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 transfer of Pekin Community High School bus transportation services from the City of Pekin to District 303 is back on track. -
Following Pekin's change from weekly to every-other-week recycling pickup that began as planned March 2, the city intends to roll out steps in the coming weeks that aim to calm those who oppose the switch. -
The Pekin City Council is expected to vote on a legal end to its proposed agreement with data center developer Western Hospitality Partners at its next meeting March 23. -
Pekin will no longer consider having a data center built in the community. Mayor Mary Burress made the announcement Monday in a statement she read at a city council meeting.
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The Washington Police Department's new deputy chiefs were sworn in this week. Steve Smith and Brian Simpson are only the third and fourth people to hold the position since it was created in 2007. -
An intersection on one on Washington's busiest roads will be made safer for pedestrians. City council on Monday approved the installation of flashing beacons at Dallas Road and Westminster Drive. -
A new position in the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office — director of court security — has been created because of next year's opening of the county's Justice Center Annex. -
Pekin gas stations have been given the opportunity to sell sell packaged liquor. The city council voted 5-1 this week to allow gas stations to apply for the requisite liquor license. -
Pekin City Council members Dave Nutter and Jake Fletcher said Monday they will vote against the proposed data center in the city. There are seven council members, so two more "no" votes would kill the project. -
History was made Wednesday night at Washington Community High School. Assistant superintendent Karen Beverlin was hired by the District 308 School Board to be the district's next superintendent. She'll replace the retiring Kyle Freeman on July 1, 2027.
