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Instead of a 10-minute time limit, which had been in place since 2021, the time limit was reduced to five minutes.
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Plans for the annex call for it to be built on the site of the former Arcade and Tobin buildings, which are being demolished.
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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.
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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.”
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Mayor Mary Burress had city clerk Sue McMillan hand-deliver a letter to Deborah Montgomery on Aug. 7 informing her that she was being booted off the commission.
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Whoever is chosen will have the task of filling vacant positions on the city staff that includes a finance director, an economic development director and a human resources director.
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The budget includes $37 million for various capital improvement projects around the city, including $8 million for road construction on Court Street between Hilltop Drive and Stadium Drive.
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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.
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In a 5-1 vote Monday, the city council rescinded a five-month old amendment to the snow removal ordinance that required residents to clear their sidewalks within 48 hours of snowfall.
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The Pekin City Council has rejected putting a question on the April ballot asking voters if they wanted the ability to recall elected officials.