The council’s action follows its approval in early March to allow a cannabis dispensary to operate in the former Pekin ...

Tazewell County contracted the Palatine, Illinois-based company Wold Architects ... which Zimmerman believes will make it a good fit for downtown Pekin. “Wold wanted the red brick to fit in ...

The request comes from VHEA, LLC. Co-owner Vick Mehta, who’s also a real estate developer, told the city’s zoning board of appeals that the company also plans on buying all of Sunset Plaza and ...

The Singapore-based manufacturer Epic Medical, operating in Illinois as Epic Pharma Solutions, will build its first U.S. production facility in Pekin.

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Indentured servitude, the equivalency of slavery, was allowed in Illinois. Legins-Costley lived for many years in Pekin, where she is commemorated with a downtown memorial. A Pekin woman who ...

He also plans to support local non-profit organizations like the United Way of Pekin and help repair downtown buildings ... according to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority.