Talk:Peoria, Illinois

message: Has anyone outside of central Illinois EVER heard this stupid expression?  As a (greater) Peoria native, I've heard it many times, but I've never seen it used in any remote form of pop culture, ever.  It seems like a way for locals, in denial that they would be living in a cornfield if it wasn't for a certain manufacturer of yellow tractors, to think they live in a more significant part of America than they really do.  I think we should stop embarassing ourselves and remove it from the article, pronto.  Who's with me?
:I was watching a laurel and hardy movie Circa 1940? Hardy says "lets go back to Peoria" at the end of the movie. Peoria was a well known theater town in that day. The place was a mob 'vacation' spot. Chicago gangsters came down here to get away from conflict. Peoria was neutral territory. That is where all the money for theater shows came from. Regardless, it is an historical fact that Will it play in Peoria? was a commonly used phrase during the vaudeville era. Civic pride or embarrassment aside.  George 12:01, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Oh yeah, there is no doubt that it is used like  and the one you mentioned here .--Kranar drogin 21:19, 17 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Will it play in Peoria 

message: I believe Sam Kinison was actually from East Peoria, and certainly went to East Peoria Community High School, but is widely reported to be "from Peoria".  Probably needs some research to determine whether he lived in Peoria or just was associated with it because nobody outside of Central Illinois cared about the distinction.
--Closeapple 06:32, 2004 Oct 18 (UTC
:I have lived in Peoria county most of my life, Sam Kinison is from East Peoria.George 02:35, 5 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sam Kinison 

message: It appears to be a postcard, and has no licensing details.  It would be good if either we got a GFDL photo or some details on this one. brenneman(t)(c) 23:20, 6 September 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It's certainly copyrighted, I assume the pic was downloaded from http://www.duryea-peoria.com/now&thn2.htm , there is an email address on that site for Dr. Joe Couri who is the copyright holder, perhaps someone can email him. Suppafly 18:37, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

text: It's not a matter of figuring out how to upload a nice picture.  The trick is finding a nice photo that isn't copyrighted.  Rklawton 16:44, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lead photo 

message: Why is both external links Discover Peoria and The Greater Peoria Region keep on being eliminated from external links??  They actually provide excellent information on the community to supplement the article on Wikipedia.
:I've noticed this but don't particularly have an opinion yet.  But, for what it's worth, check out Wikipedia:External links for more info.  Friday (talk) 19:10, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Upon looking a bit more, I don't see anything blatantly inappropriate about these links myself.  BTW, if you sign up for an account, it'll be easier to communicate with others.  Friday (talk) 19:22, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Ohh, bad brenneman.  I just deleted them again and then saw this discussion, sorry.  Normally I'd leave them on once there was some talk happening.  As to why I've deleted them (a few times) both of these links are advertisements.  Well done, informative perhaps, but advertisements none the less.   brenneman(t)(c) 03:45, 15 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that these links appear to be advertisements more than informative resources. Suppafly 21:04, 17 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  External Links 

message: Bloody Mess isn't really notable outside of the peoria area. Suppafly 02:54, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'll buy that. I've replaced it with a reference to my own band removed the line mentioning him.  Friday (talk) 14:46, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bloody Mess 

message: This message is for Rklawton.  Earlier today you deleted two postings.  One included an addition of history to Peoria.  I don't have a problem with that, as it is redundant.  However, I wish to post my agency's services on this site, and do not believe it is appropriate that this be deleted.  This is a non-profit agency devoted to assisting senior citizens, and a legitimate posting on this site.  Please respond ASAP.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ciaa (talk • contribs) 
:Please notice that this encyclopedic article is about the city of Peoria, Illinois.  It is not about your corporation's services.  Following your logic, this article would quickly become the "Peoria Yellow Pages."  Please also notice that we add new comments to the bottom of talk pages.  Please also notice that we sign each posting with four tilde's.  Rklawton 20:28, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Central Illinois Agency on Aging, Inc.

