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City Manager Patrick Urich said the work to upgrade the pavement and sidewalks between Nebraska and McClure is expected to take around a year and a half.
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Unemployment in the Peoria metropolitan area spiked in January. That's according to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Nearly four years since the onset of COVID-19, the Peoria area’s hotel and tourism industries have bounced back well, according Discover Peoria president and CEO JD Dalfonso.
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The state organization responsible for making economic forecasts for lawmakers described Peoria’s economy as “limping along” in a recent report.
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BioUrja claims they're owed more than $27 million after the manufacturer of Purell hand sanitizer reneged on an agreement to purchase some 14.7 million gallons of ethanol produced in Peoria.
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A surge of new residential units are planned for Peoria's downtown and Warehouse District over the next few years. But who are the people that want to live there, and why?
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After weathering the advent of Amazon and the closures of the pandemic, it may seem like it would be a difficult time for local bookstores. But that's not what booksellers are experiencing.
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Public television station WTVP lost nearly $870,000 in its last fiscal year, with Peoria magazine's ballooning costs driving much of the deficit.
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Residents and advocates concerned about how a potential new TIF district might impact Peoria’s Southside want city leaders to keep environmental and racial justice and equity factors in mind.
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The United States Postal Service's proposal to shift some operations from Peoria to Chicago's south suburbs got some pushback at a public meeting on Wednesday.
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The City of Peoria has several active tax increment financing (TIF) districts, established to facilitate projects aimed at building the tax base and bolstering the city's economy. But do TIFs really work the way they’re intended?
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Rural Illinois is more than corn and soybeans, the state’s two principal cash crops. The 35th annual Rural Community Conference, scheduled for Feb. 27-29 at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield, will showcase issues from business succession to renewable energy.