News headlines for the morning of June 18, 2018:
- Half of all Whitey's Ice Cream sales today will be donated to a Quad Cities social service agency.
- The fate of a law in Illinois meant to help close the gender wage gap hinges on a decision by Governor Bruce Rauner.
- Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin supports the nomination of a conservative state senator to become the next U.S. Ambassador to Kenya.
- A county in Iowa improperly allocated more than $800,000 to several private religious schools.
Today's forecast: a 20% chance of rain and thunderstorms in the late afternoon. A high of 94, with the heat index as high as 103.