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Updates coming to Pekin Daily Times comics pages
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWe're updating our funny pages. After surveying and listening to our loyal readers, the USA TODAY Network, of which we're a part, is giving our comics...
Who is running for mayor of Pekin? Here are the candidates thus far
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo Pekin City Council members have announced their intent to run for mayor of Pekin. The big question is whether Mayor Mark Luft plans to run for reelection. The Pekin Daily Times reached out ...
Pekin World War II veteran, Legion d'honneur recipient dies at 99
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPekin lost one of its most distinguished veterans recently with the death of Dean Arthur Preston....
Here's the story behind some of Pekin's street names, from Court Street to Dirksen Court
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt is common practice in communities throughout the United States to name some streets after a town’s founders or more prominent natives. Pekin is no exception to this rule, as many of the city ...
Newspapers to shift to mail delivery this week
The Register-Mail via Yahoo News· 6 months agoStarting Tuesday, the U.S. Postal Service will begin delivering The Galesburg Register-Mail, Canton Daily Ledger, Kewanee Star Courier, The McDonough...
Thief makes off with thousands after wild break-in at East Peoria sports bar
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA break-in last week at the 5th Quarter Sports Bar and Pizzeria in East Peoria resulted in the theft...
Hundreds of costly tickets: These 5 Tazewell school districts refer infractions to police
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThroughout Illinois, school resource officers at nearly 200 school districts – including five...
Citing industry changes, Pekin Insurance announces workforce reduction
Pekin Daily Times via Yahoo News· 6 months agoPekin Insurance announced Wednesday that the company eliminated “a small percentage” of full-time...
"Thar's gold in them thar gills!" Why this Peoria fish company wants to come to Pekin
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoMany central Illinois residents see Asian carp as an invasive species and a hazard to public...
Midwestern manners secured the 'scoop of the century': the Zapruder film of JFK's assassination
Journal Star via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA Pekin, Illinois, native's polite Midwestern manners helped secure what has been called the most...
