Pekin Particulars

Many items reflecting life in Pekin in 1976 were put in the capsule in an effort organized by the city's U.S. bicentennial committee.

Director of Economic Development Josh Wray says the city has big plans for downtown Pekin, though the timetables may be changing.

A federal grand jury is indicting former Reditus Labs CEO Aaron Rossi on new charges linked to hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of COVID-19 testing fraud.

Keith McKeever, an Air Force veteran who served from 2006-11 and was deployed twice to Iraq during the Iraq War, headed an informal group that organized the veterans parade and ceremony that preceded the Pekin Bicentennial Street Faire.

The City of Pekin issued just six single family home construction permits in 2023. This year, they’re on track to have 50.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of June 14- June 16, 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.

A Pekin man faces federal charges from the Department of Justice for possessing homemade explosive devices and a firearm as a felon.

By 10-8 votes, the board rejected Catmint Solar's request for a two-year extension of a special use permit granted May 31,2023 for a 5 mega-watt solar farm on Eisele Road in Groveland Township, and Coyote Road Solar's request for a special use permit for a 150 mega-watt solar farm on 1,300 acres of prime farm land in Malone and Delevan townships near Tazewell County's borders with Mason and Logan counties.

A student project honoring Tazewell County veterans will be on display at the Pekin Public Library this summer.

Entrepreneurs who want to create and sell food like baked goods from their home should not be subject to Pekin's 2% food and beverage sales tax.