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Pekin in the Civil War: the Knights of the Golden Circle vs. Pekin’s Union League

The city of Pekin currently has four Illinois State Historical Society markers highlighting significant...

The Knights of the Golden Circle vs. Pekin’s Union League

During Pekin’s Juneteenth celebration last month, a crowd gathered downtown to witness the dedication...

Finding Tazewell County’s historic buildings

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

Mary Gaither, ‘mother’ of Pekin’s Carnegie library

By Jared Olar Library Assistant Last week in our series on the history of...

William Gaither, Tazewell County treasurer

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

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