Madison Theater

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.

From tales of awkward first dates to stories of sneaking into Saturday matinees, this grand old building looms large in the minds of so many Peorians. But for the past 20 years, it has sat empty and unused, a shell of its former self in the heart of downtown.

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

Downtown Peoria's Madison Theater is featured in a new book on abandoned movie theaters.Matt Lambros is the author of “After the Final Curtain: America’s…

Fire officials in Peoria now say they believe a blaze at the abandoned historic downtown Madison Theater was caused by arson.Brad Pierson is a fire…

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) - An abandoned yet historic Peoria theater has been damaged after a fire broke out inside.The fire ignited late Saturday inside the…

The Kim Group is set to acquire the Madison Theatre in Peoria and the adjacent city-owned parking lot at Madison and Hamilton. The local developer will…

The owners of the historic Madison Theater in downtown Peoria and city officials are looking for those interested in renovating the run-down building. The…