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 ...

You wouldn't hear a bell ring, but at the Cooley home in Rock Island, class was still in session on Wednesday.

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 ...

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 ...

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. (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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (WLS) -- An Amber Alert issued for a girl in Rock Island Thursday morning has been canceled after she was found safe. An 18-year-old man and four other teens were arrested and ...

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 ...