East Peoria Police Department

Council members voted unanimously to approve a five-year contract adding 10 Flock license plate readers in East Peoria, despite opposition in and outside the council chambers.

The city council on Tuesday night weighs a decision to add 10 more cameras to the 15 it already has. Opponents from Central Illinois anti-Flock groups hope to press council members by demonstrating in Levee Park before the meeting. The village of Creve Coeur has its own decisions to make.

More than three months after officers and staff transferred to the new facility, the East Peoria Police Department held an official grand opening for its spacious new headquarters on Camp Street.

East Peoria city leaders support a proposal to add 10 more Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras to the police department’s existing system that’s been in place four years.

East Peoria is growing in size by an additional 272 acres, at a cost of $5.25 million. The city council unanimously voted for final approval to purchase the Keil & Blye Farm property between Centennial Drive, Grange Road and U.S. 24.

In the resumption of a quarterly interview series, East Peoria Mayor John Kahl says optimizing city growth is a key component of the 20-year comprehensive plan adopted in January.

East Peoria city leaders have agreed to spend $5.2 million for more than 270 acres of undeveloped farmland near the city’s northeast side in hopes of future residential growth.

The East Peoria Police Department will move operations to its new headquarters on Camp Street beginning Monday morning.

The City of East Peoria is gearing up for this year’s road maintenance effort with a $1.7 million financial commitment.

With construction progressing on East Peoria’s new $21.5 million police station, the city is taking steps to make sure the facility is ready to go once it opens.