A growing number of tourists are making their way to Rock Island County according to a new U.S. Travel Association report that found a 2 percent increase in travel-related expenditures in the Quad Cities area the previous year.
One offender released on parole in June lives in Illinois zip code 61265, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Rock Island Today.
Chicago's taxi cab cartel donated $180,750 to 61 state legislators in 2014-15, including state Sen. Mike Jacobs (D-East Moline), encouraging them to help preserve their traditional monopoly by banning ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft in Illinois.