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

As we continue our Bicentennial series on Pekin’s history, this week we will revisit...

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

This month in which we have observed President Abraham Lincoln’s 211th birthday is an...

Not even two whole generations had elapsed since Illinois’ admission as the 18th state...

This is a revised version of a “From the Local History Room” column that...

Previously in our ongoing Illinois Bicentennial series, we saw how the controversy over slavery...

A total of 84 Illinois counties were organized from 1790 (when Illinois was a...