City of Peoria

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.

A collaboration between Neighborhood House and the Peoria Opportunities Foundation will rehabilitate up to seven South Side residences for new homebuyers, with assistance from the Peoria City/County Health Department.

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.

A survey asking for feedback about pedestrian problem spots and priorities is available on the city's website through Feb. 9.

The corporate ownership of East Peoria’s Par-A-Dice riverboat casino intends to construct a new $160 million gambling venue on the existing property, but the decision isn’t sitting well with some Peoria city leaders who believe the move violates a long-standing intergovernmental agreement.

The City of Peoria is taking close to $500,000 dollars 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.

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.

Following a series of intentionally set fires at the New Hope Apartments supportive housing shelter in downtown Peoria, residents are being allowed to stay in the building with around-the-clock fire watch teams on patrol.

The City of Peoria's snow removal crews have been working around the clock to clear roadways after a double dose of accumulation over a three-day span. Deputy Director of Public Works Sie Maroon says the back-to-back systems totaled about 5½ inches of snow Saturday, followed by another 2½ inches Monday.