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Pekin’s yearlong celebration of its bicentennial really ramps up tomorrow and this weekend, with...

This year’s celebration of Pekin’s Bicentennial coincides with the 60th anniversary of the federal...

Tazewell County’s and Pekin’s newest military memorial was dedicated during the county’s observance of...

As Pekin continues its Bicentennial events throughout this year, the Pekin Public Library’s Local...

By Linda Mace, Library assistant (retired),and Jared L. Olar, Local History Program Coordinator Once...

Since the latter 1990s, the 515 Court St. building has been the home of...

In the past century and a half, several bridges have spanned the Illinois River...

With its fine, historic marble façade, the Kriegsman Dunn law office at 417-419 Court...

The story of 408 Court St. begins about 1870, when German immigrant John P....

Although Pekin voted to incorporate as a city in 1849, Pekin had no literal...