Peoria City Council

An automatic aid agreement between the Peoria and Peoria Heights fire departments is now in place. Peoria Fire Chief Shawn Sollberger said the intergovernmental agreement will see city fire personnel respond to working structure fires, automobile extrications and cardiac arrest calls within the village.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali and Police Chief Eric Echevarria spoke strongly Tuesday against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity that turned deadly in Minnesota as they sought to assure residents of the city’s commitment to protect the public.

After two previous deferrals, a divided Peoria City Council voted to greenlight the proposal from GRO Community that will turn an empty building on the South Side into a 12-bedroom transitional residence for formerly incarcerated men.

Rare, respected, sincere, dedicated. Just a few of the words used by some friends and colleagues in describing popular community leader and former Peoria City Council member George Jacob, 61, who died Sunday at his home.

The Peoria City Council approved the new collective bargaining agreement during its first regular meeting of the calendar year. Members of Peoria Firefighters Local 50 previously ratified the agreement on Jan. 6.

Customers at stores in Peoria's Glen Hollow Shopping Center will see a slight sales tax increase next year, with the revenue earmarked to redevelop the area.

The City of Peoria is taking close to $500,000 in debt owed by Exposition Gardens off its books, after the city spent $1.2 million to purchase the property at a foreclosure auction in September.

Approval of plans to turn a former homeless shelter and mental health facility into a 12-bedroom halfway house for parolees remains on hold after another delay by the Peoria City Council.

A patch of land along the Illinois River between the Murray Baker Bridge and the Peoria RiverPlex is officially on track to become the location of an outdoor amphitheater.

Peoria-area residents struggling with housing insecurity may face more challenges ahead as support organizations anticipate a drastic reduction in funding.