Downtown Peoria

Nearly four months ago, Peoria Civic Center general manager Rik Edgar declared “it’s time to turn the machine back on,” after the downtown entertainment venue had been shuttered for more than 500 days by the COVID-19 pandemic.

A newly formed not-for-profit group is pursuing an ambitious, complex strategy to preserve and renovate the landmark Madison Theater in downtown Peoria.

A plan to turn two major Peoria streets to two-way traffic aims to revitalize the area, but some people who work downtown are unsure how much of an effect it may have.

For Peoria Civic Center general manager Rik Edgar, this weekend can’t arrive fast enough.

Members of the Creve Coeur Club will vote during Wednesday’s annual meeting on a proposed relocation to vacant space in River Station as part of a broader revisioning of the club’s business model.

With the Peoria Innovation Alliance officially opening its physical space in downtown Peoria, Executive Director Jake Hamann said its priorities will focus on finding solutions to the city’s biggest problems through civic entrepreneurship.

Peoria will go without a Labor Day Parade for the second consecutive year.

OSF HealthCare officials believe their new OnCall telehealth facility in downtown Peoria acts somewhat as a gateway to the industry's future.

The first two entries in a series of large-scale historical portraits going up in the windows of a prominent downtown Peoria building will be officially unveiled Saturday morning.

The city of Peoria is applying for funding to convert Fulton Plaza into a two-way street next year.The city is hoping for a $1.85 million Rebuild Illinois…