throughout the Quad Cities – searched for a missing 4-year-old girl, she was safely in her home. Now law enforcement officials have a

Police are asking for the community's help in addressing juvenile crime after a series of crimes such as car thefts, including one where a 4-year-old was still in the car.

Fifteen west-central Illinois students are among more than 500 graduates earning degrees following the fall semester at Western Illinois University in Macomb and Moline. Academic distinction was awarded to graduates who achieved high grade point averages.

No injuries were reported from a residential fire in Moline. According to a release, on January 20 at approximately 4:35 p.m., the Moline Fire Department responded to a report of a residential

“We have already had 38 stolen vehicles in the Illinois area in 18 days of 2025; nine of those in Moline,” Gault said. “Something must be done. We need your help.”

Others receiving votes: 11, Lexington 22. 12, Yorkville Christian 13. 13, Casey-Westfield 12. 14, Dieterich 8. 15, Peoria Christian 4. 16, Bluford Webber 3. 17, Edinburg 3. 18, South Beloit 3. 19, Hinckley-Big Rock 1. 20, Princeville 1. 21, Chicago (Fenger) 1.

The Quad Cities Chamber held a legislative forum on Friday featuring Illinois state representatives and senators from the area.

Quad-Cities school leaders are sharing their support for a statewide public education advocacy framework and blueprint for Illinois schools.

The US DOT has granted a one-and-a-half-year extension to use $177 million in federal funds for the proposed passenger rail line connecting Moline and Chicago.

The Patriots surged past the Jaguars in the fourth quarter of the nonconference boys basketball game. “That's a special group of kids," coach Jay Blossom said. "I'm just fortunate I get to coach them.”