Illinois Bicentennial

On Friday, March 2, at 11 a.m., the Pekin Public Library will present the...

It was less than a decade from the creation of the Illinois Territory in...

Following the conclusion of George Rogers Clark’s Illinois Campaign in 1779 during the Revolutionary...

In the course of our survey of the events of history that led to...

On Friday, Feb. 2, at 11 a.m., the Pekin Public Library will present the...

Viewers of the the PBS genealogy series “Finding Your Roots,” hosted by American historian...

By Jared L. Olar Library assistant French colonists were the first Europeans to settle...

By Jared Olar Library assistant The British had possession of the Illinois Country for...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Previously in this column, we reviewed the period from...

By Jared L. Olar Library assistant When French missionaries and explorers first came to...