COAL VALLEY, Ill., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- While lawmakers prepare to introduce legislation to mandate greater E. coli inspections of ground beef and national media fuels the debate on the need for greater testing and safety procedures, one regional Illinois-based processor, Valley Meats, has taken a major pre-emptive move and has instituted a ...

This is a precautionary message issued by Rock Island County. There is a potential for flash flood/ice jam between now and Friday evening along the Rock River between the areas of Joslin and lower Rock Island County.

It's a boy! The first-ever baby giraffe was born at Niabi Zoo in Coal Valley, Illinois and zoo keepers are excited about the delivery.

The fire that swept through Jackie and Harry Schnell's Coal Valley house killed the family cat, but everyone else escaped unharmed, and for that, the Schnells are overwhelmingly grateful.

A Coal Valley woman is homeless after an early afternoon house fire. It happened just before two in the 100 block of E. 5th St.

Illinois State Police are still trying to determine why a car crossed the center line, hitting a dump truck near Coal Valley Tuesday afternoon.

Four years ago a four month old Shar Pei puppy disappeared from its Coal Valley owners.

Mel Foster Co. is partnering with Mulligan's Valley Pub in Coal Valley to collect canned food items for the 2009 Student Food Drive.

COAL VALLEY, Illinois - The auctioneer's banter leads the way to Coal Valley. That's where bidders come from far and wide to buy more than 100 cars for sale.

If you want a car at a rock bottom price, head out to Arrowhead Ranch in Coal Valley this weekend.

You can help the animals at the Rock Island County Animal Care and Control center, just by taking an afternoon drive on Saturday Miles for mutts is a benefit ride that begins at Ducky's in Andulsia, Illinois, travels to Biscuit's Bar and Grill, then to Mulligans in Coal Valley, Illinois and back to Ducky's. The ride begins at 12:30pm, with check in ...

TESCH Russell Tesch of Flanagan will celebrate his 90th birthday. He was born Sept.

Marianne Ackerman of Greenfield Apartments in Princeton celebrated her 90th birthday Aug.