Pekin Particulars
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Latest Pekin news
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Pekin is getting a 27-year-old snow plow made specifically for airports. The price of the plow, formerly used at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, is more than a half million dollars cheaper than a new model. -
Pekin's two downtown pocket parks are getting stronger security with the purchase and installation of a security-grade camera at each location for about $10,000. -
Three businesses were awarded TIF grants totaling $104,000 from the city of Pekin that will help pay for renovations to their buildings. The grants were approved Monday by the Pekin City Council. -
An applicant who was approved by the Pekin City Council for a $50,000 commercial building improvement grant has turned down the money because it wasn't sufficient for a project. -
The Pekin District 108 School Board sent a stern message Monday to Alltown Bus Service: Fix all the problems that have plagued student transportation by the end of the month, or else. -
![The Tazewell County Consolidated Communications [TC3] call center is located in a nondescript building on Koch Street in Pekin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f42ee2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3473x1935+0+407/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fe0%2F58db49dc4e9f9ba3e93fc4a39559%2Ftc3.jpg)
Tazewell County dispatchers want a raise. They'll have to get it through their union and collective bargaining. That was the essence of what TC3 governance board chair John Kahl told them at a board meeting. -
Malfunctioning pedestrian crossing signals at an intersection next to Pekin High School will be repaired after a lightning strike damaged the signs over the summer. -
The 54 Flock license plate reading cameras in Pekin will remain there for another year. The Pekin City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to renew its annual contract with Flock. -
Problems with bus service on the first day of school have prompted Pekin District 108 officials to cancel classes Thursday and Friday to rectify the transportation challenges. -
The company formerly known as Pacific Ethanol Pekin will fund a $125,000 environmental restoration project and pay a $75,000 civil penalty as part of a consent order ending legal proceedings over refinery pollution on the Illinois River.
![The Tazewell County Consolidated Communications [TC3] call center is located in a nondescript building on Koch Street in Pekin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ba45353/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3473x1935+0+407/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fe0%2F58db49dc4e9f9ba3e93fc4a39559%2Ftc3.jpg)
