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For the first time, the Rock Island County Treasurer's Office will be offering taxpayers the ability to pay their Rock Island County Real Estate Taxes online. Payments can be made using Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, Visa Debit or E-Check. (NOTE: When paying in person, at the Treasurer's Office, at a bank or by mail, Real Estate Tax payments must still be paid by cash or check only.) Friday, April 22, 2011: Rock Island County Offices will close at noon in observance of Good Friday. Rock Island County Township Assessors are now in the process of reviewing assessments for 2011. If you should have any questions regarding the process or about the assessed value of your property, please contact your township assessor. Friday, January 28, 2011: The Rock Island County Chief Assessor's Office will be mailing the Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze applications on Friday, January 28, 2011. Seniors who have received this exemption in the previous year will receive these forms. If you have never received this exemption before, click the link above to obtain more information. Rock Island County is pleased to offer two (2) $1, 000 scholarships to graduating Seniors from Rock Island County High Schools. Learn More... Fourteenth Circuit Chief Judge Jeffrey W. O'Connor along with Circuit Clerk Lisa L. Bierman announce the opening of a new internet-based legal self-help center for lower income individuals who cannot find an attorney to represent them with civil matters in court. It is located in the Circuit Clerk's Office, General Division on the Third Floor of the Rock Island County Courthouse and available during regular business hours. Materials and additional information can be accessed at http: //rockisland.illinoislegalaid.org.

Bi-State Regional Commission is a local, voluntary organization covering five counties and 43 municipalities. The agency serves as a forum for intergovernmental cooperation and delivery of regional programs to assist local governments in planning and project development. Bi-State Metropolitan Planning Commission was created in 1966 through a merger between Scott County Metropolitan Planning Commission, Iowa and the Rock Island County Regional Planning Commission, Illinois. In 1974, the Henry County Regional Planning Commission, Illinois, merged with the Bi-State Regional Commission. In 1976, Mercer County in Illinois and Muscatine County in Iowa also joined Bi-State Regional Commission. Its staff provides assistance with information and resources on comprehensive planning, zoning and subdivision regulations, land use planning, infrastructure and service planning and implementation and annexation studies, including various data and information services.