All but four of 16 Scott County towns have submitted applications for their shares of $8.3 million in American Rescue Act funds ahead of an Aug. 22 deadline. more

Scott County, Davenport and Bettendorf taxpayers are pitching in $2 million to establish a juvenile assessment center that parents, teachers or almost anyone can call before kids get into bigger trouble. more

Eldridge’s South First Street bike trail extension looked too good for Ryan Iossi to pass up. more

Long Grove council members mapped out a 10-year capital improvement plan that relies on $14.67 million in property taxes, grants, water rate increases and loans, but not a new property tax debt levy. more

New Eldridge police chief Joe Sisler plans many more community outreach events in a town that he says really supported the department through three stormy months since former chief Dave Kopatich retired. more

The next residential lots sold in Eldridge must retain enough topsoil to grow a lawn. A new Eldridge ordinance intends to prevent builders stripping good dirt from new subdivisions. more

Princeton council members on July 8 chose Zach Phares from among four applicants to fill a vacant council seat. But voters may see all four names on the November ballot. more

A veteran Eldridge police officer will be the next chief after Mayor Marty O’Boyle said he’ll consider only internal applicants. The mayor said he’ll have his recommendation ready for council consideration July 19. more

Long Grove council members will be all ears for a 7 p.m., Tuesday, July 13 public hearing on the city’s capital improvement and financing plan. more

Scott County is preparing to hire Eldridge assistant city administrator James Martin as the new elections supervisor for county auditor Kerri Tompkins. more

Eldridge council members on Monday approved $3,000 in back pay due city administrator Lisa Kotter, then entered into their fourth closed session to discuss her performance. more

Four county residents asked supervisors to limit uses, or turn down federal American Rescue Act money they fear comes with some bad strings attached. more