Nothing new from Pekin Township in the news feeds lately, so here’s what’s happening next door.
Straight from the source
From Town Hall, the schools and the library
6 notices in the past month and 3 public meetings this week, read every morning from Pekin Township’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.
November 3, 2026 Referendum Information Supporting Students • Strengthening Schools • Building Community Our schools are the front porch of our communities. That is why s...
Aug 14
SchoolsNorth Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102
On November 3, 2026, voters in Tazewell County will decide on a proposed 1% County Schools Facility Tax (commonly known as a One-Cent Tax) to fund facility and safety needs in our public schools. School districts in Tazewell County have united to bring forward this question to voters. How would fun…
The following article is adapted from a history program presented by Jared L. Olar, Pekin Public Library Local History Program Coordinator, at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Pekin Public Library Foundation on Thursday, 22 Oct. 2026. Almost nine decades have passed since Orson Welles’ radi…
Perhaps the most notable of all the Revolutionary War Patriots who are buried in Tazewell County is Pvt. David Shipman (1765-1845) of Elm Grove Township, who is buried in Antioch Cemetery on Townline Road a few miles south of Tremont. David Shipman stands out among Tazewell County’s Patriot soldier…
Among the Revolutionary War Patriots buried in Tazewell County was Pvt. Elliot Gray (1755-1841) of Morton Township, buried in Groveland Township in rural Morton. Elliott Gray was born 17 Sept. 1755 in Pelham, Massachusetts, a son of Jonathan Gray (1730-1801) and Margaret (Patrick) Gray (1734-1771)…
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