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Latest Pekin News
- 'They've done nothing,' so Pekin takes legal action against the owners of a former hotel and restaurant building
- Touch a piece of a real meteor at new Peoria Riverfront Museum gallery
- Pekin City Council approves nearly $140,000 for Americans with Disabilities Act improvements
- Dolly Parton's Imagination Library makes its way to Tazewell County
- Fifth clue is released in the Marigold Medallion Hunt
- Fourth clue is released in Marigold Medallion Hunt
Pekin City Council
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Steve Stein/WCBUMayor Pro-Tem Karen Hohimer said she's all for supporting businesses, but expressed concerns about the amount of funding already granted to the Sud Building project, and the additional funding in the request. -
Steve Stein/WCBUHomeless campsites are no longer allowed on public property in Pekin. Neither is the storage of personal possessions.
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Clues will be released by longtime clue master Gary Gillis at noon each day through Friday and at 6:30 a.m. Saturday. If the medallion hasn't been found by then, another clue will be released at 6:30 a.m. next Monday (Labor Day). -
The first two clues in the annual Pekin Marigold Festival Marigold Medallion Hunt have been released. The finder of the medallion will win $1,500, courtesy of Jimmy John's. -
Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Aug. 23- Aug. 25, 2023, curated by WCBU's Camryn Cutinello. You can find more coverage on our Out & About - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WCBU's Weekend Fanfare email newsletter, which goes out every Friday. -
During her time working with the Pekin Police Department, social worker Misti Cave believes they've made strides in assisting the unhoused individuals staying in the handful of camps along the Illinois River. -
The estimated "all-in" price tag of $44 million for the four-level, 79,000-square-foot annex that would be built north of the 91,000-square-foot Justice Center at 101 S. Capitol St., includes construction and architectural costs, surveying costs, permitting fees, fixtures, furniture and equipment costs and a 10% contingency. -
Tazewell County diagnoses 10 new sexually transmitted infections a week on average. -
The city of Pekin has a logo, but it doesn't have a flag. The city's beautification committee wants to change that. -
A federal agency is suing Pekin-based Alto Ingredients after the company fired an electrician and military veteran, allegedly because of his disability. -
Gone, but not forgotten. That was the case from 1967-73, when Pekin resident Stan Newell was imprisoned by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War. And that was the case again Saturday at the Pekin Marine Corps League. -
Schmidgall asked the county board if Habitat could use the $100,000 to demolish a home at 1800 American St. in Pekin and refurbish a three- bedroom home at 1814 American for a veteran's family.
