ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — UPDATE: The Rock Island County Board voted to approve a memorandum from the state of Illinois outlining what must be done for the recordation of the old county courthouse. It ...

Rock Island, Illinois-- The old Rock Island County Courthouse has barely been used in nearly two years. The building is outdated and costs a lot of money to maintain. The County has proposed to ...

Volunteers: Rock Island County Historical Society Friends of the Rock Island Library Staff writer Dustin Lemmon can be reached at 786-6441, Ext. 213, or by e-mail at [email protected].

ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Ill. (KWQC) - A woman that spent decades years working for the justice system is now seeing it from the other side. County leaders say 62-year-old Leisa Streeter was a trusted ...

Donations may be made payable to the Rock Island County Historical Society and sent in care of the Civil War Soldier's Monument Restoration Project, P.O. Box 3384, Rock Island, IL 61204.

A look at the old Rock Island County Courthouse, Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Rock Island. The courthouse, build in 1897, is slated for demolition later this week. NIKOS FRAZIER ...

The courthouse was built in 1895 and dedicated in 1897. According to the Rock Island Preservation Society, the courthouse cost about $112,000 to build. It was renovated several times over the decades.

On July 11, 1862, the abandoned fort and the island as a whole, was re-designated as Rock Island Arsenal by an Act of Congress which established an arsenal and national armory for the U.S.