The Quad Con pop culture convention and the River City Pride Fest are among the highlights of things happening in the Peoria area this weekend.

The Peoria-based company rose to prominence as an innovative textile startup but has hit hard times.

The Peoria-based company rose to prominence as an innovative textile startup but has hit hard times.

The Peoria-based company rose to prominence as an innovative textile startup but has hit hard times.

The Peoria-based company rose to prominence as an innovative textile startup but has hit hard times.

Peoria-based Natural Fiber Welding laid off scores of workers on Tuesday in another downsizing move by a business city officials have staked as an anchor for a new tax-increment financing district.

The Peoria-based company rose to prominence as an innovative textile startup but has hit hard times.

The Peoria-based company rose to prominence as an innovative textile startup but has hit hard times.

The Quad Con pop culture convention and the River City Pride Fest are among the highlights of things happening in the Peoria area this weekend.

He was part of the Peoria Chiefs organization for 24 years and Rocky Vonachen thought he’d seen everything. But he hadn’t.

The new, fine dining restaurant plans to work with local vendors to create a farm-to-table menu, serving pork chops, ribeye and tomahawk steaks.