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StarTribune.com (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Demolition of the 114-year-old Rock Island Swing Bridge that once linked Washington and Dakota counties could begin as early as January because of a portion that collapsed last week."Because the bridge is in such poor condition it really needs to be removed quickly," Wayne Sandberg, Washington County's assistant engineer, told the County Board on Tuesday. "Nature has taken its toll. It's time...
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Xavier Thoughts (Free subscription) | yesterday
A near mint National Match M1911A1 is up for bids at Rock Island Auction . Parkerized frame with "FJA" inspector marking above the magazine catch with a "P" proof below the catch. The right side of the frame is marked "UNITED STATES PROPERTY / serial number / ordnance bomb FK" before the slide stop hole and "M1911A1 U.S. ARMY / RIA" after the slide stop hole. The frame serial number places this...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
ROCKFORD, Ill., /PRNewswire/ -- The Rock Island Contracting Center has awarded SupplyCore Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) materiel and related supply chain management and logistics services, the Interceptor Body Armor (IBA) Warehouse Services Contract (W52P1J09C0006). Under this U.S. Army contract, SupplyCore, working with its partner, SupplyCore Middle...
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illinoisreview (Free subscription) | 12/01/2008
... Hill, Henry County Carl Sandburg birthplace, Galesburg Cahokia courthouse Hauberg Indian Museum, Rock Island County, but the adjacent natural area will stay open. Jubilee College, near Peoria Apple River Fort, Elizabeth Fort Kaskaskia, Randolph County Pierre Menard home, Randolph County Local funds and volunteers will keep open at least temporarily: Bryant cottage, Bement David Davis mansion,...
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Full Throttle (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
... for their joint program based on her impressive credentials as the first female champion of the Rock Island Grand Prix in New York ( Slideshow of Rock Island event), her feat as a four-time Asian Karting Queen and numerous stints in the Italian Masters Karting Formula Toyota Series, Asian Formula 3 and the Star Mazda Series . “I’m very excited, signing with Charlie Patterson and Peter...
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findingDulcinea (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
... area along the Illinois-Iowa border, rock salt prices shot up three fold from last year. Greater Rock Island County, where Moline is located, as well as some Chicago suburbs, have also asked the attorney general explore the reasons behind the rock salt price hikes. ‘‘The public deserves a plausible explanation’’ why some side streets will not get as much salt this winter, Doug House, Moline’s...
