A weekly investigation of the history of Pekin and Tazewell County, including an archive of all blogs going back to 2015.
Since the spring of 2022, the historic 407 Court St. building has...
Jared L. Olar
May 1, 2024
The historic structure at the southeast corner of Court and Fourth streets...
Jared L. Olar
April 25, 2024
As we continue our Pekin Bicentennial series, this week and the next...
Jared L. Olar
April 25, 2024
Pekin and Tazewell County were well represented at the 2024 Illinois State...
Jared L. Olar
April 25, 2024
Since the mid-1990s, the building at 363 Court St. – the northwest...
Jared L. Olar
April 19, 2024
The first years of Pekin’s existence coincided with a period when men...
Jared L. Olar
April 18, 2024
In 2019, Ashley and Russell Spencer opened a bar and grill in...
Jared L. Olar
April 12, 2024
As we recalled last week, the same year that Pekin voted to...
Jared L. Olar
April 11, 2024
In our previous installment in our Pekin Bicentennial series we reviewed the story...
Jared L. Olar
April 3, 2024
Of Pekin’s remaining historic downtown storefronts, perhaps Hamm’s Furniture’s high-peaked façade at...
Jared L. Olar
March 30, 2024
Our Bicentennial series on the history of Pekin continues this week with...
Jared L. Olar
March 28, 2024
In a previous post here, we looked into the historical accounts and legends...
Jared L. Olar
March 21, 2024
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Read stories about the people, places, events, landmarks, businesses, and everyday moments that helped shape Pekin’s history. Each article offers a closer look at the community’s past while preserving the local stories and experiences that connect generations.
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