Illinois Bicentennial

This is a revised version of one of our “From the Local History Room”...

This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the Local History...

By Jared Olar Library assistant For the first 19 years of its existence, from...

By Jared Olar Library assistant The founding of Pekin was due to the influx...

By Jared Olar Library assistant A total of 84 Illinois counties were organized from...

By Jared Olar Library assistant On Friday, April 6, at 11 a.m., the Pekin...

By Jared Olar Library assistant This week we’ll continue with our review of the...

By Jared Olar Library assistant In the last few weeks we have recalled how...

This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the Local History...

By Jared Olar Library assistant After Illinois achieved statehood, new settlers poured into central...