Stephen A. Douglas

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...

By Jared Olar Library assistant This month in which we have observed President Abraham...

By Jared Olar Library assistant Not even two whole generations had elapsed since Illinois’...

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

By Jared Olar Library assistant Previously in our ongoing Illinois Bicentennial series, we saw...

By Jared Olar Library assistant A total of 84 Illinois counties were organized from...