ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A 25-year-old man has been found guilty of murder in the 2022 death of 17-year-old Angel Lopez Jr.

For months, speculation has swirled in the wake of federal officials proposing cuts at the Rock Island Arsenal (RIA). The initial plan would consolidate the logistics and munitions department.

By a vote of 6 to 1, Rock Island City Council on Monday approved an ordinance to expand the Parkway/I-280 TIF district.

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week and it now goes to the full Senate for consideration. Several ...

Celebrate the talent, dedication, and hard work of Rock Island County 4-H members at the 2025 4-H Fair! Youth will showcase ...

Republican Rock Island Alderman Glen Evans Sr., First Ward, has announced his candidacy for Illinois State Senate District 36 ...

One day after Rock Island County Clerk Karen Kinney announced her retirment, Deputy Clerk Maggie Crouch on Thursday announced her candidacy fo… Timothy Gillette, a sheriff's deputy since 2001, ...

Rock Island and Moline have both been awarded $3 million through the state's Rebuild Illinois Downtowns and Main Streets Capital Program. The money will be used for reconstruction on 7th ...

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Monday that will eliminate the state's 1% grocery tax at the start of 2026.

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) -- Police in Rock Island, Illinois said last week's Amber Alert for an allegedly abducted child was a hoax. The child's mother, Princess Illunga, had told police that her ...

A Rock Island woman whose false claim that her daughter was kidnapped sparked a statewide Amber Alert was arrested Thursday in Wisconsin and faces a felony charge of filing a false police report.