homeless shelters

Downtown Peoria’s historic Labor Temple building is being demolished, making way for the complete renovation of the Salvation Army campus, including construction of a new two-story men’s shelter.

A pair of seven-figure charitable donations will enable the Peoria Salvation Army to begin work on overhauling its downtown campus later this year. A soft kickoff gathering Thursday unveiled details of the renovation plans, highlighted by construction of a new two-story men’s shelter.

A Pekin nonprofit organization that assists unhoused individuals is preparing to move its downtown day shelter into a new location at the Salvation Army facility.

Illinois homeless shelters struggling to get by without state aid during the budget stalemate could get a much-needed financial boost thanks to specialty…