tourism in Illinois

Hotel and tourism took a big hit when COVID put a stop to travel in 2020, and Peoria's tourism revenue suffered from the lack of visitors. More than two years later, travel to Peoria and hotel occupancy is trending upward, but numbers are still not meeting pre-pandemic levels.

New Illinois tourism figures show about 110 million tourists from around the country visited the state last year, a more than 1 million increase compared…