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How Pekin became the 10th incorporated city in Illinois

Our Bicentennial series on the history of Pekin continues this week with the account...

Tazewell County

Dreadful tornado smashes through central Illinois

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

William Holland and the founding of Washington

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

Tribal customs of the Central Illinois Pottawatomi

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

Illinois makes it to 10: the state’s first incorporated cities

By Jared Olar Library assistant Following up on our recent accounts of how Pekin...

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