Tazewell County native tribes

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

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

By Jared Olar Library assistant As previously noted in this column, the city of...

By Jared Olar Library assistant As Illinois’ yearlong bicentennial celebrations commence this weekend, starting...

By Jared Olar Library assistant As National American Indian Heritage Month nears its end,...

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