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The developer of vacant land off Court Street in Pekin will receive sales tax rebates from Pekin to help pay for development costs.
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Latest Pekin News
- Pekin residents question council members about roads, home rule and more
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- Pekin prohibits the public from going on Lutticken property
- Want to do work for Pekin? Better pay your property taxes
- Pekin outsources for school bus drivers to address shortage
- Tazewell County Courthouse exterior to get $120K cleaning
Pekin City Council
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Steve Stein/WCBUA request by Tazewell County Resource Centers for a TIF commercial building improvement grant to help pay for renovations at its downtown Pekin building was barely approved Monday by the city council. -
WCBUThe Pekin City Council on Monday unanimously approved renewing the city's annual contract with Flock Safety for the 54 license plate reading cameras installed throughout the community.
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City property on Court Street that's located in one of Pekin's busiest commercial areas but is currently being used as a stormwater facility, has been sold to a developer for $100,000. -
A Tazewell County resident is dead after an early Saturday morning multi-vehicle collision on Pekin’s south side. -
The Pekin City Council on Monday approved paying bonuses totaling $10,000 to school bus department administrators to encourage them to stay with the city until it gets out of the school bus business. -
Tazewell County prosecutors have filed first-degree murder charges against a 93-year-old Pekin man accused of killing his wife. James Pate remains in custody in the Tazewell County Jail following his arrest Tuesday afternoon for allegedly causing the death of Cheryl Pate, 80. -
The Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin kicks off its 50th anniversary celebration with a public open house reception on Tuesday. The event commemorates the exact day in 1975 when President Gerald Ford officially dedicated the nation’s only independent congressional research center and archive. -
Members of the Education Association of Pekin union are collecting school supplies for Pekin Public Schools District 108 students. -
Tazewell County court records show Allison Salinas pleaded guilty to felony solicitation of murder for trying to have her husband killed. -
The 1,000-acre Lutticken property belongs to Pekin. Mayor Mary Burress announced Monday the city had closed earlier in the day on its $14 million purchase of the property. -
A Pekin woman has been arrested for allegedly attempting to have someone killed. -
Normally the swearing in of a city clerk doesn't end with a standing ovation from the audience. The swearing in Monday of Nicole Stewart as Pekin's new city clerk wasn't a normal occasion.
