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 ...

A string of recent collisions have been causing significant issues on Metra’s train lines in the suburbs. On Monday, a train on the Rock Island District line struck a vehicle near suburban ...

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 ...

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 ...

SEE ALSO: 1 hospitalized after Metra Rock Island Line train hits vehicle near Robbins Chopper 7 was over the scene about 5:20 p.m., and a tow truck was removing what appeared to be a sedan from ...

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 ...

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. — A 4-year-old girl who was abducted Thursday morning in Rock Island and was missing for hours has been found and reunited with her mother. Rock Island police announced the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Metra Union Pacific West trains were stopped, after a train hit a vehicle in Melrose Park Thursday evening, the commuter rail said. Metra said in a post on X just after 5 p.m ...