• Float almost ready for Saturday debut Video

  Many floats will be making their way through downtown Davenport during the Festival of Trees Parade on Saturday. more

• IL hospital report cards available online Video

  With just a click of your mouse, you can check out a hospital before you check in. Today, the Illinois Department of Public Health released a website that acts as a report card for every hospital in the state. more

• Stanley Consultants engineer success with health insurance

  As the latest health care reform legislation gets a good going-over, businesses are keeping a close watch on the developments. That's the case for a longtime Muscatine company. more

• Iowa healthier than Illinois, numbers show Video

  So, which side of the river is the healthiest? When it comes to the healthiest states, forbes.com lists Iowa as number 15 - that's up one spot from last year - and Illinois is still on the lower part of the list at 29. more

• Eggo shortage strikes Quad Cities

  "Leggo my Eggo!" It is a line you have seen in Kellogg's Eggo commercials since the 1970's and now the fight for the popular breakfast food heats up due to a shortage. Shoppers in search of the Eggo are coming up empty-handed. more

• Cops serve up justice with a side of mashed potatoes

  Tonight members of the Davenport Handicapped Development Center are thankful for the community's bravest who served up justice with a side of mashed potatoes. more

• S.A.U. asks to change legal description of St. Vincent property

  It's been the topic of speculation and concern, but tonight News 8 has learned what's next in store for the Davenport Diocese property purchased by St. Ambrose. more

• Premature births alarming, doctors say best gift to baby is 39 weeks

  A high rate of premature births has the March of Dimes putting out a warning for all women and hospitals across the nation. Both Iowa and Illinois have a "D" rating for preterm birth rates, which matches the national average. more

• Clinton ready to welcome prison employees

  Since the Thomson Correctional Center seems to be the front-runner to land hundreds of jobs and Guantanamo Bay prisoners, surrounding communities are bracing again for the benefit. That's the case in nearby Clinton, Iowa, where housing could get a jump start. more

• Neighbors learn what's causing sewage problem

  Tonight residents in a Davenport neighborhood know their stinking sewer problem will get fixed but it's going to take years to complete the job. 8 On Your Side Reporter Chris Williams exposed the issue this Summer and was there when the Department of Public Works released findings of its'... more

Iowa Associated Press

• Judge rules convicted former kosher slaughterhouse manager must remain jailed until sentencing

• Wedel scores 15 points and VanDeest adds 13 in Drake's 65-58 win over Georgia State

• Department of Public Health reports another 3 Iowans dead from H1N1 complications

• Northern Iowa students, officials protest string of racist acts on campus

• Tigges, Tonderum lead Armtrong-Ringsted past Lenox 49-30 for eight-player title

Illinois Associated Press

• Sears Tower terror plot ringleader sentenced to 13½ years in prison by Fla. federal judge

• Chicago mayor calls Winfrey show asset to Chicago, saddened for end of daytime show

• 'La Familia' Mexican drug cartel members indicted

• Quinn: New law nets state more federal money for hospital that care for poor

• Prankster who got her jollies decorating Illinois family's apartment turns herself in

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