Peoria Fire Chief Tony Ardis

While some doctors play golf or tennis on their days off, one local emergency room physician spends his free time riding along with the Peoria Fire Department with his camera.

Named to the position in November 2019, Peoria Fire Chief Tony Ardis is retiring, effective next Friday.

Unionized Peoria city employees were notified Wednesday of potential layoffs as the city seeks to plug a $31 million hole in this year's budget created by…