Pekin

Pekin mayoral candidate Becky Cloyd says she didn’t do anything improper in supporting the sale of a city-owned downtown property to a developer who donated to her campaign.

Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said there is an effort to recognize this tenacious woman in her adopted hometown.

The three candidates running to be the next mayor of Pekin all think they can resolve the political tension to get things back on track.

In a 5-1 vote Monday, the city council rescinded a five-month old amendment to the snow removal ordinance that required residents to clear their sidewalks within 48 hours of snowfall.

Mark Luft has decided to step down as Pekin’s mayor a couple months ahead of his term’s scheduled end.

A Tazewell County circuit judge on Thursday granted Becky Cloyd’s appeal of last month’s decision by the Pekin Electoral Board invalidating her mayoral nominating petitions.

Becky Cloyd’s appeal to get her name back on the ballot in the Pekin mayoral race for the April election will be heard Jan. 5 in Tazewell County Circuit Court.

The Pekin Electoral Board voted Friday to remove mayoral candidate Becky Cloyd from the ballot, the latest twist in a deepening fracture among city leadership.

Pekin City Council member Becky Cloyd says she's not backing down from her mayoral campaign in the face of a pair of petition challenges aimed at keeping her name off the ballot.

Believing the time is right for him to step away from office, Pekin Mayor Mark Luft has opted against running for re-election in favor of supporting a bid by outgoing Tazewell County Treasurer Mary Burress.