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YWCA - 44th Annual Women’s Recognition Day

May 27, 2026 08:01AM ● By Jeff Molleck

On May 7th, the YWCA of Pekin hosted their 44th Annual Women’s Recognition Day! For over four decades this event has been celebrating the AMAZING women and young women in the Tazewell County area. Please help us congratulate each of this year’s recipients.

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Two S’Pekin Dragons are Headed to Nationals!

May 27, 2026 07:59AM ● By Addison Waldron, Junior at PCHS

Two ladies from Pekin Community High School’s (PCHS) S’Pekin Dragons team, Theresa Wiley and Mia Vansaghi, qualified to compete in the 2026 National Speech and Debate Tournament in Richmond, Virginia from June 14-19, 2026.

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TCRC ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC

May 27, 2026 07:56AM

TCRC’s largest fundraising event of the year takes place at Lick Creek Golf Course in Pekin on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. TCRC is looking for golfers to participate and business partners to sponsor this fun round of golf.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT - Faith Baptist Christian School Plans 50th Anniversary Reunion

May 27, 2026 07:48AM ● By Scott Fishel

Faith Baptist Christian School (FBCS) has been partnering with families and training leaders for 50 years. In recognition of this milestone, the school is inviting former students, staff, faculty, supporters, and anyone else associated with the school to celebrate the past and look to the future at a special reunion weekend June 6 – 7. The faculty, staff, and administration are planning events to reconnect and share memories with others who have called FBCS home.

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FROM THE HISTORY ROOM - Reuling’s Dry Goods Store Was Downtown Pekin Landmark

May 27, 2026 07:44AM ● By Jared L. Olar, Local History Program Coordinator

Continuing with our series on Pekin’s downtown businesses featured in the group of 19th-century business cards that we’ve been examining in recent months, this time we will recall the history of a business that once was a landmark of Pekin’s downtown: Reuling’s Dry Goods.

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What’s The Story, Pekin?

May 27, 2026 07:42AM

What’s The Story, Pekin?

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Tazewell County Bicentennial Recognizing Tazewell County Clerks – Part 11

May 27, 2026 07:40AM

This month we recognize lifelong Pekin Civic Leader Adolph Fehrman, 1890 – 1898, of the Republican Political Party.

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Rotary - A Heart for Service

May 27, 2026 07:38AM

For Anna Green, Pekin Rotary’s incoming president, service is not simply an obligation — it is a calling. What began as attending a Rotary meeting on behalf of the YWCA of Pekin soon became a deeply personal commitment to leadership, literacy, and lasting community impact.

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Pekin Community Nears Finish Line in Fundraising for Steven D. Skinner Performing Arts Venue

May 27, 2026 07:36AM

The Pekin community is being called on once more to help bring a transformative local project across the finish line. The Steven D. Skinner Performing Arts Venue—an initiative funded entirely through private donations to the Pekin Park Foundation—is now in its final phase, with fundraising efforts just under $200,000 short of total project costs.

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Tazewell County Retired Teachers Association

May 27, 2026 07:35AM

The Tazewell County Retired Teachers Association (TCRTA) recently held its monthly meeting (picture from our April meeting). We invite any retired teachers, administrators, librarians, nurses, or professionals from public or private schools and colleges to join us at our meeting of information, fellowship, and a complete dinner.

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