Local Wiki

Rock Island County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

County Board meets: Third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
Meeting location: County Board Chambers, Third Floor, County Office Building, 1504 3rd Avenue, Rock Island, IL 61201.
County Clerk: Karen Kinney · 309-558-3569 · kkinney@rockislandcountyil.gov
Agendas posted at: https://rockislandcountyil.gov/224/County-Board
Chair, County Board: Rock Island County Board (Board of Supervisors), 25 members elected from districts. Chairman: Richard H. "Quijas" Brunk (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).

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Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (2)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (11)

Andalusia
Carbon Cliff (official website, opens in a new tab)
Coal Valley
Cordova
Hampton (official website, opens in a new tab)
Hillsdale
Milan
Oak Grove
Port Byron (official website, opens in a new tab)
Rapids City (official website, opens in a new tab)
Reynolds

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (9)

Carbon Cliff-Barstow SD 36
East Moline SD 37
Hampton SD 29
Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40
Riverdale CUSD 100
Rock Island SD 41
Rockridge CUSD 300
Silvis SD 34
United Twp Hsd 30

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Airport (1)

Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island County (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Drainage (2)

Drury Drainage District
Zuma Hampton Townships Drainage District 1

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Fire Protection (14)

Andalusia Fire Protection District
Barstow Fire Protection District
Blackhawk Fire Protection District
Bowlesburg Fire Protection District
Buffalo Prairie Fire Protection District
Coal Valley Fire Protection District
Cordova Fire Protection District
Coyne Center Fire Protection District
East Moline Rural Fire Protection District
Four Way Fire Protection District
Hillsdale Fire Protection District
Rapids City Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Reynolds Fire Protection District
South Moline Fire Protection District

Special districts · Flood Control (2)

Big Island River Conservancy District
Zuma-Canoe Creek Flood Protection District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Hospital (1)

Illini Hospital District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (3)

Greater Metropolitan Area Housing Authority
Moline Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Rock Island City Housing Authority

Special districts · Library (7)

Cordova Public Library District
Hampton Public Library District
Milan-Blackhawk Library District
Moore Memorial Public Library District
River Valley Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Robert R Jones Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Rock River Public Library District

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (2)

Cordova Township Park District
Illinois Quad City Civic Center Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Police Protection (1)

Rock Island County Public Building Commission

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Public Transit (1)

Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Sewer (2)

Cordova Sanitary District
Coyne Center Sanitary District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Rock Island County Soil and Water Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Solid Waste (1)

Rock Island County Waste Management Agency (official website, opens in a new tab)