Pekin IL

A Pekin man charged with inflicting injuries leading to the death of his 9-week-old daughter will remain in the Tazewell County Jail overnight Thursday.

The Arcade building in downtown Pekin will be fully demolished by the end of the year.

Pekin Public Schools is working to help low-income students with two parent liaisons who help families with anything from school supplies or rides to a doctor's appointment.

The EPA alleged the two facilities, Alto Pekin LLC and Alto ICP LLC, violated national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants.

Pekin Insurance has eliminated some full-time positions and will refocus duties of many remaining employees as part of an accelerated strategic plan.

A full demolition is underway on the entire west half of the Pekin Township Office building, following a second partial collapse of the structure Thursday afternoon.

After a partial collapse Wednesday afternoon, the Pekin Township building collapsed further during demolition work on Thursday.

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.

The Tazewell County Board voted almost unanimously Wednesday night to approve a $717,000 bid from River City Demolition to demolish the historic Arcade and Tobin buildings in downtown Pekin.

The Mid-America Carpenters Union has new facilities in Pekin for training the next generation of union carpenters and millwrights.