Pekin Bicentennial

Pekin’s yearlong celebration of its bicentennial really ramps up tomorrow and this weekend, with...

This year’s celebration of Pekin’s Bicentennial coincides with the 60th anniversary of the federal...

Tazewell County’s and Pekin’s newest military memorial was dedicated during the county’s observance of...

As Pekin continues its Bicentennial events throughout this year, the Pekin Public Library’s Local...

By Linda Mace, Library assistant (retired),and Jared L. Olar, Local History Program Coordinator Once...

Although Pekin voted to incorporate as a city in 1849, Pekin had no literal...

By Jared L. Olar, Local History Program Coordinator, and Linda Mace, Library assistant One...

The era of Prohibition during the 1920s is remembered as a time of speakeasies,...

The city of Pekin currently has four Illinois State Historical Society markers highlighting significant...

As we continue our Pekin Bicentennial series, this week and the next we will...