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In days gone by, well before the Surgeon General’s warnings about the dangers of...

The building at 437 Court St. – known to longtime Pekin residents as The...

Ongoing research into the family of Nance Legins-Costley (1813-1892) has recently uncovered additional information...

With last week’s collapse and emergency demolition of the western section of the Pekin...

Back in May of this year, a collection of 1924 and 1925 Tazewell County...

Though Pekin has already lost much of the buildings lining its Courthouse Square, and...

Sunday this week was the 174th anniversary of Pekin’s vote to incorporate as a...

Last Saturday morning, Aug. 12, the Tazewell County Courthouse hosted a celebration of the...

Those who patronize Maquet’s Rail House at 221 Court St. not only enjoy a...

By Jared L. Olar Local History Program Coordinator Here at “From the History Room”...