A 15-Year Blueprint Takes Shape for Neighborhood Growth
East Moline, IL · September 23, 2026
The pool board meets this afternoon to map out dollar swim nights, but first, there is plenty of neighborhood ground to cover before four o'clock.
The Lead
The City of East Moline is advancing "East Moline 2040: Connect. Grow. Prosper," a comprehensive master plan update that replaces the city's aging 1998 document. Developed after months of community surveys and neighborhood open houses at the public library, the draft lays out a fifteen-year vision for land use, economic revitalization, and neighborhood vitality.
Key priorities center on breathing new commercial energy into primary corridors along Avenue of the Cities and 10th Street, expanding housing diversity, and strengthening pedestrian and bike links to the Mississippi riverfront. Planners also mapped out targeted infill strategies to revitalize vacant parcels across older residential blocks.
The draft now transitions to formal public hearings before the Planning and Zoning Commission, with the City Council scheduled to review and vote on final adoption later this fall.
Local Pulse
Pool Board Eyes Elementary Swim Nights Parks Commissioners meet this afternoon to consider dollar admissions for grade schoolers and outline fiftieth anniversary celebrations.
Moline Pauses Fixed License Plate Readers Safety Police officials deactivated nine surveillance cameras this week to weigh crime fighting utility against neighborhood privacy concerns.
County Opens Free Hazardous Waste Registration Community Residents can reserve October drop-off slots at the fairgrounds to safely clear old paint and chemicals from garages.
Today's Outlook
- High 68°F · Low 51°F — Overcast
- Grab a light layer to stay comfortable under gray skies all day.
What's On Around Town
Today
QC Career Expo The Bend XPO (922 Mississippi Parkway), 1:00–4:00 PM · Free Connect with regional employers and graduate programs under one roof.
Plug & Play Moline Public Library (3210 41st St), Moline, 3:00–4:30 PM · Free After-school video gaming and activities for middle and high schoolers.
Barreleye with Lazy Hex Rozz-Tox (2108 3rd Ave), Rock Island, 8:00–11:00 PM · $10–15 Urbana indie rock trio brings synthesizer grooves to the stage.
Tomorrow
- Thursday Night Groove Schwiebert Riverfront Park, Rock Island, 7:00–9:00 PM · Free
- Black Label Society The Rust Belt (533 12th Ave), 7:30–10:30 PM · $59
Friday
- Nashville Nights: A Songwriters Showcase The Rust Belt (533 12th Ave), 7:00–10:00 PM · $25
- ComedySportz Quad Cities The Spotlight Theatre (1800 7th Ave), Moline, 7:00–9:00 PM
- Leftover Salmon Rhythm Room at Rhythm City Casino Resort (7077 Elmore Ave), Davenport, 8:30 PM
Spotlight & Story
- Firecracker Hospital Bed Races
- Every Fourth of July morning, four-person teams wheel stripped-down gurneys at a full sprint along 15th Avenue while a costumed rider holds on tight. Launched alongside the 1982 road races, the five-hundred-foot dash awards trophies for both raw speed and the wildest pajamas.
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