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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…
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GovernmentThe chief judge of Illinois' 14th Circuit says the Rock Island County Courthouse is a danger to employees and the public. That's why last Friday, Walter…
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GovernmentRock Island County Circuit Chief Judge Walter Braud has ordered the Rock Island County Courthouse be demolished.Braud issued a ten-page court order on…
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GovernmentA judge has blocked an effort to stop the demolition of the Rock Island County courthouse.Fourteenth Circuit Court Judge James Conway dismissed a…
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GovernmentA state office wants Rock Island County to hold off on tearing down the courthouse. The Illinois DNR's State Historic Preservation Office says it must be…
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GovernmentA local architect wants to block the demolition of the Rock Island County courthouse. Last month, Italo Milani of Rock Island filed a complaint in circuit…
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GovernmentPreservationists have not given up on trying to block demolition of the Rock Island County courthouse. Monday afternoon, the group announced it has sent…
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GovernmentOn Midwest Week, now that the Rock Island County Board has voted to demolish the courthouse, what happens next, and when might demolition occur.Herb…
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The Rock Island County Board has decided to demolish the county courthouse. The board voted 16-6 on Tuesday night to give the deed to the Public Building…
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CommunityThe Rock Island Preservation Society will hold a rally this weekend to save the county courthouse from being demolished. Organizers say "This Place…