Tazewell County

The Illinois Primary election is Tuesday, and some Tazewell County conservatives say recent campaign tactics used by various Republican candidates are uncalled for and unethical. The Tazewell County Republicans is calling on both campaign teams and candidates to focus on how to improve significant issues instead of tearing down their opponents.

The Peoria metropolitan area is shrinking in population, with the combination of deaths outnumbering births and more people moving away, resulting in a decline of close to 3,000 people between 2020 and 2021.

It's still a challenge to obtain reliable high-speed Internet access in some rural parts of Tazewell County. A group is working to change that.

Construction on a potential second phase of a wind farm in southern Tazewell County could start within two years, according to company literature.

The first steps toward improving broadband access in rural portions of Tazewell County are moving forward with help from a $15,000 state grant.

The Tazewell County Jail is locked down after more than 40 people associated with the Pekin facility have tested positive for COVID-19.Sheriff Jeff Lower…

Pre-trial defendants who remain in custody are still allowed to vote in the upcoming election, and 2020 is the first year Illinois state law mandates…

Tazewell County is at a COVID-19 warning level again.This is the second time the Illinois Department of Public Health has classified Tazewell as a warning…

All Tazewell County employees are returning to work next week.Many county employees have remained home for the past month under the governor's…

The former Tazewell County public guardian is largely blaming inadvertent mistakes to explain allegations he misused funds he was managing for three men…