Pekin celebrates Juneteenth with renaming of park
PEKIN, Ill. - A familiar park in Pekin has a new name. Pocket Park, as part of a Juneteenth celebration, was officially dedicated yesterday as Legins-...
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Tazewell County celebrates Juneteenth with memorial of 1st freed slave
PEKIN, Ill. (WMBD) — The third annual Juneteenth celebration hit the streets of downtown Pekin Saturday afternoon to honor a local legend. Nance Legins-Costley was born into slavery and sold multiple times before settling in Pekin. By the age of 14, she was challenging her status as a slave while struggling with the legal system. […]
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Governor signs Koehler bill creating Underground Railroad task force
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker signed 90 different bills into law Friday, according to the state, and one of them was a bipartisan bill some...
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Illinois creates underground railroad task force
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — A new Senate bill was signed Friday that will create a Underground Railroad Task Force in Illinois. The task force will identify where historical sites are located, connections they may have to one another, and will paint a picture to recognize the history of the Underground Railroad in Illinois. “This task […]
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Governor signs Koehler bill creating Underground Railroad task force
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Governor JB Pritzker signed 90 different bills into law Friday, according to the state, and one of them was a bipartisan bill some...
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