PEKIN, Ill. -Tazewell County has been honored by the National Association of Counties.
The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services for residents.
Tazewell County received 8 awards, placing them 2nd behind Cook County, for the total number of awards received.
The programs honored were:
1) Tazewell County Board, Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds, and Tazewell County Veterans Assistance Commission under the category of “Arts, Culture, and Historic Preservation” for “75th Anniversary of the Korean War Remembrance Event”.
2) Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds under the category “Arts, Culture, and Historic Preservation” for “America 250 “I Voted” Sticker Student Art Contest”.
3) Tazewell County TEAMS Group under the category of “Arts, Culture, and Historic Preservation” for “Christmas on Court”
4) Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds, Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society, and Peoria NAACP Peoria Branch under the category of “Arts, Culture, and Historic Preservation” for the “Peter Logan Juneteenth Recognition”.
5) Pekin Community High School, Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds, and Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society under the category of “Arts, Culture, and Historic Preservation” for the “Tazewell County Underground Railroad Tour And Website”.
6) Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds, Tazewell County Board, County Maintenance Department, and Tazewell County Veterans Assistance Commission under the category of “Arts, Culture, and Historic Preservation” for the “USS Tazewell Display”.
7) Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds under the category of “Civic Education And Public Information” for the “County Clerk Bicentennial Wreath Program”.
8) Tazewell County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds and Illinois 10th Judicial Circuit Court under the category of “Community And Economic Development” for the “Township Officers Swearing-In Ceremony At Tazewell County Courthouse”.
Since 1970, the NACO Achievement Awards have recognized outstanding county government programs and services. Through a non-competitive application process, noteworthy programs receive awards in 18 categories that cover a vast range of county responsibilities. A group of County Government Officials from throughout the United States judge the applications on behalf of the association.
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