The Heart of Illinois Fair, a Peoria tradition since 1950, returned for its 76th year in 2025 — a far cry from its glory years.

The Peoria City Council is considering a $1 million purchase of Exposition Gardens for a possible 150-home development, with the goal of generating $1.6 million in new tax revenue and potentially ...

Flea Market at Expo Gardens The Peoria Flea Market will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, in the Youth Building at Exposition Gardens, 1601 W. Northmoor Road.

Peoria would purchase the property for $1.1 million and would also release Expo Gardens from roughly $457,000 of liens stemming from unpaid stormwater utility tax fees and other debts owed to the ...