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The
largest city on the Illinois River is Peoria,
Illinois. The 2000 census put the
population at 112,936 and the metropolitan population of 369,161 in 2005. The
city is 44 square miles with 2 miles on water.
The elevation is 659 feet.
The
summer temperatures range from low 60's to mid 80's. The winter temperatures
range from the mid teens to the upper 30's.
When
Vaudeville was alive and well, there was a saying "Will it play in Peoria?" This meant that
if the act was successful in Peoria,
it would succeed anywhere. The idea that Peoria
represents mainstream America
has carried over to the current times. The city is used as a test market for
new products, services and public policy.
Corporate,
convention, educational, government and medical facilities are located in
downtown Peoria.
The Apollo Theatre, O'Brien Field and Peoria Civic
Center are downtown along
with arts, dining and entertainment along the riverfront. Residential areas
downtown include: condominiums, converted office/ warehouse condominiums and apartments,
high rise condominiums and riverfront lofts.
Familiar
Businesses in Peoria
- Archer Daniels Midland
- Bergner's
- Caterpillar Inc
- CEFCU - Caterpillar
Employee Credit Union
- Junior League of Peoria
- Komatsu Mining Systems
- L R Nelson Corporation
- National Center for Agricultural
Utilization Research
- RLI Corporation
Education
in Peoria
High
Schools
- Manual High School
- Peoria Notre Dame
High School -
- Peoria High School
- Richwoods High School
- Woodruff High School
Higher
Education
- Bradlet University
- Illinois Central College
- Midstate College
- Robert Morris College
- University of Illinois College of Medicine
There
are many transportation options in the Peoria,
Illinois area. These are some of
the details.
Air
Transportation
- Greater Peoria Regional Airport
- 5 passenger airlines and many cargo carriers
- Mount Hawley Airport - General aviation
Public
Transportation
- Greater Peoria Mass
Transit District - CityLink
Rail
Transportation
- BNSF - Class I
- Canadian National -
Class I
- Central
Illinois Railroad - Class III
- Illinois & Midland
Railroad - Class III
- Iowa Interstate - Class II
- Keokuk Junction
Railway - Class III
- Norfolk Southern - Class I
- Rail America's Toledo,
Peoria and
Western Railway
- Tazewell and Peoria Railroad -
Class III
- Union Pacific - Class
I
Road
Transportation
- Interstates - 74, 474
- US Routes - 24, 150
- State Routes - 6, 8,
29, 40, 91, 116, 336
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