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GovernmentPeople who want to save the Rock Island County courthouse are offering free beer to anyone who can change their minds. The historic building in the Quad…
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GovernmentHistoric preservation groups plan to post the money required for them to appeal a decision in the Rock Island County courthouse lawsuit.Last week, the…
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GovernmentThe Peoria County judge who dismissed the Rock Island County courthouse case on March 19th, 2019 based her decision on the plain language of state law.…
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Government(Updated 3/22/2019)The plaintiffs in the Rock Island County courthouse lawsuit are not giving up. The five historic preservation groups and two…
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GovernmentA contractor may soon begin tearing down the Rock Island County courthouse.This afternoon, Peoria County Judge Jodi Hoos dismissed a lawsuit filed by…
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GovernmentOpponents of tearing down the Rock Island County courthouse have won a preliminary victory. At a hearing this afternoon, a Peoria County judge issued a…
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GovernmentThe first court hearing in the Rock Island County courthouse demolition case will be held in Peoria Wednesday.The county board's attorney filed the…
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GovernmentA judge from Peoria will preside over the Rock Island County courthouse demolition case.Late last week, the Illinois Supreme Court sent a letter to the…
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GovernmentRock Island County is apparently at a crossroads. A contractor is on the verge of demolishing the courthouse as soon as asbestos has been removed.But…
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GovernmentRock Island aldermen may ask the county board and Public Building Commission to change their minds about demolishing the courthouse. Tonight's council…