By 1831 a distillery had been built on the narrow strip of land sheared off from the FLATS by the old river bed and the new channel of the Cuyahoga River, giving that district the name WHISKEY ISLAND ...

More than a dozen people work at Rock Island's port terminal off Illinois Route 92, but many people don't know it's there. The terminal would be easy to miss if not for a few piles of crude iron ...

Establishing Rock Island as a port district could be a game-changer for a city the governor’s office describes as “economically distressed.” When some people think of ports, they imagine ...

The following personnel items are from the May 27 agenda of the Rock Island-Milan School District. The School Board met at Longfellow Liberal Arts. Bebber, Isabel – EL/Bilingual Teacher at ...

Lady luck was not on Rock Island’s side on Saturday. The Post 200 American Legion baseball team fell to Barrington Post 158 3-1 in the Illinois State Legion Tournament championship game at ...

NEW WINDSOR, Ill. — The woman accused of embezzling more than $900,000 from Rock Island County over the course of two decades was previously convicted of embezzlement. News 8 has learned that 62 ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A house fire near the intersection of 15th Street and 15th Avenue sent Rock Island fire crews into action Monday afternoon. According to the Rock Island Fire Department ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - The Rock Island Arsenal held its annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday, honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country. Families, veterans ...

ROCK ISLAND Co., Ill. (KWQC) - A former Rock Island County employee is facing multiple charges after officials say she stole $900,000 over 21 years. The Rock Island County Sheriff’s Office and ...

Jim speaks with Lt. General Mark Landes, the Commander of the First Army, about Memorial Day, the future of the Rock Island Arsenal, and recruitment rates in the armed forces. Lt. General Landes ...

WHITE COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Multiple agencies joined together on Memorial Day to rescue a group of people who found themselves trapped in rising water at Rock Island State Park. First ...

On Labor Day weekend in 1972 a crowd estimated at over 200,000 gathered along the Wabash River in Southern Indiana to attend what would come to be known as the Bull Island Rock Festival.