Orville Von Ehwegen's formal education ended in 1931. He served in the Pacific Theater in World War II, came back, married ...

When the Illinois Casualty Company was looking for its next leader, Arron Sutherland made the move from the town where he ...

A new era began in Rock Island this week. There’s a new mayor in charge of the city. Ashley Harris took the oath of office ...

A 62-year-old former Rock Island County employee who faces felony charges has been released on pretrial conditions, according ...

It’s one of the largest public embezzlement cases in Rock Island history, and police say Streeter fleeced taxpayers going back to 2003.

Leisa A. Streeter spent 34 years working for Rock Island County before retiring in 2024. She allegedly embezzled more than $900,000 over two decades.

In 2003, Streeter forged documents and opened a fraudulent bank account under the name “Rock Island County VIP,” the release said. Streeter then funneled fraudulent payments through the account on the ...

Starting May 20, the Mississippi River Visitor Center operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, at ...

Menomonie is mourning the loss of four of its own who died in a single-engine plane crash Saturday in Illinois while en route to the northwestern Wisconsin city. Ross Nelson, 46; Raimi Rundle, 45; ...

Being held in 2032 will check off several milestone boxes for Southern Hills as far as other majors it has hosted. It will be ...

Major League Baseball has reinstated baseball’s all-time hit leader, but should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame?

The Rock Island Rotary Club hosted their annual Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, May 6, at the Quad City Botanical Center.