Pekin is supposed to have been named for Beijing, China, which in the 1800s was spelled Peking in the Anglophone world. The town is the county seat of Tazewell County. Pekin has an interesting history with an extremely racist and offensive mascot for its high school, that in the 1980s was changed to the Dragons.
The Hergets, two immigrant brothers from Germany and their sons, enhanced the economy of Pekin th...
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Captain Jinks and Salty Sam show came on at 3:30 in Central Illinois in the 60's. It was a local show and a favorite!
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These spectacular vintage photos will take you back to the 1938 in Peoria. Peoria is located about 160 miles southwest of Chicago along the Illinois River, where it widens to form Peoria Lake.
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Wyatt and Morgan Earp were again jailed by Captain Gill’s police force, as reported in the May 11, 1872, edition of the Daily Transcript...
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