Brian Weckerly News Today

This Quad Cities area will look at bit different next week because of construction throughout the whole area. Starting with $8.7-million revitalization project begins in Rock Island. Multiple streets will be cut off and parking may be a challenge. All over the Quad Cities construction projects will start up, and it could make it difficult […]

CLAY TWP — Once a fur trading post in Lancaster County, an 18th century cabin will become part of a home in the township. Dan and Marne Kos spotted their dream cabin — a historic piece-en-piece build...

There’s lots of room for improvement in downtown Rock Island, and that’s why there’s lots going on to address those needs, in a partnership between the public and private sectors. Eleven months after the City Council approved it, a new downtown Special Service Area (SSA) has taken effect, levying a new tax on those property […]

The dismantling process for a downtown Davenport apartment building that partially collapsed May 28 is set to begin Monday, according to a Sunday evening news release from the City of Davenport. Over the past week, the city has been engaged with structural engineers, regulatory authorities and contracting company that have advised when best and how […]

Plans to demolish a partially collapsed six-story apartment building in Iowa could become clearer Friday, five days after much of the structure crumbled and left three tenants missing and feared dead. Davenport Mayor Mike Matson said Thursday he expected to announce a company “to do a very systematic approach to this building, on how to […]

The Illinois Department of Transportation is working on two $1.5-million projects, to improve U.S. Highway 150 in Coal Valley and the Centennial Bridge in Rock Island. Weather permitting, construction will begin on U.S. 150 in Coal Valley on Monday, May 1. The work zone is from U.S. 6 to East Third Street. Work will mill, […]