Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds

03/14/2025

OFF-SITE EARLY VOTING STARTS THIS WEEKEND

Off-Site Early Voting for the 2025 Consolidated Election starts today at five locations in Tazewell County. Any Tazewell County Registered Voter can go to any of these five convenient locations and participate in In-Person Early Voting. All five locations will have this year's special Washington Bicentennial "I Voted" sticker and our "Tazewell County Bicentennial 'I Voted' Sticker Booklet".

Off-site Early Voting will take place Friday from 9am to 6pm, Saturday from 9am to 3pm, and Sunday from 9am to 3pm at the following locations:

1) Washington Township Building
2) FOLEPI Building in East Peoria
3) Morton Township Building
4) Tremont Community Center
5) Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office

03/07/2025

The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office is saddened to hear of the passing this week of Daniel "Danny" Bell, formerly of Deer Creek.

Serving over 20 years as a Tazewell County Board Member, Daniel Bell was elected Tazewell County Board Chairman from 1980-1984.

May His Memory Be Eternal...

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/daniel-bell-obituary?id=57810293

03/06/2025

LOOKING FOR TAZEWELL COUNTY KOREAN WAR VETERANS...

This summer will mark the 75th Anniversary of the Korean War. As such, we are preparing to recognize our Tazewell County Korean War Veterans. Your help is requested in finding these surviving heroes within our communities.

If you know of a Korean War Veteran living in Tazewell County, please contact our office in this post, by email at [email protected], or by phone at 3094772264 ext #3.

More information on a public recognition event here in Tazewell County will be coming when plans are finalized in the coming months.

03/05/2025

The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office wants to acknowledge our most recent Honor Rewards Business Partner: The Metal Forest!

This year our office wants to increase public awareness of our FREE Honor Rewards Program. The Honor Rewards program is a community service to thank and acknowledge our nation’s veterans for their sacrifices to our country. This program allows veterans in our community to sign-up to receive an FREE Honor Rewards Card and use this ID Card to receive discounts and benefits at local participating retailers, restaurants and other businesses. Additionally, Central Illinois Businesses can list for FREE their offered discounts for Tazewell County Veterans.

Here is a link to our Honor Rewards Website: www.honorrewards.com/?page_id=4527

02/27/2025

Tazewell County Board Meeting - 2/26/25

Part 2 of 2

02/27/2025

Tazewell County Board Meeting - 2/26/25

Part 1 of 2

02/20/2025

Early Voting for the April 1st Consolidated Election starts today. The community leaders elected in this election will impact your day-to-day lives more than any State or Federal Government Official; Municipal Mayor, Officers, and Board Members, all Township Officials, School Board Members, Library Board, Park Board, and College Board Members.

Any Tazewell County Registered Voter can go to Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office in the McKenzie Building in Downtown Pekin between 8am and 4:30pm to participate in Early Voting.

Additionally, over 10,000 Vote-By-Mail Ballots will be mailed out today to Registered Voters who have requested to be on the Permanent Vote-By-Mail List. Look for your Vote-By-Mail Ballot to arrive at your home in the days to come.

02/19/2025

Our office is proud to recognize the Washington Bicentennial celebration this year with a special "I Voted" sticker for the upcoming April 1st Consolidated Election.

Early Voting begins Thursday, February 20th, throughout Tazewell County for this important election of municipality leadership, township government, school boards, library, and park districts. The vast majority of your property taxes are being utilized by elected officials chosen in this election. These local elected officials impact your day-to-day life more than any other state or federal elected official.

WASHINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — The Tazewell County Clerk and Recorder of Deeds Office is honoring bicentennial celebrations for communities across the area. Over the next several years, a series of…

02/18/2025

TAZEWELL COUNTY CLERK RELEASES SPECIAL “I VOTED” STICKER TO RECOGNIZE WASHINGTON’S BICENTENNIAL

Press Conference Will Feature Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds, Mayor of Washington, John Morris, And Washington Bicentennial Committee Members

WASHINGTON, IL; The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office held a Press Conference Tuesday, February 18th, at 10:00am at the Washington Bicentennial Office at 128 Washington Square in Washington, Illinois, to showcase the release for the 2025 Consolidated Election of a “I Voted” Sticker to celebrate the Washington Bicentennial. Also attending this Press Conference was City of Washington, Illinois Mayor Gary Manier and Washington City Council Members and Staff, Washington Bicentennial Committee Members, and John Morris of the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office has initiated a series of special “I Voted” Stickers to highlight the upcoming series of community bicentennial celebrations throughout Tazewell County. The first sticker in this series celebrated the City of Pekin for the 2024 Presidential Election. This event will announce the City of Washington celebration for the 2025 Election. Next in the series will be the nation’s 250th Anniversary for the 2026 Primary and then Tazewell County’s Bicentennial for the 2026 General Election, followed by the Village of Mackinaw in 2027.

