The decision to demolish the Rock Island Armory took years to make, but local preservationist Diane Oestreich thinks the building’s fate was sealed by a fatal roofing accident in 2002. John F. Doss Sr ...
(Updated 4:52 p.m.) The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency has not only given the City of Rock Island approval to modify the riverfront armory, but to do whatever it wants with the enormous ...