City of Pekin

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.

There was no item on the Pekin City Council meeting agenda Monday concerning a proposed data center that would be built in the city, but opponents once again filled the meeting room.

At least one of Pekin’s sitting city council members will not return to their seat after April’s election.

Salaries for Tazewell County officials who will be elected to four-year terms on Nov. 5 were set Wednesday by the county board.

The Center for Prevention of Abuse is looking to build a new emergency domestic violence shelter in Pekin after the city council approved a land purchase agreement for a 1.8-acre property near downtown.

Becky Cloyd is resigning from the Pekin City Council, effective immediately. Cloyd made the announcement in a social media post, saying she made the decision with “mixed emotions.”