Unemployment Still High Despite Six Thousand Available Jobs
The Department of employment security announced Rock Island County alone has six thousand open jobs right now.
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News
Starving horses on road to recovery
Nearly 20 horses are on the road to recovery, less than two weeks after they were rescued from a Rock…
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Agriculture
Local 4-H team honored at expo
The Rock Island County 4-H Livestock Judging Team placed first at the Keystone International Livestock Exposition.
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Bicyclist remains in serious condition after accident near Augustana
A 21-year-old woman remains hospitalized with serious non-life threatening injuries after being involved in a bike-related accident on Tuesday night near Augustana College.
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Politics
G-O-P cries foul over out-of-state law student’s run for county board
There are questions but no answers over how a Democratic candidate for Rock Island County Board would fulfill her duties if elected while living 250 miles away in Indiana.
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Zoo offers free admission
Admission to Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley is free the last two Fridays in September 2012.
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Politics
Election phone pollster turns on caller
A spokesperson for a Republican phone bank is apologizing for an overzealous volunteer worker who read the riot act to the…
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News
Month Old Trash Pile Disappears Thanks to ‘Good Deed’
For one Quad Cities family it’s a sight that hasn’t been seen for weeks, a garbage truck that’s long overdue….
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Crime
Police: Robbery suspect threatened clerk with knife
Police hope someone can help them identify and find a man who allegedly robbed the QC Mart in Milan, Illinois.
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Health / News
Chickens positive for West Nile in Scott County
Chickens from the sentinel flock in Scott County, Iowa have tested positive for the West Nile virus.
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News
Illinois City man dies in fiery crash on Route 92
UPDATED: An Illinois City, Illinois man died when his pickup truck crashed into a tree and caught fire.
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Crime
Man jailed after being shot by Rock Island Police
The man shot by a Rock Island police officer is out of the hospital and in the Rock Island County Jail.
