Tazewell County

A moratorium on data center applications in Tazewell County is one step away from reaching the county board. The board's Land Use committee is expected to send the moratorium to the board for a vote.

Early voting and vote-by-mail have started quickly in Tazewell County, and county clerk John Ackerman tells the county board he has concerns about why so many are voting early.

Tazewell County will be asking voters in November to support a referendum on a 1% school facility tax. Morton School District 709 Superintendent Joe Sander says the funding would support facility maintenance upgrades, safety and security and mental health resources.

If FEMA approves the disaster declaration, it would make a number of programs available to help residents and property owners recover, including grant funding for temporary housing and home repairs, along with low-interest loans to cover uninsured property damage.

Tazewell County may soon join the list of area counties and communities with a moratorium on data center proposals. The county board's land use committee has recommended a nine-month moratorium.

Tazewell County dispatchers want a raise. They'll have to get it through their union and collective bargaining. That was the essence of what TC3 governance board chair John Kahl told them at a board meeting.

The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be in Tremont next year. Tremont resident and veteran Rick Otey made the announcement at a Tazewell County Board meeting.

Two weeks after members expressed reluctance and frustration, the East Peoria City Council voted unanimously in adopting new flood maps in accordance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s update for Tazewell County.

A severe storm system that damaged buildings, downed trees and left thousands without power in Bloomington-Normal on Thursday largely spared the Tri-County region.

If a data center is built in Tazewell County, it must be in an industrial area. That was the key takeaway from the Tazewell County Board land use committee's initial dive into a data center ordinance.