Peoria
A city in Peoria County, Illinois — population 109,428 as of 2020.
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GCMS cross country runners compete at First to the Finish Invitational
PEORIA – Erin McCall of the Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School cross country team finished 31st with a time of 19:25.8 in the girls’ Class 1A race during the First to the Finish invitational held Saturday at Detweiller Park. Brysen Butler finished 49th with a time of 16:23.1…
Local SportsJanie Grier Kelley has produced 236-page package of four booklets recounting decades of central Illinois rock ‘n’ roll, with more than 1,200 images of hundreds of artists and related people, places and things Read more →
Creatives & ArtsDixon talks about construction of a police substation and ambulance station at Allen Road and Van Winkle Way, theft at Springdale Cemetery, and e-bikes and ATVs among other things Read more →
Government & CivicFour of six citizens addressing the board spoke to recent behavior; there were double typical amount of Freedom of Information Act requests; Superintendent Jerry Bell provided a financial update Read more →
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Peoria by the numbers
- Area
- 48.04 sq mi (124.42 km²), 2.58 sq mi water
- Median age
- 35.5
- Households
- 49,037
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $59,410
- Median house value
- $156,200
- Office
- FINANCE DIRECTOR COMPTROLLER
- Address
- 419 FULTON ST, PEORIA, IL 61602