Tazewell County

The Tazewell County Board voted Wednesday to freeze County Clerk John Ackerman's salary at $101,069 for the next four years, rejecting a 3% annual raise in a meeting that became a prolonged public airing of grievances.

An estimated $2.5 million project to replace the "outdated" Furrow Road Bridge has received a $500,000 shot in the arm from the federal government. Congressman Darin LaHood announced the funding Tuesday.

Tazewell County's downtown Pekin campus is getting a makeover. In a project that county officials said is long overdue, improvements will be made to the grounds at the buildings.

A monument and a new flag pole will soon grace the grounds of the Tazewell County Courthouse. The monument honors the county's Medal of Honor recipients: John Ayers, Thomas Murphy and William Reed.

Thirteen open seats on the 21-member Tazewell County Board need to be filled this year. Candidates running for 11 of those seats cleared the first hurdle when they won races in the Republican primary.

The Tazewell County clerk’s office is making it easier to find information in certain historical documents by using artificial intelligence.

A new position in the Tazewell County Sheriff's Office — director of court security — has been created because of next year's opening of the county's Justice Center Annex.

A new program available in Tazewell County offers a way to protect notaries from fraudulent use of their legal stamps. The Notary Fraud Alert system from Fidlar Technologies is a free addition to the county’s existing suite of property fraud protection services from the Iowa-based company.

Three of the five Tazewell County Board candidates running in District 1 were asked a question about something that's outside the board's sphere of influence during a forum: the proposed data center in Pekin.

A plan for Tazewell County to give each of the county's 19 townships $1,000 to help them celebrate America 250 with historic markers next year was sent back to the drawing board.