Rock Island and its surrounding communities’ 18 police and fire pension funds paid out a total of $26,994,988 in benefits to 638 retirees and inactive recipients in 2016 while losing $591,703 on their investments, according to a Rock Island Today analysis of the funds' mandated financial filings with the Illinois Department of Insurance.
Cambridge High School student Brockton Reed became an honorary House page on May 10 thanks to his host, Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Alpha), according to a press release.