Editorial: Tough choices – Quad City Times

"Rock Island, like many municipalities in the state, are feeling the squeeze of budget obligations (particularly steadily rising public safety pension costs) that are increasing faster than revenues...But as a budget presentation last month showed, the city has struggled to keep up with rising expenses even as it has steadily trimmed its workforce."

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