In 2022 a jury convicted Patrick J. Noya, a former Rock Island-Milan teacher, in a sex crimes case. He won an appeal and has a chance for a new trial.
Anthony Watt is a local journalist based in the Quad Cities area of Illinois. He writes for the Moline Dispatch Publishing Company and Quad-City Times, covering a range of topics including crime, weather, court cases, and local news. His work has also been featured in various other publications and media outlets in the region.