The Rent Guidelines Board is taking precautions to keep Tuesday’s vote on rent increases from becoming as disorderly as last year’s, when tenant representatives showed up armed with drums, whistles, air horns and profanity-laden signs.
Last year’s chaos forced the delay of a decision for two and a half hours and objections were later raised that [...]

Three companies with extensive development experience in struggling Midwest urban areas are in the running to revive the Blackhawk Hotel in downtown Davenport.
This week, the RiverCenter/Blackhawk task force will begin the work of selecting the firm that best fits the city’s goals for rehabilitating the historic structure.
City Administrator Craig Malin said he and other city [...]