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PEORIA, Ill. (25 News) - There's a rich history behind the Mark Twain Hotel and Packard Plaza in Downtown Peoria. One that's lasted nearly 100 years. ...

Peoria City officials unveiled a study showing the demand for housing in Downtown Peoria is expected to grow by as many as 400 units by 2026.

$14.2 million will be put toward converting two prominent streets in downtown Peoria to two-way roads.

PEORIA, Ill. -- The Downtown Development Corporation of Peoria (DDC) presented Tuesday night to the Peoria Cit...

PEORIA — Warehouses no longer account for a significant part of the Peoria Warehouse District. Residences, small businesses and restaurants and bars have begun to permeate the historic area located just southwest of Downtown Peoria. More developments are being planned. But Warehouse District revitalization hardly has been an overnight process. April represents the 14th anniversary of the citys recognition of the Warehouse District as a potential growth area. In 2007, a tax-increment-financing...

Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, Downtown Peoria will see residential growth in 2021. Michael Freilinger, executive director and CEO of the Peoria Downtown Development Corp. (DDC), said an additional 146 housing units are expected to hit the market this year, with 120 of them located at the former Builders Warehouse location, 812 SW Washington St., that’s expected to start leasing this summer.  That will put the number of residential units in Downtown Peoria at 516 by the end of t...

WCBUs On Deck has everything you need to know to start your day for Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Our top story is about how Bradley University President Stephen Standifird has fulfilled one of his promises made to the Bradley community - to improve diversity and inclusion in the wake of the George Floyd protests. Youll also hear how WCBU correspondent Steve Tarter recently spoke to Michael Freilinger, CEO of the Downtown Development Corporation, about expected residential growth and housing trend...

PEORIA — Over the past decade, pedestrian-friendly infrastructure improvements have been made in the Peoria Warehouse District — wider sidewalks and paving bricks among them. Patrons of Warehouse District restaurants and other businesses have been availing themselves of the upgrades. So has a growing cohort of Warehouse District residents, who occupy new apartments in rehabilitated old buildings. But in medium-sized Midwestern cities, even if neighborhoods are made for walking, people still...