Rock Island County, IL

ROCK ISLAND Co., Ill. (KWQC) - Rock Island County Health County officials on Tuesday announced no new reported cases of COVID-19 in the county. “We are happy there are no new cases to report today,” county health department Administrator Nita Ludwig said in a release. “We feel that our vaccination efforts are working to keep people protected from infection. Please get vaccinated at your earliest opportunity so that we can help end this pandemic.”

Zero was a welcome number Tuesday in the Quad-Cities. The Rock Island County Health Department reported no new COVID-19 cases Tuesday and zero county residents hospitalized with the virus. Zero was a big number Tuesday for Genesis Hospital System, as it reported no COVID-19 patients after reporting 11 Monday. It...

Administrator Nita Ludwig is glad there are no new cases to report, saying vaccinations are working to keep people from getting infected. 39% of all Rock Island County residents have been fully vaccinated. 46% of residents 12 and older, that's all who are eligible, are fully vaccinated. And 71% county...

The week in COVID-19 brought news of two more virus-related deaths, the mid-July closure of the state-run testing center in Davenport and continued low new-case counts in both Rock Island County and Scott County. Rock Island County's latest seven-day positivity rate checked in at 0.8% Friday, while Scott County's rate...

There were two offenders convicted of sex crimes released on parole in Rock Island County during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Rock Island Today. The data shows that both of the released offenders among the parolees were men. The median...

The health departments of Scott and Rock Island counties have ended mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics, moving on to walk-in vaccinations at the respective health department sites and "pop-up" vaccine clinics held during events or by partnering with local churches, social service agencies, or area employers. The more random nature of...

There were 12 offenders convicted of property crimes released on parole in Rock Island County during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Rock Island Today. The data shows that 10 men and two women were among the parolees. The median age...

The Rock Island County Sheriff's Office will be on the lookout for drunken or otherwise impaired drivers this Independence Day. The sheriff's office is running a safety campaign from Thursday, June 17, to July 6, the three weekends leading up to and following Independence Day. "We want all our residents...

ROCK ISLAND Co., Ill. (KWQC) - Health officials in Rock Island County are continuing to push for those who have not received the COVID-19 vaccine to get vaccinated this weekend. On Friday they announced two new cases of COVID-19 and announced there are four patients in the hospital with the...

A cyclist who was hit by a car and killed Thursday has been identified. Debbie L. Schroder, 78, of Moline was hit on the 3600 block of 70th Street Court, Moline, Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson said. When Moline police were called at 9:35 a.m., Schroder was trapped under...

There were two inmates sentenced to jail in Rock Island County that will be released from the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections during the week ending June 26. The inmate being released that served the longest time was Rocky J. Hantz for aggravated robbery. Rocky J. Hantz spent more than two years incarcerated.

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ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Ill. — Rock Island County has seen a day of no new COVID-19 cases for the first time in just over a year. RICO Health Department reported that no new cases were found for their Tuesday, June 15 data, leaving the amount of cases the same, just shy of a 15,000 total.

Niabi Zoo has acquired a rare, female Amur leopard for the purpose of mating it with the zoo's male Amur leopard. The Amur leopard is listed as critically endangered by the World Wildlife Federation, with fewer than 100 left in the world. The big cats are native to southeast Russia and northern China.

The Iowa Department of Public Health reported a COVID-19 death Wednesday in Scott County — the fourth virus-related death in the Quad-Cities since last Friday. Scott County's 247th COVID-19 death since the start of the pandemic was reported as the same Iowa health officials adjusted the county's total case count, reducing the number by nine. Since the start of the pandemic, state health officials have confirmed 21,736 total cases in Scott County.

There was one offender convicted of a financial crime or fraud released on parole in Rock Island County during the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the Rock Island Today. The data shows that the released offender was a man. He was convicted...

An East Moline man arrested on May 30 for allegedly sexually assaulting a child has been released after posting 10% of a $100,000 bond ($10,000). James Robert Comins, 32, has been charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, a class X felony that carries a sentence of between six and 30 years in prison.