Tazewell County

For the past two weeks, we’ve spotlighted some items from the trove of William...

In this column we explore topics related to the history of Pekin and Tazewell...

This column usually features resources from the Pekin Public Library’s Local History Room collection....

One of the most important standard reference works on the early history of Tazewell...

The year 1827 was a pretty important one in Tazewell County history for the...

Following on last week’s portrait of the life of Pekin Mayor Daniel Sapp, we...

Among the old families of the Delavan and Hopedale areas are the Orendorffs, whose...

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

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

Judging from the number of “likes” and “shares” on Facebook and Twitter, a great...