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Toys R Us Reopens At A Peoria Mall After Closing In 2018, And The Mall Manager Says Everybody Missed It
For a lot of folks in Peoria, Illinois, the sign alone is enough to bring back a flood of memories. Toys R Us is open again at Northwoods Mall, and it opened its doors on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The store sits on the mall’s lower level, as the opening day report describes, and it […]
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Property taxes will be raised at Downtown Peoria building for repairs
PEORIA — Downtown Peoria's Twin Towers Condominiums will be the recipient of a city-backed loan proposal to help fund needed repairs to the buildings. The Peoria City Council on Tuesday night approved a plan to raise property taxes on residents of the Twin Towers Condominium Association to repay a $2.5 million loan that will be given to the towers via a private loan from a banking institution. A deal with a private institution is still being worked out to back the loan, city officials said Tuesday. Peoria's involvement in the plan consists of collecting the property taxes via a special-service area. More: Proposal to increase taxes at Peoria condo building set for hearing The money loaned to the Twin Towers will be used to make much needed repairs to the buildings' parking garage, roof, HVAC, electrical and fire suppression system. The complex does not have the cash on hand to make the repairs itself. The Twin Towers opened in 1984. To repay the loan, the property taxes of residents at the towers will be increased. The extra property tax fee levied would not be allowed to exceed $2.75 of every $100 of equalized assessed value. The deal runs through 2046.
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The uncertain future of Elite and its role in Peoria Public Schools
Peoria Public Schools voted 4-3 to replace the long-standing Elite Community Outreach Game Changers program with a new in-house initiative called NOVA Academy following a compliance audit by the Peoria County Regional Superintendent of Education.
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OSF Saint Francis becomes first Illinois hospital to receive national emergency surgery verification
A program designed to improve emergency general surgery across the U.S. has recognized Peoria’s OSF Saint Francis Medical Center for providing quality care and safety with non-traumatic operations. Saint Francis is the first hospital in Illinois, and 18th in the nation, to earn verification from the American College of...
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Here’s when Peoria’s yard waste collection season comes to an end
PEORIA (25News Now) - If fall yard work is still on your to-do list, the City of Peoria says now is the time to get it done. The city’s seasonal yard waste collection program will end after the week of Dec. 7 through Dec. 11, giving residents about a month to rake leaves, trim branches and prepare their yards for winter. Yard waste is collected on the same day as regular trash pickup.
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State quarterfinalists Normal Community, Normal West try to extend ‘special’ football seasons
A year ago, Nolan Howe would hear an occasional “good job” from students and teachers regarding the Normal West High School football team. It’s not that way this season. “A lot of staff and people inside the school are now, ‘How’s the game going to go this weekend?’ It shows that they care a lot more,” said Howe, senior linebacker and the Wildcats’ leading tackler. “I’ve had people ask if there’s going to be a fan bus this week. I have no idea if there is, but it shows that we’re doing something special.”
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Peoria Vietnam veteran receives free roof and gutter replacement
PEORIA (25News Now) - A Peoria veteran received a new roof and gutters at no cost this week, just in time for Veterans Day. Wallace Williams, a two-tour Vietnam veteran, was selected by Perfect Choice Home Solutions for a full roof and gutter replacement. Crews surprised Williams and his family Tuesday morning and began work.
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Faith meets medical innovation: Peoria Franciscan sister helps surgeons prepare for complex operations
PEORIA (25News Now) -As the sisters at OSF HealthCare in Peoria celebrate 150 years of serving the community, one Franciscan sister is combining her love for God and medical innovation to help prepare surgeons for some of their most complex operations. Sister M. Pieta Keller, F.S.G.M., is a Purdue-trained biomedical...