Rock Island County

A year and-a-half before the election, the first candidate has entered the race for Rock Island County Sheriff. Monday a captain with the department, Darren Hart, made his official announcement.

A year and-a-half before the election, the first candidate has entered the race for Rock Island County Sheriff. Monday a captain with the department,…

Rock Island County and most of Illinois Region 2 continue to be at a warning level for COVID-19. And so far this month, more local residents have died…

Two correctional officers at the Rock Island County Jail have been fired after an inmate was beaten several months ago. Tuesday Sheriff Gerry Bustos…

Next year, voters will elect 19 members of the Rock Island County Board instead of 25.Michelle O'Neill reports this week, the board voted 19 to 3 to…

Rock Island County is no longer in warning status for COVID-19.A week ago, the Illinois Department of Public Health showed the county in warning because…

Upate 5/3/2021More new cases of the coronavirus were reported in the Quad Cities today - 27 in Scott County (total of 19,598), and an average of 29 per…

Residents of Rock Island County can help reduce the size of the county board. This week, the board will hold two, virtual town hall meetings on…

Now that hospital health care workers are being vaccinated for COVID-19, other health care workers can start receiving their shots. The first large scale…

The rate of people catching COVID-19 may be slowing down in the Quad Cities, but the number of people dying from it is rising. The Rock Island County…