A Pekin City Council member requested that the council at its next meeting rescind the real estate purchase contract that would've led to a proposed data center.

Pekin, IL Mayor Mary Burress announced at the city council meeting that the controversial data center, which many residents were against, will no longer be coming to the city, much to the relief of ...

Mayor Mary Burress announced that the City of Pekin will not move forward with the proposed data center project due to ...

The City of Pekin in central Illinois has decided not to continue pursuing a data center proposal that would have seen the construction of a 321-acre campus on former farmland. I ...

Pekin will no longer consider having a data center built in the community. Mayor Mary Burress made the announcement Monday in a statement she read at a city council meeting.

Mayor Mary Burress' decision was greeted by cheers and applause from residents attending the city council meeting ...

After Pekin Mayor Mary Burress announced Monday night that she will no longer be pursuing plans for a proposed data center in the city, Pekin residents say that they are both optimistic but cautious.

The Pekin City Council has a new member. During Monday’s meeting, the Council approved the appointment of Chris Onken to fill a seat left vacant when former Council member Becky Cloyd resigned last ...

PEKIN, Ill., Jan. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Pekin has unveiled an all-new brand identity, positioning the Central Illinois community as a top choice to visit, live, and work. The city ...

The Pekin City Council unanimously approved a class action consent decree during Monday’s meeting. Council member Karen Hohimer was absent. According to Pekin City Manager Mark Rothert, a class action ...

PEKIN — The Celestial City will become Soccer City this weekend. Eighty boys and girls youth soccer teams from across Illinois and Iowa will descend on the Pekin Park District Sports Complex at 300 ...