The city of Rock Island, in partnership with the Quad Cities Chamber and Rock Island Downtown Alliance, will hold an official groundbreaking ceremony to kick off construction of the $8.7 million Rebuild Downtown Rock Island project, Monday, April 15 at 2 p.m. at the intersection of 18th Street and 2nd Avenue. City council members unanimously […]
Construction in downtown Rock Island continues as the newest project, City Hall, gets a makeover. City Hall’s new look is a $2.2 million renovation project that includes redesigning and reconstructing the city council chambers, the mayor’s office and administrative area; installing a primary service counter for the mayor and city manager’s offices; redesigning the service […]
Rock Island City Hall (1528 3rd Ave.) will get a $2.25-million upgrade starting this March. Fortunately, most of the renovations will be paid using $2 million in federal ARPA funds, with $225,000 coming from city surplus funds, according to the City Council agenda from Monday. Aldermen approved the project. In October 2022, the City Council […]