Pekin’s racist reputation

As Pekin’s Bicentennial Year continues and we now find ourselves in Black History Month,...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Recently this column reviewed the known black families who...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Recently local historian Carl Adams brought to my attention...

By Jared Olar Library assistant The metropolitan areas and larger cities of the U.S....

By Jared Olar Library assistant It’s on the logo of the Pekin Police Department...

Here’s a chance to read one of our old Local History Room columns, first...