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Steve Stein
CorrespondentSteve Stein is an award-winning news and sports writer and editor. Most recently, he covered Tazewell County communities for the Peoria Journal Star for 18 years.
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Homeless campsites are no longer allowed on public property in Pekin. Neither is the storage of personal possessions.
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The city budgeted $300,000 for the new program in its 2024-25 fiscal year that began May 1.
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The Morton Education Association and Morton School District hope to have a contract agreement in place before the start of the 2024-25 school year in August.
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The chamber of commerce will be paid $2,000 by the city to submit the grant application. Other payments would be made by the city to the chamber if the grant is approved by the DCEO.
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In an effort to break the logjam, the district and union bargaining teams will meet with a federal mediator, with the first meeting scheduled for today. The MEA's current 3-year contract with the district ends Aug. 1.
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A slice of Pekin's 200-year history was brought to life Thursday morning during the celebration of the most important day in United States history.
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Washington Central School District students will have a safe place to walk along Eagle Avenue to and from the street's intersection with U.S. Business Route 24 in Washington when they return to school in August.
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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.
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Board members voted 15-4 Wednesday to not put the question of eliminating the position on the ballot, instead giving William Funkhouser, the only candidate running for auditor, an opportunity to fill the post.
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County Clerk John Ackerman said switching to KNOWiNK will create an estimated $10,000 savings for the county in labor costs and the cost of buying a new printer. Plus, he said, mailing costs will be cheaper.