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Peoria Magazine is no longer in production. Publication ended with the November 2023 issue.

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The Cutting Edge

Steve Stein March 31, 2023
Jim Hartter’s customers come from all walks of life.They include doctors and lawyers, basketball coaches including Bradley University’s Brian Wardle...

‘The Peoria Watch’

Steve Gossard March 31, 2023
It wasn’t just any company.Indeed, the Peoria Watch Company became “the story of success and failure followed by success and...

Read outside your comfort zone

Jennifer Davis March 31, 2023
It was September 2012, and James Klise was invited to a “Right to Read” event in Kansas to speak to...
Future_Of_AI

Anton Ivanov Interview

Mike Bailey March 31, 2023
Anton IvanovAssistant Professor of Business Administration at Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignWelcome back to Peoria Magazine’s Econ...
Andelos Demetrious designs

The Demetriou Plan

Mike Bailey February 28, 2023
Of all the redevelopment blueprints commissioned by the City of Peoria over the last half century, one stands alone as...
Peoria Basketball Feature

The golden era of Peoria hoops

Nick Vlahos February 28, 2023
About 35 years have passed since the beginning of the greatest era of Peoria high school boys basketball, a period...

The New Normal

Scott Fishel February 28, 2023
At its simplest and most functional, Normal’s Uptown Circle resolves a troublesome intersection of streets in the town’s historic business...
Thyme Kitchen

The spice is right

Lisa Coon February 28, 2023
If Travis Mohlenbrink had a dream job, it would be as a full-time restaurant cook. As the owner of Spice...
Kelly Seed Peoria

Bridging the rural/urban divide

Steve Tarter February 28, 2023
When Doug Oberhelman pledged in 2015 that Caterpillar would build a new headquarters in Downtown Peoria, the first thing the...
Owner B.J. Allgeyer pauses inside Jiggs’ Cardinal Inn in the west-central Illinois village of Alexis.

Whatever happened to Shanghai City?

Phil Luciano February 26, 2023
B.J. Allgeyer wonders if his tavern in Alexis has a superpower. Does it really repel tornados? “That’s what we hope...
Zion Coffee

Cultivating a Coffee Experience

Laurie Pillman February 22, 2023
Asked to describe Zion Coffee Bar, employee Kaitlyn Lucas didn’t hesitate. “It’s a modern minimalist space with craft coffee, homemade...
Shanky's Power Flip

Shanky’s Power Flip

Dustin Crawford February 22, 2023
Welcome to March, when everyone finds their Irish roots and we start Spring off with a party on St. Patrick's...
Farm tractor in field

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Rob Sharkey February 22, 2023
It’s that time of year when we we’re all tired of winter. The longing for warmer weather and longer days...

‘Farming While Black’

Steve Tarter January 31, 2023
Minorities have made real strides in the American workplace over the past 100 years. It’s no longer uncommon to find...
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