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By Jared Olar Library assistant Long-time residents of Pekin will remember Douglas School, an...

Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History Room columns,...

By Jared Olar Library assistant The 44th Annual Pekin Marigold Festival, scheduled to run...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Last month we examined some fascinating details of Pekin’s...

Here’s a chance to read again one of our old Local History Room columns,...

By Jared Olar Library assistant The Tazewell County Courthouse in downtown Pekin celebrated its...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Vast numbers of pioneers trekked their way to the...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Quite a lot has happened in Pekin in the...

By Jared Olar Library assistant All available records indicate that when the founders of...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Just a few blocks south of Pekin Community High...