Illinois Quad Cities Land Bank will reduce blight, grow tax rolls

Moline, Rock Island and East Moline are teaming up to reduce blight, create housing and development, as well as grow the region’s tax rolls through the new Illinois Quad Cities Land Bank (IQCLB).

“We will be the ninth land bank in the State of Illinois,” said K.J. Whitley, community development manager for the City of Moline, who has captained the land bank’s formation. “We’re very excited…