Rock Island Mayor Dennis Pauley announced a number of upcoming local events during his regular Update Rock Island at the Feb. 8 City Council meeting.

The Village of Milan board of trustees unanimously approved the village's 2015 tax levy during a recent meeting.

The Milan City Council will review and approve payment of bills at its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Milan Municipal Building's Council Chamber.

The Rock Island City Council held a study session Monday at City Hall to review motions on the table for the next city council meeting.

At a time when many services to people with disabilities are being cut due to Illinois’ drawn-out budget crisis, Brandi McGuire, who is running for the state House of Representatives in the 72nd District, hopes to help Illinois citizens living with disabilities and continues to advocate for their rights.

Illinois' pension crisis has ignited a lot of debate about how best to solve what some have referred to as the nation’s worst pension crisis, with many placing blame on legislators.

The Illinois Chamber of Commerce said recently it is supporting the Independent Maps campaign to put a legislative redistricting map amendment question on the November ballot.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and fellow members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on the proposed Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act (S. 357), which passed the U.S. House last month.

With only six games left in the regular 2015-16 basketball season the Rock Island High School Rocks basketball team is ranked No. 8 in Illinois.

A college conference basketball tournament and a St. Patrick's celebration are just a few of the exciting new happenings listed on the Quad Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau 2016 calendar.

If elected to represent the 72nd State House District, Republican Brandi McGuire of Milan said she would refuse to take a pension for the position.

The political status quo in Illinois has to change, say Republican state legislative candidates, who recently raised questions about allegations that current Auditor General Frank Mautino misspent campaign funds.