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Tazewell County tax mistake will cost residents
Fri, 11 May 2012 20:48:37 -0700

Tazewell County residents got a break in this years tax bill, but not on purpose, and they will be making up for next year.

Tazewell clerk 'made a mistake,' giving residents unintended tax break
Sat, 12 May 2012 21:46:47 -0700

A clerical error caused Tazewell County residents to get an unintended break on their property taxes, which they will have to make up for next year.

Bonk indicted for fleeing police
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:05 -0700

A Pekin man with a long criminal record was indicted this week by a Tazewell County grand jury for crimes he allegedly committed in his flight after he was stopped for drunken driving. Wade Bonk, 33, faces charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding police, resisisting an officer and aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol as a result of the May 5 incident. He’s accused of throwing a cup ...

Tazewell circuit clerk stepping down
Fri, 04 May 2012 12:01:40 -0700

Tazewell County's Democratic Party leaders face the task of finding a new circuit clerk candidate to replace Pam Gardner, who surprised them Friday when she announced she would bow out of her seventh campaign for the position.

Oops- Tazewell County Announces Tax Bill Mistake
Fri, 11 May 2012 17:25:36 -0700

PEKIN- Tazewell County says there's a two million dollar mistake in this year's tax bills which affects ICC.

Health department head meets county workers
Wed, 16 May 2012 20:17:17 -0700

The new acting director of the Illinois Department of Public Health listened attentively to the problems and ideas of central Illinois public health professionals Wednesday morning.

Durbin meets with Tazewell veterans
Fri, 04 May 2012 09:57:02 -0700

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., pleased Tazewell County military veterans with his promise to push for better veterans health care downstate at a meeting in Pekin this morning. His visit with the Tazewell County Veterans Administration Commission “shows me you’re concerned with all veterans, whether their a small group or a large group,” said Dave Hicks, commission chairman. Durbin discussed a ...

Durbin pleases veterans
Fri, 04 May 2012 21:11:19 -0700

Helping veterans in their return home from Middle East conflicts is a two-way street of local and national concern. Illinois’ senior U.S. senator and an area vets’ group met on it Friday morning and shook hands. Dick Durbin’s informal visit with members of the Tazewell County Veterans Administration Commission “shows me you’re concerned with all veterans, whether they’re a small group or a large ...

Gardner leaves clerk race
Fri, 04 May 2012 21:11:09 -0700

Tazewell County’s Democratic Party leaders face the task of finding a new circuit clerk candidate to replace Pam Gardner, who surprised them Friday when she announced she would bow out of her seventh campaign for the position. Gardner, 61, cited “increasing family obligations” for her decision in a morning news release she issued after her informal announcement to staff members in the office she ...

IEPA Seeks Att. General's Help in Tazewell Co. Spill
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:10:02 -0700

SPRINGFIELD- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Thursday asked the Illinois Attorney General to proceed with an enforcement action against a firm for a Tazewell County spill.