Turns out Tazewell County, IL is interesting.
TourPods has 7 narrated audio stories about Tazewell County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Tazewell County Courthouse
Where Tazewell County Chose to Stay Put
A courthouse story about permanence, power, and a county growing into itself.
Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site
Where Lincoln’s Circuit Still Echoes
An 1845 courthouse keeps frontier law close enough to hear.
Dirksen Congressional Center
Where Dirksen’s Voice Still Echoes
How Pekin keeps a national political legacy close to home.
Carl Herget Mansion
Whiskey Wealth, Framed in Tudor Timber
A Pekin mansion that outlasted the industry that built it.
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When Tremont Held the County’s Center
A brief season when county power shifted to Tremont, then moved back.
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From Pekin to the Senate Floor
How Everett Dirksen’s Pekin roots shaped a powerful national political life.
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Before the Shout: Sam Kinison in East Peoria
How a preacher’s son in East Peoria became a thunderous comic voice.
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