Pekin News

Students at Willow School in Pekin are taking action for St. Jude. Students at the Tazewell County Grade School concluded a month long project by presenting a check to St.

Weatherizing a home to reduce energy usage and maximize savings is something homeowners think about in cold weather.

The Pekin Daily Times reports that 23-year-old James Johnson was convicted on Friday after jurors deliberated for two hours.

Doris V. Peterson, 85, of Dixon, formerly of Amboy, died Monday, May 6, 2013, at Levine-Dickson Hospice House in Charlotte, N.C. Born Jan.

Be sure to register for the 2013 Heart of Illinois Senior Games and The Arts -coming Wednesday, May 22 through Sunday, May 26! For anyone who did not receive a registration booklet in the mail, they are available online at www.hoiSeniorGames.org , where you can also view a video that showcases the event.

Hello out there, cupcakes. If you are reading this article, there is a good chance that it's because you dyed your hair in a bathroom that does not belong to you.

Four Eureka College students will study in China next fall and spring through a grant from the Caterpillar Foundation.

The Illinois River continues rise. In places like Peoria and Pekin, it's slowed down immensely, but it's still enough to force people out of their homes.

Police officers were going door-to-door in the affected neighborhood on Monday. Officials in the central Illinois city say water from the Illinois River is backing up into storm drains.