Patrick Urich

A new city-sponsored public art initiative aims to brighten up many of Peoria’s light posts and traffic cabinets. The “Banners and Boxes” beautification program features submissions from 21 local artists displayed throughout downtown, the Warehouse District and Sheridan Village.

A pair of action items connected to redevelopment projects in Peoria’s Warehouse District will be up for a vote at Tuesday’s city council meeting, including a move aimed at facilitating renovation of the historic former International Harvester buildings.

Three companies have submitted redevelopment proposals to the City of Peoria for turning the Tower on Adams property into a mixed-use commercial and residential property. Meanwhile, the city also has entered into an agreement with the owners of the Riverview Plaza as a step toward getting the closed high-rise repaired.

Peoria’s existing large-scale plan to upgrade the Riverfront has a new feature, with the city and the Hengst Foundation in discussions to pursue an amphitheater project near the Murray Baker Bridge.

The City of Peoria is hoping to facilitate a large-scale residential development by acquiring the nearly 70-acre Exposition Gardens property on Northmoor Road.

A plan for one of two restaurant businesses in a shared Warehouse District storefront to serve alcohol has gained initial approval from the Peoria City Council. Whether the Love Shack hamburger shop gets a liquor license remains to be seen.

One of Peoria’s most prominent intersections may soon be home to a drive-through coffee chain’s first Illinois location. Initial plans for a small shopping center at the long-vacant lot at the southeast corner of War Memorial Drive and University Avenue begin with a Dutch Bros Coffee shop.

The future of the popular PeoriaCorps career development service program is in jeopardy as the Trump Administration cuts funding for AmeriCorps.

Adoption of a municipal grocery tax to replace the upcoming elimination of the state’s tax will go before the Peoria City Council at its next meeting Tuesday.

Peoria City Manager Patrick Urich says the biggest concern for municipalities from the president’s fluctuating trade policy is if the broad tariffs on goods result in increased inflation.