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Two Pekin service clubs to mark their centennials

By Jared Olar Library assistant Two of Pekin’s community service organizations – the Pekin...

Nearly a century of service – Rotary and Kiwanis

By Jared Olar Library assistant While Illinois is celebrating its bicentennial this year, and...

The Third Degree: Chapter 25: Aftermath and Epilogue

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we conclude our series on...

The Third Degree: Chapter 22: County board to Sheriff Crosby: ‘Clean house’

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our series on...

The Third Degree: Chapter 20: ‘We, the jury, find the defendants . . .’

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our series on...

The Third Degree: Chapter 19: The deputies’ defense team rests its case

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our series on...

Pekin’s Kiwanis Club rides the rails to D.C.

By Jared Olar Library assistant Recently the Pekin Public Library’s Local History Room collection...

The Third Degree: Chapter 18: The defense pleads its case

With this post to our Local History Room weblog, we continue our series on...

The Third Degree: Chapter 17: Clash of the medical experts

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The Third Degree: Chapter 16: The courtroom theatrics of Attorney Black

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