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In-Print March 2025

In Search of History…

Feb 26, 2025 01:13PM

The next meeting of the Tazewell County Genealogical and Historical Society will be Tuesday, March 11th at 7 PM. Author Rick Klinedinst of Canton will present “Camp Ellis: Once a City – Not Forgotten.”

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Life Applications For Healing From Grief

Feb 26, 2025 01:11PM

Learning to Live Again sessions are being offered by Preston-Hanley Funeral Home & Crematory After Care Consultant John Plunkett. Sessions begin March 6 in one of the banquet rooms at Avanti’s Ristorante, 3610 Kelly Avenue in Pekin.

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Traditional Karate For Our Modern World

Feb 26, 2025 01:10PM ● By Rick L Brewer

The YWCA of Pekin offers delightful community-oriented programs: Water Fitness and swimming, Land Fitness with yoga, fitness, and weight training, Karate and Self-Defense classes, with Adult Literacy, Early Learning Center, Coalition for Equality, and much more!

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Beat the Heat (and High Bills!) With a Smart Thermostat

Feb 26, 2025 01:08PM ● By Mucciante Heating & Cooling

Pekin, are you tired of fiddling with your thermostat, trying to find the perfect temperature? Do you cringe when you see your energy bill? There’s a smarter way to manage your home’s comfort and your wallet: smart thermostats!

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PCHS Welcomed Two New Assistant Principals For the 2024-2025 School Year

Feb 26, 2025 01:06PM ● By Senior, Riley Jones

Two new assistant principals at Pekin Community High School (PCHS) have been working hard this 2024-2025 school year. Those new faces are Daniel Hiles and Janira Del Valle. Though they are new to the job, they have both worked at Pekin for some time.

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Woodard’s End: A Pekin Hotel Succumbs to Fire in 1899

Feb 26, 2025 01:04PM ● By Jared L. Olar, Local History Program Coordinator

Among the many hotels that once served downtown Pekin’s visitors and residents was a grand edifice known as Woodard’s Hotel, which stood on the south side of Elizabeth Street near the former Tazewell County Courthouse.

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Scout On In Central Illinois – Scout Patches Are More Than Canvas and Thread

Feb 26, 2025 01:02PM ● By Scott Fishel

OK, I admit it: I like patches. Not the kind a college English professor might have on the elbows of a tweed jacket, or that a parent might sew onto a kid’s jeans. I’m talking about the multi-colored embroidered patches that ornament Scout uniforms and tell the history of the wearer’s Scouting adventures.

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Pekin, IL Altrusa

Feb 26, 2025 01:00PM

Huge thanks to our readers and donors. We appreciate your support! Email [email protected] for more information on how to get involved.

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Pekin Rotary Awards Grants to Support Local Community Programs

Feb 26, 2025 12:58PM

The Pekin Rotary Club continues its mission of service by awarding four grants to local organizations dedicated to making a positive impact in our community.

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Special Olympics: Empowering Lives Through Sports

Feb 26, 2025 12:55PM ● By Denise Rendon, YWCA Aquatics Director

Special Olympics began in Illinois with the first games at Soldier Field in July 1968 thanks to Eunice Kennedy Shriver. There are now more than 6 million athletes and Unified partners in 170 countries.

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