City of Pekin

The Pekin City Council on Monday delayed a decision on whether the city should renew its annual contract with Flock Safety for 54 license plate reading cameras. The issue was tabled until Aug. 24.

Pekin Public Library Director Jeff Brooks had good news to convey to city leaders in the library's annual report: Patron visits are climbing and steps to improve safety have been successful.

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.

A leaky roof at a Pekin fire station that has allowed water to cascade into living quarters and work areas while disrupting emergency response operations will be removed and replaced.

Illinois American Water won't purchase Pekin's wastewater system. Within two minutes Monday, the Pekin City Council discussed and rejected a proposal to enter into negotiations with the water company.

Pekin has operated its own solid waste collection department for more than 20 years. That's not going to change anytime soon, after the city council unanimously rejected a bid from GFL Environmental.

The proposed data center on Pekin's Lutticken Farms property wasn't on the agenda at Monday's council meeting. But it was discussed twice, and it was in the background of two items involving the Lutticken land.

Construction is about to begin on the Center for Prevention of Abuse’s new emergency domestic violence shelter in Pekin. The nonprofit social services organization held a groundbreaking for a rebuilt Carol House of Hope on a 1.8-acre property on 2nd Street acquired from the City of Pekin two years ago.

The proposed data center project in Pekin isn't dead. The legal process that would void the contract between the city and developer and result in the data center's demise still must play out.

The city of Pekin's efforts to hand over school bus transportation operations to Pekin Community High School this summer hit a snag this week.