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As the Peoria Chiefs continue to rebound from a 2020 season lost to COVID-19, a sharp rise in attendance this year offers optimism for the future. Heading into this week’s season-ending homestand, the team is on pace to see a reported attendance increase of more than 90% over last season.
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Mike Reno is the head groundskeeper at Dozer Park, home of the Peoria Chiefs and Bradley University baseball teams. Last month, he served on the grounds crew for Super Bowl LVI at So-Fi Stadium, where the Rams won the title on their home field.
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Peoria Chiefs general manager Jason Mott is optimistic fans won't sour on baseball during a labor dispute between Major League owners and players.
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As the Peoria Chiefs finish off this season with a sponsored “fan appreciation week,” general manager Jason Mott is optimistic this year’s lagging attendance won't extend into 2022.
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Attendance at Peoria Chiefs games is down around 80 percent from the team’s average in recent seasons, but general manager Jason Mott is not alarmed.
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More than 1½ years seems like a long time. Calling it “20 months” makes it seem even longer, or “620 days” longer still. However it’s phrased, that was the length of the Peoria Chiefs’ separation from their hometown fans.
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The Peoria Chiefs will play ball on the road this week—in Peoria.High water on the Mississippi River surrounds the Quad Cities River Bandits' stadium in…
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The community said farewell to Harold “Pete” Vonachen Friday. Peoria Public Radio’s Tanya Koonce reports:The sanctuary in Saint Thomas Cathedral in Peoria…
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Peoria lays to rest today the man many called 'Mr Baseball.' Pete Vonachen died Monday. He was 87. Vonachen purchased Peoria’s minor league baseball team…
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The Peoria Chiefs is holding a grand re-opening of its stadium this evening. The effort is in celebration of the re-naming of the facility as Dozer Park.…