Tazewell County

The Tazewell County State's Attorney's Office has filed a petition to intervene in Wolf Carbon Solutions' pipeline construction application.

Officials from Tazewell and Woodford counties are exploring an agreement to share animal control services. The potential merger comes after Woodford County had to fire its last animal control administrator.

In a wide-ranging conversation with WCBU reporter Joe Deacon, Tazewell County Board Chairman David Zimmerman says the county’s options may be limited when it comes to regulating renewable energy developments, or possibly blocking a proposed carbon capture pipeline.

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.

Brett Grimm served on the Tazewell County board for nearly 10 years before being elected auditor in 2020. He says the county board has been hampered by continuous infighting and is in need of new leadership.

Tazewell County Clerk John Ackerman said board chairman David Zimmerman must put an item on the agenda by Monday for the Tazewell County board to vote on proposed new boundaries before the end of the month.

For a long time, the story of the Pekin woman whose historic legal battle to secure her freedom from slavery was all but forgotten. Now, she's getting recognition on both sides of the Illinois River.

The city manager position is one of three key leadership roles Pekin still needs to fill, and clear factions have developed among city council members.

The Pekin City Council moved through a packed agenda over three and a half hours on a Monday night characterized by votes split largely along factional lines.

In a conversation with WCBU, Tazewell County Board chair David Zimmerman explains why he voted against a proposed new wind farm ordinance.