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MORTON – Not all the business news from COVID-19 pandemic-plagued 2020 was bleak. The village of Morton received 3.8% more sales tax revenue from the state during 2020 than it did in 2019. The exact figures, according to Village Administrator Julie Smick, were $4,436,796 in revenue in 2020 compared to $4,273,140 in 2019, an increase of $163,656. Other nearby communities, meanwhile, saw small dips in their revenue. Business adaptability was key to keep revenue flowing So how was this feat ach...

(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,” said Peoria City Manager Patrick Uri...

Tim Shelley / Peoria Public Radio PCCEO will receive $290,000 in South Village TIF funds to initiate the first phase of the MacArthur Highway Corridor Plan. City council approved the funding to be used for pre-development activities such as environmental and engineering analysis, community outreach, and coordination of partners. First district councilmember Denise Moore said PCCEO comes with a proven track record of development on Peoria’s Southside. “They’ve already built in this cit...

1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy PEORIA, Ill. — If current election results hold, current At-Large Council Member Rita Ali would win the 59th mayoral election in Peoria’s history. In the middle of her four-year term that expires in May 2023, her win would leave an empty seat in the council chambers. City Manager Patrick Urich explained Illinois Municipal Code 65 ILCS 5/5-2-12 (g) lays out how the process of filling an empty council seat works. The code states: If a vacancy occurs in the offi...

– The Rock Island Greenway continues to grow within the city of Peoria. On Tuesday, the Peoria City Council approved spending $622,787 towards a $1.55 million project that has been kicking around for more than three decades. The move will extend the trail a bit more than a mile from Harvard Avenue to Park Avenue, connecting to an existing trail within Glen Oak Park. Its the latest piece of progress on a project that dates back to 1984, when the city of Peoria and Peoria Heights purchased the...

1:02 pm UTC Apr. 14, 2021 By almost every measure imaginable, South Peoria is in bad shape. But rallying the community around solutions has, so far, seen little success. Many pay those problems little mind. Most probably dont spend much time there seeing them. They may have been warned away as a new resident — "Dont go down the hill." Or theyre avoiding the effects of those problems: crumbling infrastructure, pervasive unemployment, lack of businesses, higher crime rates. But placing South...

Tim Shelley / Peoria Public Radio For the first time in 22 years, Jim Ardis wont have a seat saved for him around the horseshoe in the Peoria City Council chambers. Ardis was first elected to the city council in 1999. He became mayor in 2005 after defeating the late Dave Ransburg. But after a historic four consecutive terms sitting at the head of Peoria city government, Ardis said he and his wife decided it was time to call it quits. "We sat down to have our every-four-year talk, and I still ...

The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan passed through Congress along party lines and signed into law by President Joe Biden last week is welcome assistance for many in Peoria-area local government. In addition to $1,400 stimulus payments for many Americans and boosted unemployment benefits, the bill includes $7.5 billion for The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention to combat the coronavirus. The bill also includes $140 million in relief funding for Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford counties....

PEORIA — Word that the city of Peoria will get about $46 million in federal COVID-19 aid brought relief to city leaders but also a slew of questions that cant be answered just yet. Last week, President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that includes $350 billion in relief aid to state and local governments. For months, City Hall has been pleading for help as the pandemic ravaged city coffers and slashed its income from sales taxes. The city and Peoria County...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The idea of moving Peoria's downtown post office to expand the Warehouse District isn't a new ...