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 isn't quite ready to renew its agreement with CityLink. After about a half-hour of discussion Monday with CityLink officials, the Pekin City Council tabled a vote on the agreement until Oct. 26. -
The recent sale of Lincoln Grade School to the Washington Park District revealed an oversight. Platted streets and alleys on city-owned right-of-way were dedicated to Washington Grade School District 52, but never vacated. -
The City of Washington has stepped in for a second time to resolve disputes between the developer of a downtown square restaurant and an adjacent neighbor. This time, it was sculptor Marlene Miller. -
A Tazewell County Board committee heard from a Logan County official this week about that county's quest to create a data center rules and regulations ordinance. -
Pekin has put the brakes on renewing its annual contract with CityLink until several questions are answered. The city council and CityLink representatives will talk at the council's July 27 meeting. -
The City of Pekin has created a time capsule that will be opened July 4, 2076, on the 300th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The capsule is in the City Hall lobby. -
Proposals to add a digital billboard to the Washington Plaza shopping center sign and bring a new church to Washington each cleared a hurdle at this week's Washington City Council meeting. -
With a few dozen of his neighbors looking on, Washington resident Al Ponto was honored Monday by the city for his actions awakening neighbors whose home was on fire. -
There's a new $3,200 podium in the city council meeting room at Pekin City Hall. It's a gift from the family of the late Bill Jansen, who served as Pekin's city clerk from 1939 to 1979. -
Thirty-year-old chairs in the James Carius Community Room at the Tazewell County Justice Center will be replaced. The county board, which meets in the room, approved the purchase of 91 new chairs.
