Local environmentalists have some questions for Rock Island city leaders. They’re concerned about a proposed development that would be built next to the Milan Bottoms. “Once the ...

A Rock Island man has been sentenced to another term in federal prison after pleading guilty to a firearms charge.

The debate continues Monday night over a cannabis dispensary and truck stop in Rock Island near the Bally’s Casino.

A proposal for a new development at one of the Quad Cities' last natural habitats concerns a local environmental group.

It was survival of the fittest as members of the Rock Island Arsenal hit the gym for the First Army’s 3rd annual weightlifting competition. Participants got three attempts to hit their max ...

City officials said they believe measures like proper lighting design and landscaping can help reduce the development's ...

The Milan Bottoms stretches over 3,500 acres of floodplain and bottomland hardwood forests that provide habitat to protected ...

Downtown Rock Island business owner Sarah Jacoby is familiar with seeing empty buildings. Soon, her storefront will join the growing number. Spellbound, a gift shop at 217 17th St., will close for ...

The Rock Island County Integrity Task Force has finished its investigation into the shooting of a man by a Rock Island police officer. The case now goes to the Rock Island County State's Attorney ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Rock Island County Integrity Task Force (RICITF) has completed its investigation after a Rock Island police officer fatally shot 21-year-old Jakarta Jackson on Jan. 5.

Authorities in Rock Island have located a missing 4-year-old girl, Blessing, after the vehicle she was in was stolen early Thursday morning. Blessing has been found and is safe, Illinois State ...

The girl was in the back seat of a brown Saturn Outlook when it was stolen on Thursday morning just after 6:00 a.m., according to the Rock Island Police Department. Officers were immediately ...