Pekin

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...

This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room” column that...

One of the landmarks of arts and entertainment during Pekin’s bygone days was a...

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

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

The annual tradition of Mardi Gras carnivals arose in the Middle Ages in Europe,...

It’s on the logo of the Pekin Police Department and it’s the school symbol...

The Pekin Public Library’s Pekin Community High School yearbooks are among the areas of...

Thirteen postcards featuring scenes from Pekin’s past were added to the Pekin Public Library’s...

This week we return to Pekin’s pioneer historian William H. Bates, from whom we...