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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Nearly 2,000 signatures on petitions opposing a proposed data center in Pekin were turned in Monday to the Pekin City Council. -
Forty-one permits for new residential construction were issued by the city of Washington in 2025, the most since 90 were issued in 2015. -
A plan to place a digital billboard at a busy Washington intersection did not go over well with the city council, city staff, planning and zoning commission, or residents. -
The recent federal government shutdown caused the Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin to fall behind on its payments to Pekin for city services. That was resolved this week when the city council approved a contract with the prison. -
Does Pekin need a policy on what constitutes a town hall meeting and what rules would need to be followed? City council members are examining a policy suggested by city staff. -
The ICE agent who shot and killed a woman in Minnesota this week is a 2001 Peoria Richwoods graduate, WCBU has learned through an examination of school and court records. -
Should a large billboard be allowed in a busy Washington intersection? The city worries about "potential detrimental impacts."
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Renee Andrews and Jerry Bell, the final two candidates in the running to be the new Peoria Public Schools superintendent, answered questions from the public this week in separate town halls. -
The Peoria Public Schools superintendent search is down to two candidates. The first of two town halls with the candidates was held Tuesday. -
Washington Mayor Lilija Stevens announced her 2026 "wish list" for the city on Monday.
