Tazewell County history

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

By Jared Olar Library assistant After Illinois achieved statehood, new settlers poured into central...

By Jared Olar Library assistant On Friday, March 2, at 11 a.m., the Pekin...

By Jared Olar Library assistant A few weeks ago, we recalled the Little Mine...

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

By Jared Olar Library assistant The week we’ll recall the life of one of...

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

The lost Tazewell County town of Circleville, and the town’s most (in)famous residents, the...

By Jared Olar Library assistant The Black Hawk War of 1832 is a significant...

By Jared Olar Library assistant One of the publications in the Pekin Public Library’s...