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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. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
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]
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 ...
The Pekin Daily Bulletin, the only other daily newspaper in Pekin, ran for nine months from January 3 to October 5, 1876. [3] In 1852, a short-lived German language newspaper Per Wachteram Illinois was published. [2] Circa 1875, John Hoffman started a German weekly called the Pekin Freie Press. [2]
When a tornado caused extensive damage in the greater Peoria area, Pekinites provided key assistance to residents whose homes were damaged.
Lincoln, Illinois architects Deal & Ginzel designed the courthouse; the pair was also responsible for two other county courthouse designs in Illinois, in Moultrie County and Logan County. The firm designed the courthouse in the Beaux-Arts style; their design features an arched entrance and windows on the first floor, pavilions with Tuscan ...
Cincinnati Township is located in Tazewell County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 9,506 and it contained 3,436 housing units. [2] The township is based in the Village of South Pekin, Illinois.
The station served both passenger and freight traffic until passenger service ended in the mid to late 1930s; the railroad also served as an important part of Pekin's economy, both by employing residents and stimulating local industry. [2] President Herbert Hoover made a campaign stop at the Pekin Depot on November 4, 1932. [6]