Dirksen Congressional Research Center

This year’s celebration of Pekin’s Bicentennial coincides with the 60th anniversary of the federal...

With the passing of Charles Lohman “Chuck” Dancey at the age of 107 earlier...

By Jared Olar Library Assistant As we have proceeded through this series on the...

By Jared Olar Library Assistant With the completion and dedication of the new Pekin...

By Jared Olar Library Assistant As construction proceeded in 1973 on the new Pekin...

By Jared Olar Library Assistant In the previous installment of our ongoing series on...

By Jared Olar Library Assistant Continuing our series on the history of the Pekin...

By Jared Olar Library Assistant This month the Pekin Public Library marks an important...

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