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    Peoria (/piˈɔːriə/ pee-OR-ee-ə) is a city in and county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Located on the Illinois River, the city had a...
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    East Peoria is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. The population was 22,484 at the 2020 census. East Peoria is a suburb of Peoria and...
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    Peoria County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2020 United States Census listed its population at 181,830. Its county seat is Peoria. Peoria...
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    The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of six counties in Central Illinois, anchored...
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    Peoria Heights is a village lying in Peoria County in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 6,156 at the 2010 census, down from 6,635 in 2000...
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  • about "playing in Peoria" has origins in vaudeville or burlesque. Don Marine, professor of theatre at Illinois Central College (East Peoria), commented: If...
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    West Peoria is a city in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,458 at the 2010 census. West Peoria is a suburb of Peoria and is...
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    Mercer, Peoria, Piatt, Putnam, Rock Island, Schuyler, Stark, Tazewell, Vermilion, Warren and Woodford. During the 17th century, present day Illinois was part...
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  • The history of Peoria, Illinois began when French explorers constructed Fort Crevecoeur in 1680. The County of Peoria was organized in 1825, the town in...
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    ninth-largest in population. It was named after Peoria, Illinois. The word peoria is a corruption of the Miami-Illinois word for "prairie fire". It is the spring...
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    Peoria Civic Center is an entertainment complex located in downtown Peoria, Illinois. Designed by Pritzker Prize winning architect Philip Johnson and John...
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    headquartered in Miami, Oklahoma. The Peoria people are descendants of the Illinois Confederation. The Peoria Tribe were located east of the Mississippi...
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    Peoria High School is a public high school in Peoria, Illinois. Peoria High School was established in 1856 and is the second oldest continually operating...
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    Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas. The five main tribes were the Cahokia, Kaskaskia, Michigamea, Peoria, and Tamaroa. The spelling Illinois was derived...
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    County, Illinois, United States. It is on the northwest edge of Bartonville, near Bellevue. It is owned by the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria, which...
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  • Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois. The hospital has 144 pediatric beds. It is affiliated with The University of Illinois College of Medicine, and...
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  • Peoria, Illinois. Peoria, Colorado Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Franklin County, Indiana Peoria, Miami County, Indiana Peoria, Iowa Peoria, Kansas Peoria, Missouri...
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    southwestern Michigan in addition to central Illinois. Along its shores are several river ports, including Peoria, Illinois. Historic and recreation areas on the...
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  • "Robert Morris College becomes Robert Morris University". Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois. Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2020-05-21. Thompson...
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  • team was established in 1983 as the Peoria Suns. They are located in Peoria, Illinois, and are named for the Peoria Indian tribe for which the city was...
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    in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. The population was 6,471 at the 2010 census. Bartonville is a suburb of Peoria and is part of the Peoria, Illinois...
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    The Peoria Rivermen are a professional ice hockey team in the SPHL. They play in Peoria, Illinois, United States at the Carver Arena. The team replaced...
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  • Peoria and East Peoria, Illinois are separated by the Illinois River, a 240-mile (386 km) long body of water that reaches up to a mile across in places...
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  • such as West Peoria, Illinois, and variations of the name, such as Paola, Kansas. The original Peoria is found in Illinois. The largest Peoria (since 2010)...
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    city in Tazewell County, Illinois, United States. Washington is on U.S. Route 24 and Illinois Route 8, northeast of East Peoria. The population was 16,071...
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  • The Peoria Rivermen were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, at the Carver Arena. After the...
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  • broadcasters and published media targeted at Peoria, Illinois. TV information includes cities where Peoria TV has been dominant, including Bloomington/Normal...
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    of Peoria is a riverboat that ran in the Peoria, Illinois area from 1988 to 2022. The boat participated in the 2004 Grand Excursion. Spirit of Peoria is...
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    of Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, Pekin is the largest city of Tazewell County and the second most populous municipality of the Peoria metropolitan...
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    Illinois Central College (ICC) is a public community college with its main campus in East Peoria, Illinois. It is part of the Illinois Community College...
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