Businesses
Since the latter 1990s, the 515 Court St. building has been the home of...
Pekin
In a previous post here, we looked into the historical accounts and legends of how...
Illinois
For this third in our series of Pekin Bicentennial Black History Month articles, we’ll...
Pekin Mayor Mary Burress will formally inaugurate Pekin’s yearlong calendar of Bicentennial celebrations tomorrow...
Before the formal platting and surveying of the little pioneer settlement that would be...
Black History
Plans are underway for a permanent stone monument in downtown Pekin to honor the...
In recent years, the lives of Nance Legins-Costley (1813-1892) and her family have become...
Earlier this year, another important part of the life of Nance Legins-Costley was uncovered...
This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...
By Jared OlarLibrary Assistant This week “From the History Room” will commence a systematic...