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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 have to drive. That's part of the reason a Warehouse District parking garage is warranted, accordi...

PEORIA – City officials are asking their state legislative colleagues for a helping hand when it comes to the demolition of two former South Peoria school buildings that have sat empty and abandoned for years.  The two buildings in question, Harrison School, located in the 2700 block of West Krause St., and McKinley School, 1201 W. Adrian G. Hinton Ave., are "dangerous" and in need of demolition, said City Manager Patrick Urich. Both schools have been out of commission for years and have sat vacant, largely stripped of anything of value and are now empty husks of buildings, city offic...

City of Peoria YouTube Originally published on February 10, 2021 6:51 pm When it comes to the Peoria area's wishlist for state legislators, there's a lot of needs--from road repairs to renewing tax credits. But one item clearly comes in as the top priority. "Our number one item that has to be addressed. It needs to be in the largest font on that piece of paper. And it needs to be bold. And it needs to be underlined. And it needs to be, 'Help us address the pension,'" said Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis. Public safety pensions remain the city's largest unfunded liability. City Manager Patrick Uri...

Cass Herrington / Peoria Public Radio The Peoria City Council delayed Tuesday night’s vote for the proposed tax abatement program in Peoria’s North Valley over concerns related to the required removal of dozens of properties from an overlapping TIF district. The council approved the deferral requested by 1st District council member Denise Moore, who said the city should use the additional time to provide information to owners of properties considered for TIF removal. Removal from the East Village TIF District would exclude those properties from utilizing TIF funds for rehabilitating ...

Five candidates are seeking the mayoral seat, while 14 others are seeking five slots on the City Council