Community New Housing Opens for Families with Special Needs by Gary Kopycinski on September 22, 2011 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Community: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Blackhawk Tower Plaza Demolition Begins June 9, 2026 Park Forest Housing Cooperative to Honor Former Residents Philip Klutznick and Jim Edgar June 9, 2026 ROCK ISLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–September 22, 2011. A new housing development opened today in Rock Island that will provide affordable and quality apartments for persons with special needs so they can live in a community setting.