Pekin

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.

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.

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.

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.

Problems with bus service on the first day of school have prompted Pekin District 108 officials to cancel classes Thursday and Friday to rectify the transportation challenges.

The company formerly known as Pacific Ethanol Pekin will fund a $125,000 environmental restoration project and pay a $75,000 civil penalty as part of a consent order ending legal proceedings over refinery pollution on the Illinois River.

A Pekin pastor is calling for less automated moderation of internet content and for organizations to back up their history after the church's YouTube channel was deleted without warning in June.

A potentially dangerous intersection in downtown Pekin soon will be converted into a four-way stop to make it safer.

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.

The death of a man who was found Monday along a trail on the south end of McNaughton Park in Pekin has been determined as “heart related,” according to the Tazewell County coroner.