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

Peoria and the Exposition Gardens Board have already signed a letter of intent to complete the purchase, which needed council approval on Tuesday night.

Creating more housing and business growth were at center of Peoria Mayor Rita Ali's State of the City address.

The City of Peoria will purchase the Peoria Exposition Gardens and proceed with plans to turn its more than 70 acres of land into residential development. City Council approved the plan in a 9-2 ...

Seventy years after the founding of Rogers Community Auction and Flea Market, fresh produce still draws many shoppers to Rogers on a Friday. (Submitted photo) As of 2025, Rogers Auction and Flea ...

“It’s sad, isn’t it,” Brenda Oliver said as she and I walked past vendors on Sunday morning on what was the Azalea Flea Market’s final day of business.

Lan Su Chinese Garden's new market aims to revitalize Old Town Portland with AANHPI events and community engagement.

The Heart of Illinois Fair will be held July 15-19 at Exposition Gardens. The fair will features a carnival, various agricultural events, a demolition derby, tractor pulls and more.

Last week the Peoria City Council approved a plan to buy the Peoria Exposition Gardens, where it hopes to entice a developer to build 110 to 150 homes, generating an estimated $1.5 to $1.6 million ...

Ali's remarks about Peoria's financial position and her plan to bring hundreds of new units of housing to the city were delivered to a crowd of about 400 people who gathered at the Peoria Civic ...

Creating more housing and business growth were at center of Peoria Mayor Rita Ali's State of the City address.

With miles of ground to cover and thousands of vendors to explore, some Brimfield Flea Marketers may not even know where to begin — luckily, MassLive has years of experience attending the market ...