Rock Island resident Jim Uribe is touting a plan he hopes will counter runaway property tax costs and wasteful state government.

In a list of the 30 most populous counties in Illinois, Rock Island County ranked No. 25 for the rate of abortions performed there in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

Rock Island and Henry counties accounted for about 75 of the 39,329 abortions performed statewide in 2017, according to an Illinois Department of Public Health report issued in December, which tracks abortions performed on an annual basis.

The City of Geneseo is not the only municipality to steeply hike it's property tax to meet its law enforcement pension crisis, and more cities face the same stark choice, a Chicago-based think tank said in a recent report.

Rock Island County rejected a referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Rock Island Board Chairman Drue Mielke denounced a proposed tax levy that could reach as high as 13 percent next year, according to a recent newsletter from the county’s Republican Central Committee.

Jeffery Orton is seeking to practice what he’s always preached in his run for re-election to the Henry County Board.

Rock Island Republicans believe the area needs to be a safe place for gun owners.

During a recent Human Services Hearing, Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) questioned where the cost savings is in having kids in the custody of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) kept in hospitals far beyond what is medically necessary.

For Henry County board Vice-Chairman Kippy Breeden (R-Geneseo), there never seems to be a dull moment.

In the midst of his Rock Island County board re-election campaign in the 18th District, Rod Simmer is still making the time to stand up for the things he believes are a top priority to the community.

Christopher DeFrieze relishes the responsibility of being a voice for the people of his community.

Rock Island County’s highest-paid government retirees, none of whom are educators, administrators or first responders, all receive more than six figures in annual pensions, according to a report recently issued by the Illinois Policy Institute (IPI).

The U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled that approximately 5 million government workers nationwide should not be forced to pay dues to public employee unions.

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed Senate Bill 3527 into law, allowing for more historic structures across the state to benefit from a 25 percent income tax credit toward their rehabilitation.

Sen. Chuck Weaver (R-Peoria) is working on more funding for career development now and down the road.

A room full of her colleagues bowed their heads for a moment of silence back on May 26, 2017, as State Rep. Tony McCombie honored U.S. Navy Captain Dale Gardner, a Savanna High School alum who rose through the ranks of the U.S. space program.

Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge 7 President Ken Graham is hopeful that the Supreme Court’s recent decision freeing non-union workers from having to pay union dues won't mean much of a difference for the organization’s bottom line.

Sen. Neil Anderson (R-Moline) declared May 2018 as Hero Street Month in Illinois.

The Genesius Guild & Genesius Theatre Foundation present free theatre in Lincoln Park.all summer long!