Pekin

Nearly 2,000 signatures on petitions opposing a proposed data center in Pekin were turned in Monday to the Pekin City Council.

The recent federal government shutdown caused the Federal Correctional Institution in Pekin to fall behind on its payments to Pekin for city services. That was resolved this week when the city council approved a contract with the prison.

Does Pekin need a policy on what constitutes a town hall meeting and what rules would need to be followed? City council members are examining a policy suggested by city staff.

Pekin city staff asked for a 4.9% increase in the city's property tax levy for the next fiscal year. City Council members reduced it to 4%.

Pekin's annexation of the majority of the 1,000-acre Lutticken property from Groveland Township left township officials with more questions than answers.

The results of a salary study for Pekin's non-union city employees showed some are underpaid.

What will be Pekin's property tax levy for the 2026-27 fiscal year? Stay tuned.

The developer of vacant land off Court Street in Pekin will receive sales tax rebates from Pekin to help pay for development costs.

The ideal of bipartisanship has dwindled in Congress and in Washington over several decades. The Dirksen Congressional Center in Pekin is holding an event to highlight the importance of that quality in helping government work well.

A $10,000 forgivable TIF loan from Pekin that will help pay for the construction of a new Carol House of Hope domestic violence emergency shelter has been reinstated.