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Entrepreneur starts a travel agency and builds a planning app with AIJulie Day founded Gatherwell Travel, an agency with a niche of multigenerational family vacations. Also, she used AI to build ...

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Rock Island man faces first-degree murder charge in East Moline homicide

Early Tuesday morning, officers found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds at an East Moline apartment complex.

Early Tuesday morning, officers found a victim with multiple gunshot wounds at an East Moline apartment complex.

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Rock Island police: Man no longer listed as missing

UPDATE: According to an update from the Rock Island Police Department, Nathan McDowell is no longer listed as missing.

UPDATE: According to an update from the Rock Island Police Department, Nathan McDowell is no longer listed as missing.

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Metra adding trains to Rock Island, Electric lines

The commuter rail agency is adding four late-day train trips on weekdays and 18 more train trips on weekends on the Rock Island District. The Electric line will have more frequent service starting ...

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1 killed in Rock Island house fire

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - One person is dead after a fire that involved two homes in Rock Island. When Rock Island fire crews arrived at about 6:25 p.m. Thursday at 22nd Street, they saw two homes ...

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USACE Louisville District breaks ground on $11.6M substation to secure Rock Island Arsenal manufacturing

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District partnered with leaders from the Rock Island Arsenal and the Joint ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District partnered with leaders from the Rock Island Arsenal and the Joint ...

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Rock Island officials discuss how they're planning to address crime in 2025

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A total of $209 million is invested in current and proposed economic development projects in Rock Island, according to Mayor Mike Thoms' State of the City Address Tuesday. Despite ...

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Rock Island-Milan School Board approves school resource officer for 2026-27 year

The Rock Island-Milan School Board on Tuesday at its regular meeting approved a school resource office agreement with the ...

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Rock Island cancels meetings after protesters gather outside of city hall

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Rock Island canceled its meetings Monday evening because of protesters blocking the road. The protesters are angry at the city after an officer fatally shot a driver on Jan.

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Rock Island public works director resigns

After nearly 13 years with the city, Public Works Director Mike Bartels has announced his resignation effective June 19. He ...

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Rock Island is surfing the wave of fame

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale, a tale of a mighty traffic island. What was designed as a traffic divider has become a uniter. Rock Island, as it is now dubbed, is entertaining the meme ...

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RIA Self-Guided Tour: Rock Island Arsenal Museum

Opened on July 4, 1905, the Rock Island Arsenal Museum is the second oldest museum in the Army. The museum is well known for its significant weapons collection, which is the second largest in the ...

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Once a fierce Chicago Bears rival, what ever happened to the NFL’s Rock Island Independents?

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — At the intersection of 18th Avenue and 10th Street stand two brick ticket booths that serve as enduring markers to NFL history. For more than a century, those structures have stood ...

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