Nearly 100 immigrants from 27 countries became U.S. citizens Monday during a naturalization ceremony held at Augustana College's Centennial Hall in Rock Island. The new citizens, many who have ...

He then applied for the Rock Island Arsenal's Machinist Apprenticeship Program and spent the rest of his career on the arsenal before retiring in 1988.

Col. William ‘Joe’ Parker, III, U.S. Army Garrison Rock Island Arsenal commander and keynote speaker at the Rock Island National Cemetery's Memorial Day ceremony stands at the podium on Monday ...