Peoria City Council

A nearly $7.3 million redevelopment project along the 500 block of Main Street in Downtown Peoria calls for three street-level eateries and a boutique hotel on the second floor.

After a little more than a year away from the Peoria City Council, longtime member Chuck Grayeb wants to return to City Hall.

In late April, the Peoria City Council approved an ordinance formally proposing the Twin Towers Place Special Service Area. Tower residents petitioned the city to create the SSA to generate the estimated $2.5 million needed for repairs and renovations.

Peoria City Council member Denise Jackson said the South Side is facing a “critical juncture” in pursuing stability, revitalization and economic progress.

A planned Advanced Medical Transport ambulance station on Peoria’s north side is expected to double as the site of a new Peoria Police Department substation.

The Riverview Plaza tower in Downtown Peoria has been shuttered for more than two years, as the city pushes the building owner to fix the fire suppression, sprinkler and electrical systems. City Manager Patrick Urich said Peoria is doing everything within its power to see the building brought into code compliance.

Fifth District Peoria City Council member Denis Cyr is taking an extended leave of absence following a recent medical procedure.

Peoria is considering a change to the city code that would govern home-based free distribution of food, clothing and other household items.

Development of a Dutch Bros Coffee franchise near a well-traveled Peoria intersection will benefit from a tax reimbursement deal to offset some project expenses.

The City of Peoria will spend about $500,000 a year to hire six civilian community service officers aimed at boosting the police department’s daytime security presence downtown.