UPDATE: The City of Rock Island has released a statement regarding the lawsuit. “The City of Rock Island and the Rock Island Police Department became aware this morning, June 11, 2025, of a civil ...

An 11-year-old boy sat beside a hospital bed, holding his mother's hand. He wanted her to stay with him as long as she could. The boy's name was Jakarta Jackson. Karen Jackson died on a Friday in May ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — No charges will be filed in the death of 21-year-old Jakarta Jackson after he was shot and killed by a Rock Island police officer on Jan. 5. Rock Island County State's Attorney ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The family of Jakarta Jackson has filed a civil lawsuit after the 21-year-old was shot and killed by a Rock Island police officer in January. No criminal charges were filed in ...

A crowd of about 100 people – many of them family members – marched from the Rock Island County Courthouse to Rock Island City Hall on Monday afternoon to demand justice for 21-year-old Jakarta ...