Pekin News

Police have now two men in custody after an early morning chase that left a car in the Illinois River.

It's not game over yet for the 25 businesses in the unincorporated areas of Tazewell County that depend on 'amusement only' video gaming to bring in customers.

Illinois roads may be a little safer...now that the state has launched a new road safety program.

It was a turbulent time in American history. Multimedia Often risking their lives basic human rights, African Americans faced down over racism and discrimination, with a civil rights movements.

Illinois American Water has partnered with State Senator Dave Koehler, the Tazewell County Health Department and the Pekin Police Department to start a prescription drug disposal program.

Municipal budgets are tightening in Illinois, which means replacing older snowplows could be a slower process.

A mass of people gathered in Pekin today to rededicate a historical landmark for many.

Sunlight shone through stained glass windows, onto brightly waxed hardwood floors, as a 104-year-old pipe organ played "Amazing Grace" for the first time in three decades.

Felony murder charges filed in a 2007 Munster homicide have been unsealed after the suspect, John Jerome Stokes, was moved from a federal penitentiary in Illinois to the Lake County Jail for his initial hearing.

Astronaut Scott Altman is back in his home town of Pekin Friday night where he now has his own room at the Tazwell County Museum and Education Center.

The Holiday Inn Express at 3615 Kelly Avenue in Pekin caught fire around 9:30 Friday morning.

Subject: TAPS Halloween party Halloween party for pets at TAPS Shelter 100 TAPS Lane, Pekin, IL 61554 Saturday, October 24, noon-3 pm Is your dog or cat a party animal? Are you and your pet ready for a howling good time? Do you have the "pawfect" costume for your pet? Pooches, cats, and their people will be able to pose for photos.

An 18-year-old Pekin girl is brain dead. She was in a single-vehicle crash during a police pursuit over the weekend.

The president and chief executive officer of ethanol producer Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc.

At Broadmoor Junior High in Pekin a number of students and their families took part in Lights on Afterschool Program.

It was last year, two days after Christmas. Perry Martin of Pekin was doing his job as an iron worker when he had a terrible accident.

The Citizens Utility Board has put out the call to consumers, urging them to be heard at a public hearing scheduled tonight by state regulators regarding Ameren's proposed $226 million rate hike.

Tazewell County deputies say many people try to save money by using second-hand car seats.

Family and friends of a murder victim from Mason County are holding a fundraiser today to help pay for his funeral expenses.

LOCAL RESIDENT TO COMPETE FOR MISS ILLINOIS TEEN USA 2010 November 20th - 22nd, 2009 Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago WINNER TO REPRESENT ILLINOIS AT THE NATIONAL 2010 MISS TEEN USAA PAGEANT! Brooke Elizabeth Agunod , 16, of Pekin will compete for the title of MISS ILLINOIS TEEN USA 2010 on November 20th - 22nd, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency ...