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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Former chief of police Dale King agreed to return to the department following departures of its two top officers. The Illinois State Police is investigating former chief Justin Egan, who resigned last month. -
![The Get Yourself Motivated [GYM] facility at the Cherry Tree Shopping Center is moving to a nearby location. The move will lead to the opening of a 25,000-square-foot vacant space at Cherry Tree that can be used by a future retailer.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f8b77b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4030x2245+0+323/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2F20%2F9f300be74adfbe1546f6a6f3d660%2Fcherry-tree.jpg)
The owners of the Cherry Tree Plaza shopping center will get their $50,000 Washington business property improvement grant in equal installments if they meet the city's requirements. -
Tazewell County may soon join the list of area counties and communities with a moratorium on data center proposals. The county board's land use committee has recommended a nine-month moratorium. -
Washington's push to revive Washington Plaza is likely getting a monetary shot in the arm. The city council has given its initial approval to establish the city's first Business Development District. -
The Pekin District 108 School Board sent a stern message Monday to Alltown Bus Service: Fix all the problems that have plagued student transportation by the end of the month, or else. -
![The Tazewell County Consolidated Communications [TC3] call center is located in a nondescript building on Koch Street in Pekin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f42ee2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3473x1935+0+407/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fe0%2F58db49dc4e9f9ba3e93fc4a39559%2Ftc3.jpg)
Tazewell County dispatchers want a raise. They'll have to get it through their union and collective bargaining. That was the essence of what TC3 governance board chair John Kahl told them at a board meeting. -
The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be in Tremont next year. Tremont resident and veteran Rick Otey made the announcement at a Tazewell County Board meeting. -
Malfunctioning pedestrian crossing signals at an intersection next to Pekin High School will be repaired after a lightning strike damaged the signs over the summer. -
Dale King is back in charge of the Creve Coeur Police Department as interim police chief following the resignation Friday of Justin Egan.
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The 54 Flock license plate reading cameras in Pekin will remain there for another year. The Pekin City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to renew its annual contract with Flock.
![The Get Yourself Motivated [GYM] facility at the Cherry Tree Shopping Center is moving to a nearby location. The move will lead to the opening of a 25,000-square-foot vacant space at Cherry Tree that can be used by a future retailer.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/225e4fe/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4030x2245+0+323/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2F20%2F9f300be74adfbe1546f6a6f3d660%2Fcherry-tree.jpg)
![The Tazewell County Consolidated Communications [TC3] call center is located in a nondescript building on Koch Street in Pekin.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ba45353/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3473x1935+0+407/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fe0%2F58db49dc4e9f9ba3e93fc4a39559%2Ftc3.jpg)
