Shabbona

The seed from which Pekin grew was the log cabin that pioneer settler Jonathan...

While Pekin traces its origin to the 1824 arrival of Jonathan Tharp from Ohio,...

This week we conclude our series on Pekin’s 1924 Centennial Celebration with a “post...

Before the formal platting and surveying of the little pioneer settlement that would be...

Around the time white settlers began flooding into Tazewell County in the 1820s, Potawatomi War Chief...

We have previously recalled the life of Pottawatomi leader Shabbona (c.1775-1859), who is mentioned...

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

As previously noted in this column, the city of Pekin was established at the...

This is a slightly revised version of one of our “From the Local History...

Following the conclusion of George Rogers Clark’s Illinois Campaign in 1779 during the Revolutionary...