Rock Island County's four drop-off recycling sites may not return, but advocates are claiming a partial win after $80,000 was allocated by the Rock Island County Waste Management Agency (RICWMA) to go toward other recycling options.
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Six Rock Island County elected officials will not get the 7% raises they requested from county board members last week.
Former Rock Island County board member Cecilia O'Brien is being remembered as a respected advocate for the county, organized labor and histori…
The 7% pay raise would be for six elected officials whose salaries are more than $90,000 each.
Isabel Hansen calls herself "an avid recycler."
Leslie Thompson has been appointed to fill the Rock Island County board District 11 seat left vacant when board member Don Johnston died August 7.
Rock Island County Administrator Jim Snider has resigned.
Rock Island County residents urge leaders to find recycling options as drop-off sites close Thursday
Rock Island County Waste Management Agency voted in June to permanently close the sites in Moline, Rock Island, East Moline and Milan Sept. 30, citing a drop in tipping fees to pay for the service.
Redistricting in Rock Island County has been pushed back after the state of Illinois unexpectedly moved the deadline from July to the end of December for a final map to be redrawn and submitted to County Clerk Karen Kinney.
Committee members have laid out two possible scenarios: 15 separate districts with one representative each; or five multi-member districts with three representatives each.
Downsizing the Rock Island County board may finally move forward once official 2020 Census numbers have been reported.
Downsizing the Rock Island County board may finally move forward once official 2020 Census numbers have been reported.
County board members had seven contested races on the Nov. 3 ballot, with Democrats expanding their majority on the 25-member board.
County board members had seven contested races on the Nov. 3 ballot, with Democrats expanding their majority on the 25-member board.
Among the several Rock Island County board seats that are contested in the Nov. 3 general election is the one held by current Vice Chairman Br…
A recent letter from a Rock Island County board member was trying to justify past tax increases by alleging that the Republican Party is runni…
Finalizing the sale of Hope Creek Care Center may be voted on during next week's county board meeting.
Finalizing the sale of Hope Creek Care Center may be voted on during next week's county board meeting.
ROCK ISLAND — Ballots are set for Rock Island County board candidates, with several well-known incumbents facing challengers from their own party.
ROCK ISLAND -- County board members voted 12 to 9 Tuesday night to raise the county's portion of property taxes by 8.9 percent despite a public hearing filled with residents opposed to the increase.
ROCK ISLAND — County Republicans want Rock Island County declared a gun sanctuary, exempting it from proposed legislation they feel would impo…
ROCK ISLAND — County Republicans want Rock Island County declared a gun sanctuary, exempting it from proposed legislation they feel would impose on their Second Amendment rights.
ROCK ISLAND — County officials are moving forward with the process of selling the Hope Creek Care Center.
Rock Island County officials are moving forward with the process of selling the Hope Creek Care Center.
ROCK ISLAND — County officials are moving forward with the process of selling the Hope Creek Care Center.
