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Established on June 18, 1904, Chicago’s Pekin Theatre was the first black owned musical and vaudeville stock theatre in the United States. Between 1904 and around 1915, the Pekin Club and its Pekin Theatre served as a training ground and showcase for Black theatrical talent, vaudeville acts, and musical comedies.
Location of Tazewell County in Illinois. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tazewell County, Illinois.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States.
Pekin is the county seat of Tazewell County, Illinois. Originally under an aldermanic form of government, the city switched to the commission form in 1911 (see Pekin Sesquicentennial 1824–1974, A History, p. 162), but since 1995 has had a city manager form of government. A mayor and six council members are elected to staggered 4-year terms in ...
Pages in category "Pekin, Illinois" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pekin Township is located in Tazewell County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,807 and it contained 13,321 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,807 and it contained 13,321 housing units.
Tazewell County (/ t æ z w ɛ l /) is located in the U.S. state of Illinois.According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 131,343. [1] Its county seat and largest city is Pekin. [2]
A 19-year-old Pekin man has been arrested and is being held at Tazewell County Jail following the death of a nine-week-old child. Pekin man faces multiple charges after death of 9-week-old baby ...
Abraham Lincoln leaves home for the first time, having been hired along with two of his friends by Denton Offutt to take a load of pigs by water to New Orleans. When the boat becomes stuck at a dam at the settlement of New Salem, Abe sees and loses his heart to Ann Rutledge, the daughter of the local tavern keeper.