Hip Hop Hooray the Spring Egg Hunt’s on its Way!

Thousands of colorful eggs will fill Lincoln Park, located at 11th Avenue and 38th Street, on Saturday, April 13th for the annual Rock Island Parks & Recreation Spring Egg Hunt. Bring your bags and baskets to gather eggs scattered throughout the age a...

Rock Island’s 2nd Annual Underwater Egg Hunt

Kids, grab your swim suit and goggles and come to the Rock Island Fitness & Activity Center for the Rock Island Parks and Recreation Underwater Egg Hunt! Thousands of colorful eggs will be ready to grab on Sunday, April 7th from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Re...

RIFAC Preschool Expands

The Rock Island Fitness & Activity Center Preschool Program is expanding its offerings and looking for students ready to learn through play! Children three to five years old will get creative through fun activities and sensory experiences. Classes con...

38 ST Resurfacing Project; 7 AV to Blackhawk RD

Road construction on 38th Street between 7th Avenue and Blackhawk Road is to begin the week of March 25, 2019.  Construction is anticipated to last until November, 2019.  

This project is being funded by Federal Surface Transportation Blo...

Leaf Collection Program

The City of Rock Island is providing leaf collection for its residential refuse customers from Monday, April 15 through Friday, May 3, 2019, with the following conditions:  Customers must place the leaves in approved paper yard waste bags. Custom...

Getting Crafty with New Event Series at Rock Island Library

The Rock Island Public Library offers several ways to get creative at your library and take time for you with new events starting this month.

Library guests of all ages can learn how to turn ordinary household items into new treasures with Earth D...

Update Rock Island - March 11, 2019

St. Patrick’s Day Parade - The 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be Saturday, March 16 at 11:30 am, starting at 23^rd Street and 4^th Avenue in Rock Island. Parade floats, bands, vehicles, and walkers will head through downtown Rock Isl...

Rock Island Library Adds New Film Streaming Service, Kanopy

Rock Island Island Library patrons now have access to more than 30,000 films in digital form, thanks to a new subscription service. Kanopy, an on-demand film streaming service, is now available for free to Rock Island Library cardholders, thanks to a star...

Noted Author Jason Reynolds Visiting the Quad Cities in March

Jason Reynolds is a New York Times bestselling author, a Newbery Award Honoree, a Printz Award Honoree, National Book Award Honoree, a Kirkus Award winner, a two time Walter Dean Myers Award winner, an NAACP Image Award Winner, and the recipient of multip...

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contractors

The City of Rock Island is working with Augustana College to study Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) contractors within the area that perform work on public works projects.

DBEs are for-profit small business concerns where socially and economically d...

I-74 Mississippi River Bridge Construction Project

In order to keep the community informed of the I-74 Mississippi River Bridge Construction Project, news releases will be sent periodically by the Iowa's Department of Transportation.  For the most up-to-date information, please visit http://www.i...