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PEORIA, Ill. - There was controversy surrounding it, but the Peoria City Council is okaying the restoration of a fire department engine company cut du...

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Like the hard rap of a fast hammer, the clock is ticking on a South...

Peorias city and county leaders offered up a "wish list" of projects, including repairs to Main Street and Pioneer Parkway. Heres what got done.

The longtime South Peoria, Illinois, hardware store is up for sale, but could close if no one buys it.

PEORIA —  Quick quiz: what colors do you think lighted up the Murray Baker Bridge last weekend? Did you guess the hues of Old Glory? That wouldve made sense. You know, for that holiday — whatchamacallit? Oh, yeah: Independence Day.   But last weekend, the bridge wasnt red, white and blue. It was white, white and white. Those are the plain, ol colors for any plain, ol day.  Why? The city forgot about the Fourth of July. "It was an unfortunate oversight," city manager Patrick Urich ...

The money is part of the $1.9 trillion American Relief Plan which sent $350 billion to state and local governments to respond to the COVID pandemic.

PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria City Council must decide how to spend $47 million it received from the U.S. government....

PEORIA  — The Peoria City Council, as part of the ongoing effort to fix to its sewer overflow problem, approved creating a Combined Sewer Overflow Remediation District. Such a move will allow City Hall to levy a new fee to help pay for the $109 million of improvements that were agreed upon by the state and federal Environmental Protection Agencies. But Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich said the residents will not initially see an increase in their bills. The idea is that as the city spen...

PEORIA – Fire Chief Tony Ardis will retire next week, after about 18 months as the top official at the Peoria Fire Department, City Hall announced Thursday. His last day will be May 14, and he will replaced by Assistant Chief James Bachman, who also began with the department in 1994 and has risen through the ranks. He is a state-certified hazardous materials technician and a graduate of Northern Illinois University. Departmental succession plans typically elevate the assistant chief to the p...

Peoria, IL, USA 104.9 The Wolf (Peoria FIre Dept.) Ardis’ last day on the job will be May 14, according to a news release. Ardis joined the fire department in 1994 and served as the assistant chief and division chief of operations before becoming chief in 2019. “Chief Ardis has been a passionate leader of the Peoria Fire Department, and his concern for the well-being of the citizens and the employees of the Fire Department is second to none.  I wish him all the best in retirement,” ...