Tim Riggenbach

Plans for a 200-home residential neighborhood at the former Exposition Gardens site in Peoria are taking shape after the City Council approved a land exchange with Peoria Public Schools to make the property more attractive to developers.

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.

Plans to convert a vacant former mental health facility and homeless shelter near the south end of Peoria’s Warehouse District into a 12-bedroom halfway house for parolees are on hold for at least three weeks.

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali looks forward to the next four years of working with her recently elected colleagues to guide the city in a positive direction.

The Peoria City Council considers reimbursing a local nonprofit for their efforts to assist the homeless next Tuesday.

The Peoria City Council member who cast an apparent swing vote that passed a ban on homeless encampments says the inclusion of an initial outreach effort factored into his decision.

One half of the project to completely reconstruct Peoria’s Wisconsin Avenue is finished, well ahead of schedule.

Spending to address homelessness, anti-violence measures, food insecurity and business development highlighted topics of discussion Tuesday as the Peoria City Council resumed its annual budget negotiations.

Peoria City Council District 3 representative Tim Riggenbach announced his re-election bid Friday, touting himself as a “common sense, middle-of-the-road, results-oriented leader.”

A new ice plant is officially coming to the Peoria Civic Center to replace Carver Arena’s current outdated system.