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School district officials blame revenue, not spending, for a $4.6 million shortfall that could force cuts to staff and programs next year for the Rock Island-Milan School District.

ROCK ISLAND — Rock Island is one step closer to having a finished sewage treatment plant. On Tuesday, the state Department of Ecology announced that it has recommended awarding the city $1,618,030 to finish the plant. Funding depends on the final state supplemental budget for 2012.

When Rock Island High played in Illinois' sectional basketball finals last year, it was a heavy underdog to Peoria Central. That was fine with Chasson Randle, who relishes a challenge. "He's not satisfied by success,"...

By: Chris Gilson, cgilson@cbs4qc.com A building on 2nd Ave in Rock Island has sat empty for ten years. But, the City of Rock Island and the Renaissance want to breathe new life into it by attracting

A former teacher and coach halved his prison sentence in Rock Island County Circuit Court Thursday with a new plea agreement that came on the heels of an appellate court decision that invalidated his original one in 2010.

A Moline man who used a cell phone to record a police officer during a Rock Island traffic stop is caught up in Illinois' arcane eavesdropping laws. Jerry Johnson is charged with recording a police officer after he was pulled over for allegedly disobeying a traffic control device.

South Rock Island Township is accepting applications for the Township Officials of Illinois scholarship program for graduating high school seniors planning to attend an Illinois college or university in the fall.

A Rock Island daycare owner was arrested Wednesday afternoon in connection with a drug raid at her daycare and home Tuesday night. Lorrie Myers was arrested and charged with drug possession Wednesday

Inbound commuter service out of Joliet on Metra 's Rock Island line has resumed after a nearly two-hour delay because of a disabled freight train in the Joliet rail yard. The Heritage Corridor line also was affected.

FEMA is coming to the Quad Cities, not to provide emergency assistance in the wake of flooding or a tornado, but coming to stay for good.