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Bradley University President James Shadid touted the gateway and its potential impact at Thursday’s Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Thanksgiving Luncheon, a week after the university announced the project in an email to students, staff and alumni.

Jessica Stephenson opened her independent bookstore Lit on Fire in 2015. She had already spent a few years in the bookselling business, working at Peoria-area used bookstores.

The 46th annual Steamboat Festival kicked off Thursday on the Peoria Riverfront. Events related to the 44th Steamboat Classic run kicked off Thursday…