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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 don't spend much time there seeing them. They may have been warned away as a new resident — "Don't go down the hill." Or they're avoiding the effects of those problems: crumbling infrastructure, pervasive unemployment, lack of businesses, higher crime rates. But placing South Peoria out of sight or out of mind has not repaired its woes.  Understanding the disparity bet...

Tim Shelley / Peoria Public Radio For the first time in 22 years, Jim Ardis won't 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 had the desire and the passion. Mimi was very supportive, as she always has been. And I think the d...

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. For the City of Peoria, the one-time relief funds are welcome to blunt the blow of a painful budget...

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 can't 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 will get a combined $85 million or so in federal relief dollars, according to Peoria City Manager ...

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