Pekin City Council

Pekin residents who want to learn about Illinois American Water's proposed purchase of the city's wastewater system can do so Thursday during an open house at City Hall.

Pekin City Council members have struggled with their iPads. They've often been unable to reply to emails. The purchase of seven laptop/tablets for nearly $19,000 will hopefully solve the problems.

The city's residential Tax Increment Financing program allows people who build new homes in certain districts to get the cost of their lot paid back over 10 years through the increased property taxes the new home generates.

Seniors age 65 and older who live in an owner-occupied home in Pekin are eligible for a $1.50 discount on their monthly solid waste collection bill.

A data center will not be built on Pekin's Lutticken Farms property. That was the message delivered by City Attorney Jim Vasselli after the city received a letter from lawyers for the developers.

The normally routine purchase of a new truck caused a bit of a stir at a Pekin City Council meeting. The 2026 Ford F-550 with a dump body will replace a 2003 dump truck that's in terrible shape.

The clock is running for the developer of a proposed data center in Pekin. City Attorney Jim Vasselli said Monday the city is pressing Western Hospitality Partners to make a decision on the project.

Pekin has operated its own solid waste collection department for more than 20 years. That's not going to change anytime soon, after the city council unanimously rejected a bid from GFL Environmental.

The proposed data center on Pekin's Lutticken Farms property wasn't on the agenda at Monday's council meeting. But it was discussed twice, and it was in the background of two items involving the Lutticken land.

The City of Pekin and its 54-member firefighters union have agreed on a new five-year contract. The Pekin City Council approved the contract Monday. Union ratification is expected this week.