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News in Pekin · 6 sources

Pekin news

2 stories about Pekin in the past 90 days, plus the town’s own website. Latest: “Basketball Live and Upcoming Games - Pekin High School - Pekin, IL” from NFHS Network, Sep 19.

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The newest stories with Pekin in the headline, one per story.

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From Town Hall, the schools and the library

6 notices in the past month and 2 public meetings this week, read every morning from Pekin’s own websites. Each one opens on the site that posted it.

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SchoolsPekin Community High School District 303
pekinhigh.net ↗
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SchoolsPekin Public School District108
pekin.net ↗
Latest notices
  1. Tazewell One Cent Tax Explainer

    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
Read every morning from pekin.net’s news.
SchoolsNorth Pekin-Marquette Heights School District 102
dist102.org ↗
Latest notices
  1. Tazewell County Facility Sales Tax Fast Facts Sheet

    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…

    Today
  2. School Board Meeting Dates

    Calendar Week of October 25 - October 31, 2026

    3 days ago
Read every morning from dist102.org’s news.
LibraryPekin Public Library
pekinpubliclibrary.org ↗
Latest notices
  1. ‘Pekinites Alarmed’ in War of the Worlds radio panic

    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…

    4 days ago
  2. Freedom-fighter David Shipman of the Virginia militia

    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…

    Oct 22
  3. Massachusetts militiaman Pvt. Elliot Gray

    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)…

    Oct 15
5 more from pekinpubliclibrary.org
  1. ‘Conqueror of the Northwest’: the Illinois Campaign of George Rogers ClarkOct 8
  2. The Oliver-Foy family tree: a notable Black family with Pekin connectionsOct 1
  3. A brief history of Pekin’s downtown street fairsSep 23
  4. Seventeen steps to Roger Sherman ‘the Signer’Sep 17
  5. Pekin’s growth traced in historic mapsSep 10
Read every morning from pekinpubliclibrary.org’s news.
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