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George Ehrlicher

Grocers, butchers, liquors . . . and coffee: The story of the 404 Court St. Building

Rivalling if not surpassing the Hamm’s Building for the title of most attractive and...

Yesterday’s and Herget Bank: the story of 363 Court St.

Since the mid-1990s, the building at 363 Court St. – the northwest corner of...

Reuling’s dry goods store

Continuing now with our series on Pekin’s downtown businesses featured in the group of...

George Ehrlicher, shoemaker and grocer

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

Early years of the Pekin Public Library

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

Prehistory and history of the Schipper and Block building

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

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