Pekin prepares for annual Marigold Festival
— August 25, 2017It’s almost here, the major community event for the city of Pekin — the annual Marigold Festival. The first festival was held in 1973, and the festival has only grown with more…
Tag: Sen. Everett Dirksen
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Historian looks at how GOP stalwart Dirksen would view politics today
— February 22, 2017The late Illinois Sen. Everett McKinley Dirksen, a Pekin native who spent 34 years on Capitol Hill during some tumultuous times, would likely be concerned about today’s rancorous…
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