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Our Bicentennial series on the history of Pekin continues this week with the account...

The first 19 years of Pekin’s history cover the period when our community was...

In previous installments of our ongoing Pekin Bicentennial series, we have recalled the earliest...

Sunday this week was the 174th anniversary of Pekin’s vote to incorporate as a...

One of the most prominent of Pekin’s community leaders in the earliest years of...

By Jared Olar Library assistant In recent installments of our ongoing Illinois Bicentennial series,...