Rapids City

Rapids City has served as a small river settlement in northwestern Illinois since the 19th century. The village stands on the Mississippi River, north of the Quad Cities, where the broad waterway forms Illinois’s border with Iowa. Its name recalls the Rock Island Rapids, a difficult stretch of the Mississippi that once influenced navigation on this reach of the river. Today, Rapids City retains a quiet residential character while remaining connected to the river corridor and the larger communities of Rock Island County. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Illinois and the Quad Cities region.

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