🌱 How a Civil War prison once reshaped Rock Island’s river island.

Good morning to you Rock Island! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Civil War prison once reshaped Rock Island’s river island.
• Rock Island disc golf shop closes—what happens to its tournaments now?
• Which crimes topped Rock Island County’s 2024 Sheriff’s Office reports?

Today's riddle: What has cities but no houses, forests but no trees, and water but no fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Mostly sunny; breezy, humid, with a high of 93 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, temps: high: 95, low: 74.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, hot and humid, with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The Rock Island Barracks (wvik.org) — Civil War history runs deep in Rock Island, where Union forces built the Rock Island Barracks prison in 1863 and held about 12,000 Confederate soldiers through brutal winters. Nearly 2,000 prisoners died and are buried in a nearby Confederate cemetery still maintained today. Only small coal carvings occasionally found in local antique shops hint at the prison’s once-massive presence.
   

• La Catrina Plus opens, The Doc's Inn under new ownership, Ginza Hibachi & Ramen temporarily closed, and more Quad-Cities business news (qconline.com) — Rock Island residents may want to note that Yanks and Shanks Disc Golf on 46th Avenue has permanently closed, though it will finish out its scheduled tournaments. The broader Quad Cities business roundup also highlights a new addiction treatment center serving Rock Island County, a new Moline specialty grocery, a Silvis bar changing hands, and a Muscatine manufacturing expansion.
   

• 803 crimes reported by Rock Island County Sheriff's Office in 2024 NIBRS data (rockislandtoday.com) — Rock Island County residents can see how local crime stacked up in 2024, with the Sheriff’s Office logging 803 offenses—about two incidents a day. Simple assault led the list with 174 reports, followed by vandalism, burglaries, and larcenies. The data comes from the detailed National Incident-Based Reporting System now used by agencies nationwide.
   

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📸 Around Rock Island

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Rock Island

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Monday June 29

• Baseball: Davenport West vs North Scott (Varsity)
  West High School North Scott Athletic Complex North Scott Baseball Field
  7:00 pm
• Baseball: North Scott vs Davenport West (Sophomore)
  West High School Dav. West BB/SB Complex
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 30

• Baseball: Davenport West vs Maquoketa (Varsity)
  West High School Maquoketa High School Jack Marlowe Athletic Complex Baseball Field
  5:00 pm
• Starlight Revue Concert Series
  City of Rock Island Lincoln Park - 11th Avenue and 38th Street Rock Island IL 61201
  6:30 pm
• Baseball: Davenport West vs Maquoketa (Varsity)
  West High School Maquoketa High School Jack Marlowe Athletic Complex
  7:30 pm

Wednesday July 1

• Baseball: Burlington vs Davenport West (Varsity)
  West High School Dav. West BB/SB Complex
  5:00 pm
• Softball: Davenport West vs Durant (Varsity)
  West High School Durant High School Softball Field
  5:00 pm
• Baseball: Burlington vs Davenport West (Junior Varsity)
  West High School Dav. West BB/SB Complex
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday June 29

• Stories in the Park
  Moline Public Library 1618 21st Ave, Moline, IL, 61265, US
  10:00 am
• Mobile Mondays
  Moline Public Library 1618 21st Ave, Moline, IL, 61265, US
  11:00 am
• Softball: North Scott vs Davenport West (Varsity)
  West High School Dav. West BB/SB Complex
  5:00 pm
• Learn to Play Dungeons and Dragons
  Moline Public Library 3210 41st Street, Moline, IL, 61265, US
  5:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Free stuff by our driveway.
  Small pile tonight but keep an eye out. Getting rid of a lot. No junk, some new items, just not needed. Please don’t make a mess. 8917 Ridgewood Road… (Nextdoor Rock Island/Milan Border)

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Greenskeeper in Milan. Apply here.
• Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Moline. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rock Island here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Milan

• Milan: Gustavo Heide vs Federico Agustin Gomez Odds & Predictions (Jun. 29, 2026) (polymarket.com)
• Vespa riders take to roads in Rome to mark 80th birthday (985theriver.com)
• Iran: new US air strikes in the Strait of Hormuz in response to Tehran's attack on an oil tanker (lapresse.us)

Moline

• Moline to host Party in the Park to celebrate summer and America's 250th birthday (kwqc.com)
• Jury convicts man in Moline double-homicide (kwqc.com)
• La Catrina Plus opens, The Doc's Inn under new ownership, Ginza Hibachi & Ramen temporarily closed, and more Quad-Cities business news (qctimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A map (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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