East Peoria

The last two grass-and-dirt diamonds at the EastSide Centre sports complex in East Peoria will be converted to synthetic turf.

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.

Voters in East Peoria are being asked to adjust the tax rate for the Fondulac District Library, but administrators say the requested increase doesn't actually raise taxes.

East Peoria Mayor John Kahl announced he will run for a third four-year term in a social media post, saying that holding the office “has been one of the greatest honors of my life.”

Two weeks after members expressed reluctance and frustration, the East Peoria City Council voted unanimously in adopting new flood maps in accordance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s update for Tazewell County.

East Peoria leaders are moving ahead begrudgingly toward accepting new floodplain maps presented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

East Peoria is going to keep most of its recently purchased property on the north side as an operating farm for at least the next year.

The buildings going up now belong to a style that has spread across mid-sized cities in the country — efficient, functional and from nowhere in particular.

East Peoria is growing in size by an additional 272 acres, at a cost of $5.25 million. The city council unanimously voted for final approval to purchase the Keil & Blye Farm property between Centennial Drive, Grange Road and U.S. 24.

The ordinance would increase the East Peoria mayor’s base pay to slightly more than $128,700. With no city administrator, the mayor handles all of East Peoria’s executive duties.