Ghost towns of the southwest metro (copy)
It’s interesting how the southwest metropolitan area of the Twin Cities grew into a patchwork of cities, but there might have been more today if a few more places had survived. Today, we consider them ...
The Gazette20d
My Biz: Historic Stone City building now hosting special events
Built in 1893 of limestone blocks quarried there, the building at various times housed offices for Stone City’s quarry, its post office, and its depot on the railroad branch line, since ...
Quad-City Times3d
Moline, Central Excavating and Rock Island project win awards for commitment to local industry
Moline, the Rock Island downtown redevelopment project and Central Excavating will be honored at an awards dinner Feb. 19 ...
KWQC23d
5 arrested in connection to abduction of Rock Island 4-year-old girl
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Rock Island Police Department said five people have been arrested in connection to the search for a missing girl. Jaron Bailey-Harris, 18, was arrested and charged with ...
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Officer cleared in shooting of Rock Island man
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - A Rock Island police officer who shot and killed a man will not face criminal charges. Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal on Friday released the ...
Quad-City Times9d
Rock Island OKs cannabis dispensary development deal, including hefty incentive
The deal will construct a 6,320-square-foot cannabis dispensary, Nature’s Treatment of Illinois, and a large gas station ...
wqad23d
Missing Rock Island girl found safe
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A 4-year-old girl who was abducted Thursday morning in Rock Island and was missing for hours has been found and reunited with her mother. Rock Island police announced the ...
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5 arrested in connection to Rock Island vehicle theft tied to missing girl
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Five people have been arrested in connection to a vehicle theft tied to the disappearance of a four-year-old Rock Island girl. According to Rock Island police, at ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus29d
A section of Rock Island's 11th Street to get makeover, largely through $22.7M grant
Rock Island plans to upgrade a stretch of southern 11th Street with the help of a federal grant. The work will be done between 31st Avenue and Black Hawk Road, according to a Rock Island city ...
The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus23d
Updated: Missing 4-year-old found safe in Rock Island; five arrested in connection
Rock Island police have arrested five people — one adult and four juveniles — in connection with the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl early Thursday. The child was missing for hours ...
The Sentinel-Record6d
WATCH | North Little Rock’s Old Mill has a rich and interesting history
Outdoor writer and photographer Corbet Deary is featured regularly in The Sentinel-Record. Today, Deary takes readers on a journey to Old Mill.
Chicago Sun-Times22d
Missing 4-year-old girl reunited with family in Rock Island
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 ...