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The Tazewell County Board voted Wednesday to freeze County Clerk John Ackerman's salary at $101,069 for the next four years, rejecting a 3% annual raise in a meeting that became a prolonged public airing of grievances. -
The city's residential Tax Increment Financing program allows people who build new homes in certain districts to get the cost of their lot paid back over 10 years through the increased property taxes the new home generates. -
Seniors age 65 and older who live in an owner-occupied home in Pekin are eligible for a $1.50 discount on their monthly solid waste collection bill. -
A data center will not be built on Pekin's Lutticken Farms property. That was the message delivered by City Attorney Jim Vasselli after the city received a letter from lawyers for the developers. -
Tazewell County's downtown Pekin campus is getting a makeover. In a project that county officials said is long overdue, improvements will be made to the grounds at the buildings. -
The normally routine purchase of a new truck caused a bit of a stir at a Pekin City Council meeting. The 2026 Ford F-550 with a dump body will replace a 2003 dump truck that's in terrible shape. -
The clock is running for the developer of a proposed data center in Pekin. City Attorney Jim Vasselli said Monday the city is pressing Western Hospitality Partners to make a decision on the project. -
Carle Health will spend close to $8 million to modernize Pekin Hospital, retiring unused and aging spaces with a focus on patient-based improvements. -
Three girls from Greater Peoria have each earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest honor in Girl Scouting, for their service work across their communities. -
The proposed data center on Pekin's Lutticken Farms property wasn't on the agenda at Monday's council meeting. But it was discussed twice, and it was in the background of two items involving the Lutticken land.
