Downtown Peoria

Peoria recently agreed to spend $1.75 million to buy the downtown PNC Bank Building, along with an adjoining office building and parking deck. In part one of our latest monthly interview with Peoria Mayor Rita Ali, she explains the benefits of the acquisition.

Phoenix Community Development Services built the 16-unit building at 205 NE Madison Ave. for young adults experiencing homelessness, at risk of homelessness or who have a disabling behavioral health condition.

The City of Peoria is buying three prominent properties that make up the bulk of one downtown block with the intent of seeking a developer to take advantage of federal and state historic tax credits.

An 11-story downtown tower, a neighboring office building, and an adjacent parking garage may soon become properties owned by the City of Peoria.

Under the settlement, payments of fines and fees will be delayed by six months. MJ Illinois is also required to pay the city $10,151.25 before Oct. 1 for an inspection the city had done after the building was originally closed.

A Peoria restaurant hoping to relocate to the Twin Towers Mall won’t have the ability to offer alcohol after a prolonged application process ended unsuccessfully Tuesday.

The City of Peoria is taking steps to restrict homeless encampments on public property, following other communities that have enacted similar bans in recent weeks.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday marked the opening of the $29 million mixed-use Adams & Oak redevelopment that includes 90 residential rental units along with 10,000 square feet of retail space.

After more than a decade in planning and development, and nearly a year of construction, the Distillery Labs Innovation Hub is close to opening in downtown Peoria.

The owner of a restaurant business hoping to move into the Twin Towers Mall faces another delay following the Peoria City Council’s second deferral of a vote to grant the site a liquor license.