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Pekin Library Cornerstone Time Capsule

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

By Jared Olar Library Assistant Up to this point in our series on the...

As a part of the ongoing celebration of is 125th anniversary, the Pekin Public...

After a hiatus of about a year, the Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce resumed...

By Jared Olar Library Assistant As we continue the story of the early history...

By Jared Olar Library Assistant This month the Pekin Public Library marks an important...

This is an updated reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that...

This is a reprint of a “From the Local History Room” column that first...

This is a revised and expanded version of a “From the Local History Room”...

By Jared Olar Library assistant The Tazewell County Courthouse in downtown Pekin celebrated its...