For the past seven years, the Washington Bicentennial Committee has been working to prepare and organize this year’s bicentennial celebration. What today is the City of Washington was settled by William Holland in 1825. The Washington Bicentennial Committee is Co-Chaired by Leri Slonneger and Jewel Ward.

This event will also serve as a public reminder that Early Voting for the 2025 Consolidated Election will begin Thursday February 20th.

02/17/2025

Who is your favorite President?

County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds John C. Ackerman picks Theodore Roosevelt, while Chief Deputy Clerk Dan Sullivan picks John F. Kennedy.

Place the name of your favorite President in the comments below...

The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office is closed today for the Presidents Day Holiday.

02/14/2025

The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office wants to congratulate Larry Poole & Shannon Delp, Thomas Harris & Andrea Quade, Jeremy Gleason & Brooke Sandoval, and Mark Hinckley & Melissa Junk on their weddings today at the Tazewell County Courthouse.

With Valentines Day today, each year this special day is marked by an increase in wedding services at our historic Courthouse. All four couples had their wedding service officiated today by Judge Alicia Washington, and each received a special box of chocolates to mark the joyous occasion.

Our office is proud of our work coordinating the wedding services at the Tazewell County Courthouse.

02/14/2025

The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office ask the public to note today's funeral services of Robert Hacker of Pekin, one of the few remaining World War II Veterans from Tazewell County.

Since December we have lost four of the surviving World War II Veterans, leaving us with only 15 remaining representing the "Greatest Generation". With the passing earlier this week of 106 year old Richard Lohnes of Green Valley, the oldest veterans are James Johnson of Pekin, William Elliott of Tremont, and Arthur Reynolds of Washington, all 102 years old.

May His Memory Be Eternal...

Celebrate the life of Robert "Bob" Hacker, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Preston-Hanley Funeral Home & Crematory.

02/12/2025

The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office is saddened to hear of the passing Tuesday, February 11th, of World War II Veteran Richard "Dick" Lohnes of Green Valley. At 106 years old, Mr. Lohnes was the oldest of our surviving World War II Veterans.

Dick Lohnes was part of our "Celebrating the Last of the Greatest Generation" event this past Memorial Day, which honored the few remaining Tazewell County World War II Veterans. You can find Dick Lohnes around the 47.2 minute mark in the video of the event: https://youtu.be/EckHmD__-tg?si=3sYH3SjkbSFgqCbM

May His Memory Be Eternal...

02/12/2025

REMEMBERING ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office is honored to have on permanent public display a handwritten letter from then attorney Abraham Lincoln to William D. Briggs, Esquire of Tremont, concerning how to proceed with a legal case for which both Lincoln and Briggs were representing the Harris Lime Rock Company. The letter was written on March 19, 1853.

This treasured original artifact contains Abraham Lincoln's signature twice, once for the note itself and then again for the postscript.

The framed letter is displayed in the lobby of the Tazewell County Clerk's Office, on the 2nd floor of the McKenzie Building in Downtown Pekin. You can read the letter itself and find more information about this historic artifact here: https://papersofabrahamlincoln.org/documents/D200737

02/03/2025

This morning newly elected Tazewell County Auditor William Funkhouser and Tazewell County Finance Director Mindy Darcy are in our offices working with Tazewell County Clerk Bookkeeper Brenna Brackett to review our Tax Buyers Procedures.

On the first workday of each month, Bookkeeper Brenna Brackett is responsible to balance and reconcile our Tax Buyer's account. Throughout the previous month, individuals who over the past three year's have had their Property Taxes sold during the previous three annual public Tax Sales have had the opportunity to pay those past due taxes within our office. We collect that revenue and then send it to the various Tax Buyers.

That account each month is responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars, as yearly this office collects on average approximately $3 million in past due property taxes. Today's account balance from January was $212,703.19.

This is a monthly process that is completely within only the Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office. As such, we wanted to make sure the Auditor and Finance Director had the opportunity to witness the procedures themselves and see the open transparency of our office.

02/02/2025

IT'S GROUNDHOG DAY!!!

This is Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds John C. Ackerman's favorite holiday...

02/01/2025

The Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds Office is saddened to hear of the passing Friday, January 31st, of World War II Veteran Ben Maurer of Hopedale. He was 100 years old.

The attached photo is from our "Celebrating the Last of the Greatest Generation" event this past Memorial Day, which honored the few remaining Tazewell County World War II Veterans. You can find Ben Maurer around the 42 minute mark in the video of the event: https://youtu.be/EckHmD__-tg?si=3sYH3SjkbSFgqCbM

May His Memory Be Eternal...

Photo: Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds John C. Ackerman shaking Ben Maurer's hand, dressed in his World War II uniform.

01/29/2025

Tazewell County Board Meeting - 1/29/25