Quincy News

Quincy's Human Rights Commission met with Superintendent Lonny Lemon and the school board administrationA ThursdayA night to discuss various diversity issues.

Residents in one part of Quincy now have a new Web site to facilitate better communication with their aldermen.

Thursday, July 09, 2009 at 9:53 p.m. Fed up with Quincy air service, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin asked the Department of Transportation Thursday to start soliciting proposals from air carriers interested in providing service to Quincy.

Area residents will have a special opportunity to enjoy the dog days of summer this weekend.The Quincy Humane Society plans to open its new dog park behind its facility on North 36th Street.

Country Inn and Suites officials delivered the hotel's final city tax payment to City HallA Monday afternoon.

A Quincy man wants to ensure all citizens have the right to speak at the City Council.

Cedar Rapids police arrested a woman after officials said she drove a stolen car from Illinois around a barricade at a deadly accident.

The Two Rivers Regional Council of Public Officials in Quincy say there's money available to help people pay their electric bills this summer through the LI-HEAP program.

Posted on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:30 a.m. An autopsy was to begin Friday, though results weren't likely to be final until toxicology tests could be completed, a process that could take weeks.

The days are numbered for a Quincy hotel on the city's east side. Today, Mayor John Spring issued a final order to this hotel, Country Inn & Suites.

Comoran and Yemeni officials said Tuesday that either a 14-year-old girl or a 5-year-old boy had survived, but neither report could be immediately verified.

Monday, June 29, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. A The Department of Labor ranks truck driving as one of the fastest growing occupations.

Less people buying new homes could mean more people fixing and improving theirs.KHQA's Rajah Maples checked in with a local fabric store, where she found that to be the case.

Racers from all over zoomed into West Quincy this weekend. TNT Kartways track is host to the Central States Challenge Tour.

The Quincy Police Department is looking for the man who robbed a tavern at gunpoint early Friday morning.

A QUINCY, ILLINOIS WOMAN HAS PLEADED GUILTY IN THE THEFT OF A HAT FROM THE GRAVE OF A WESTERN ILLINOIS LAW OFFICER.

Water service was shut off for Quincy customers on 12th Street between Maine and Broadway this morning because of a water main break.

A woman accused with her mother and boyfriend of taking a sheriff's department hat from the grave of a western Illinois law enforcer has been sentenced to five years in prison.

It was a busy and hot few days for Ameren utility crews. A division manager with Ameren told us at one point 14,000 homes and businesses were without power in and around Quincy.

The storm that ripped through Quincy created quite a site in the south part of Quincy, especially near Sunset Home at 5th and Washington.