Illinois
As previously noted in this column, the city of Pekin was established at the...
The opening of Illinois’ Bicentennial Year A.D. 2017-2018 was marked across the state last...
This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the Local History...
Previously in our ongoing Illinois Bicentennial series, we saw how the controversy over slavery...
Following up on our recent accounts of how Pekin became an incorporated town in...
In recent installments of our ongoing Illinois Bicentennial series, we have recalled the first...
This is a revised version of one of our “From the Local History Room”...
For the first 19 years of its existence, from 1830 to 1849, Pekin was...