Pekin

Pekin Mayor Mary Burress will formally inaugurate Pekin’s yearlong calendar of Bicentennial celebrations tomorrow...

Before the formal platting and surveying of the little pioneer settlement that would be...

As Pekin has now entered its Bicentennial Year, it’s good to recall that 100...

The New Year A.D. 2024 promises to be a memorable one for Pekin, with...

In the summer of 1834, the small pioneer community of Pekin – just four...

Next Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, the Friends of the Pekin Public Library will gather...

With last week’s collapse and emergency demolition of the western section of the Pekin...

Sunday this week was the 174th anniversary of Pekin’s vote to incorporate as a...

Last Saturday morning, Aug. 12, the Tazewell County Courthouse hosted a celebration of the...

By Jared L. Olar Local History Program Coordinator Here at “From the History Room”...