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Abraham Lincoln

As Pekin’s Bicentennial Year continues, this week we’ll take a look back over the...

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

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

Three special days of honor in Peoria and Pekin this month culminated Saturday, 17...

As we mentioned here a little over two weeks ago, some special Juneteenth-related events...

A formal opening ceremony is drawing nearer for a new memorial park honoring more...

President Abraham Lincoln’s long road to the White House began in his days as...

The late Christal Dagit (1943-2019) was long-time president of the Tazewell County Historic Places...

War

An undated article clipping from the Pekin Daily Times in the files of the...

Plans are underway for a permanent stone monument in downtown Pekin to honor the...