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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Pekin city staff asked for a 4.9% increase in the city's property tax levy for the next fiscal year. City Council members reduced it to 4%. -
Pekin's annexation of the majority of the 1,000-acre Lutticken property from Groveland Township left township officials with more questions than answers. -
The 40th annual Christmas Home Tour presented by the Washington Historical Society features a first — an Airbnb home. -
The Washington City Council met in a closed session Wednesday with the final candidates to fill the vacant city administrator position. -
The Tangled Roots Craft Beer & Kitchen restaurant isn't for sale. But the building where it's located at 140 Washington Square is being listed. -
The results of a salary study for Pekin's non-union city employees showed some are underpaid. -
What will be Pekin's property tax levy for the 2026-27 fiscal year? Stay tuned. -
The Tazewell County Board has approved a contract with deputy sheriffs and sergeants in the sheriff's department that calls for pay increases over a three-year span through 2026. -
Washington, city business owner join forces to donate unclaimed bicycles to Operation Christmas BikeTwenty-two unclaimed bicycles being stored by the Washington Police Department will find new homes thanks to the police department, Washington City Council and a Washington business owner. -
A billboard planned for a busy Washington intersection has been given the thumb's down by city staff and the city's Planning and Zoning Commission.
