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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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. -
The Morton School District finally has begun sharing the cost of the school resource officer for Morton High School with the Village of Morton. -
The village of Morton and Morton School District agreed this month to evenly split the $215,000 cost of installing rapid flashing beacon lights at crosswalks in front of three district schools. -
A consultant and “Team Washington,” made up two city employees and Mayor Lilija Stevens, will recruit Washington's next city administrator. -
Superintendent Joe Sander's first board meeting since replacing the retired Craig Smock had a starkly different atmosphere. -
The Washington City Council this week gave the owner of a future Ben Franklin store its thumbs up to receive a $50,000 grant from the city that will help cover the cost of renovation expenses. -
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. -
The Washington City Council gave the city the go-ahead Monday to begin legal proceedings that most likely will result in the demolition of a blighted home at 121 S. Elm St. -
Morton shoppers are paying a village sales tax for the first time in the village's history. -
An important piece of the Tazewell County Justice Center Annex puzzle was put into place Wednesday when the Tazewell County Board approved the purchase of a vacant building at 306 Court Street in downtown Pekin.
