Mayor Mike Thoms will be giving his 2025 State of the City Address for the City of Rock Island. Community Engagement Manager ...

Editor's Note: The featured video is from a Rock Island Unplugged event that was held in January 2023. The City of Rock Island is holding another "Rock Island Unplugged" event in an effort to ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms has set the date for the State of the City address. The State of the City address will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 at Bally’s Quad ...

So the taxpayers win all the way around,” said city of Rock Island Mayor, Mike Thoms. The IGSA Transactional Document, which serves as a binding agreement, was fully signed and came into effect ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The City of Rock Island is ... But those plans fell through. Mayor Mike Thoms said the City is still searching for a proper and financially beneficial option for the 23 ...

Minnijean Brown-Trickey was one of nine teenagers who helped to break the bonds of segregation when they were the first Black ...

Right now, they’re right in the middle of the sidewalk, and so it’s very difficult and dangerous,” said Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms. Mayor Thoms also pointed out that the project will ...

Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms says supply chain issues and ensuring the work didn’t compromise the integrity of the building contributed to the delay.

Rock Island’s Mayor Mike Thoms and Finance Director, Jessica Sager said the city hasn’t had any big expenses come up recently. They said the city has made progress paying off debt while ...

“Are we going to make flavored vapes illegal or available or not,” said Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms. “At this point the state does allow them, can we as a city make a step in not allowing thos ...

Former Rock Island Mayor Mark Schwiebert who attended the event said the ceremony was poignant given the recent pushback on civil rights. "Someone once said that history is cyclical," Schwiebert said.