A weekly investigation of the history of Pekin and Tazewell County, including an archive of all blogs going back to 2015.
Part One of our history of 1119 Hamilton Street reached as far...
Jared L. Olar
October 16, 2025
Almost a century ago, Pekin’s New Year in 1926 opened with the...
Jared L. Olar
July 31, 2025
The era of Prohibition during the 1920s is remembered as a time...
Jared L. Olar
May 9, 2024
In this series on the death of Betty E. Crabb of Delavan,...
Jared L. Olar
December 14, 2023
In last week’s installment of our series on the 1 March 1938...
Jared L. Olar
December 7, 2023
This week’s installment of our series on the death of Betty Crabb...
Jared L. Olar
November 30, 2023
In this week’s installment of this retelling of the story of Betty...
Jared L. Olar
November 22, 2023
Today we continue the tragic and sensational story of the death of...
Jared L. Olar
November 16, 2023
On Tuesday, 1 March 1938, Pekin Daily Times readers were met with the...
Jared L. Olar
November 9, 2023
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
November 21, 2020
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column...
Jared L. Olar
July 31, 2020
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