For two years, the Inter-Tribal League of American Indians have been trying to restore the statue, which is sitting in city storage.

Nicolina Pappas was just 8 years old when she started a company to save turtles. Now, she's asking Illinois to join in and 'Skip the Plastic.' ...

Peter Cottontail will soon be hopping down the bunny trail, and he has his sights set on Rock Island for some eggcellent ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Ashley Harris won the race for Rock Island mayor, according to unofficial results. Harris leads with all precincts reporting with 2,811 votes, about 51% of the vote ...

ROSCK ISLAND, Illinois (KWQC) - In Tuesday’s election, Ashley Harris became just the second Black person elected mayor of Rock Island since 1849. The victory was driven by a coalition of Black ...

A 7-year-old boy and his mother fell 25 to 30 feet into a canyon at Starved Rock State Park southwest of Chicago late Tuesday. The Utica, Illinois Fire Department said at 5:57 p.m., its first ...

After nearly 40 years in business, the famous Hard Rock Cafe in downtown Chicago permanently closed its doors on March 29. The tourist attraction, established in 1986 at 63 W. Ontario St ...

A 37-year-old mother and her son were rescued after accidentally falling at least 25 feet into a canyon at a state park in Illinois this ... Tuesday night at Starved Rock State Park's French ...

(WLS) -- A young child and his mother fell at Starved Rock State Park on Tuesday evening ... A spokesperson with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said the child fell first, and ...

Bisected by the picturesque Vltava River, the “City of a Hundred Spires” is also a wonderfully walkable urban center, with many of the top attractions located within easy strolling distance ...

Kid Rock appeared with Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Monday evening for what has become a daily ritual for the president: the signing of an executive order. This time, the EO was aimed at ...