message: Rklawton- I can see why you wouldn't want traditional blogs listed, but I think if you look into this, you may change your mind.  It's not a blog, per se, but a living and breathing photo essay and discussion of Peoria.  I suggest you look at the site again and read some of the comments.  Please explain why this is not worthy, because I certainly don't understand.
http://namethispeorialandmark.blogpeoria.com/
:I looked at your pics and I have to say that while interesting and even amusing, the blog isn't appropriate as a refernce. However, if you were to devote some webspace to only pictures of Peoria landmarks with appropriate captions :) that would be an excellent addition to the article.George 03:29, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Appropriate captions and pictures actually. For instance there is a pictureof someone's backyard, the entrance to the Air show and one of some aircraft. These are not landmarks. Also, WP is not intended to be loose and easygoing, like a blog. This is an encyclopedia and we want it to appear as such. I think if you read this you will understand better what is expected in external references. Please don't get discouraged, hang around and contribute, and when you have time read up on some of the information in the WP:Manual of style. Welcome to wikipedia! George 13:22, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Name This Peoria Landmark

message: Any reason this is here, and not in their respective sections? I'm moving the transportation sections first, but the rest are well on their way. I feel that chronologically grouping concepts in an article belongs in a newspaper, not necessarily Wikipedia. —Rob (talk) 16:28, 6 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I seem to remember that the planned development was thrown into some other section by someone who didn't seem all that concerned about where it went, and having a new section was marginally less irritating than having it where it was before.  I think this section has also been deleted or overhauled before as being non-NPOV, and somehow came back.  I agree that whichever parts (if any) of the "Planned development" section can withstand Wikipedia guidelines for future events should probably be in the appropriate other sections.  --Closeapple 22:38, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Planned development? 

message: I moved a paragraph from the "Culture" section to the intro section. This is why most people have heard of Peoria; I think that it is important for the importance of the city to be stated in the beginning of the article, rather than the end.gloria 04:58, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Intro

message: My grandparents and family genealogists told me that Peoria once had a very large, thriving community of Irish immigrants.  I believe this was especially true after the famines.  I have great- and great-great grandparents from Ireland who, after arriving in New York, Boston or Philadelphia, specifically headed to Peoria because of the large Irish community there.  From family stories, it also seems that Irish Gaelic was still spoken in the community, at least for a period of time after the major waves of immigration.  Yet I've found almost nothing about this on the Internet.  If anyone knows of any other sources on this, I would love to hear them, and incorporate them into this, and other, Wikipedia articles.  I will also go through our family records and see what I can add, but I'd like to have some additional sources on this. --Kathryn NicDhàna 21:48, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Local PBS station (WTVP) is offering a series on the Peorian German, Irish, and Lebanon population booms  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.23.79.51 (talk) 06:04, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Irish Community in and around Peoria 

message: Just a note: Although David Ogden Stiers and Aaron Schneider may have been technically born in Peoria, they were also residents of nearby Chillicothe, Illinois. My parents remember that Stiers's father ran a hardware store in Chillicothe for a while, and Schneider graduated from IVC High School (class of 1983--he was a senior when I was a freshman, and my freshman yearbook has pictures of him). I copied these two over to the Chillicothe, Illinois page but didn't delete them here, pending verification that they also lived in Peoria as well as Chillicothe. --Photonex68 01:11, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  David Ogden Stiers and Aaron Schneider 

message: This page says Maillet sold a Peoria house to du Sable in 1773. But the link for du Sable says he built his first house in Chicago in 1770. It says he sold that Chicago house to Kinzie in 1800 and went to Peoria. Does this mean he had houses in Chicago and Peoria for over 25 years? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.142.130.42 (talk) 21:54, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  du Sable 

message: === Clean Up and Expansion ===
I am going to be working to try and clean up this article, and try and get it to at least GA status after feeling comfortable with how it looks. It has now been marked as being the Illinois Project collaboration. All new additions to the article from this point forward will have to be cited. Anything that isn't sited will in most cases be removed if a citation isn't found. We highly encourage people that watch this page to join us, and if anyone in the Peoria area would like to take photos, we are going to need some down the road (not as of this moment though).--Kranar drogin 10:41, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: One thing I noticed is that there are a lot of lists. These are going to have to be worked into the article. Also, we are going to have to create a seperate page for the history section since this is way too much info on the main page. Will get back at it tonight.--Kranar drogin 11:12, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Gotta finish up some of my townships I had started. The maps I created keep getting hit with "orphan" tags. So give me a couple days and I will be back. Will help a little bit as we go along.--Kranar drogin 19:08, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

text: You are one of a series of IP editors who have edited Wikipedia solely for the purpose of increasing the visibility and reported importance of Brinker.  Of course she should be listed.  But her photo need not be there, it contributes nothing to an understanding of Peoria to know what Brinker looks like.  To see the absurdity, consider if everyone who is an important former resident of Peoria were there in photo.  (As for whether Shalikashvili's photo should be there, I have no argument to removing it also if you wish to do so, for the same reasons.)  And your clumsiness is typical of the Brinkerist IP editor person(s) [are you Brinker? do you have any personal connection with her?]: you reverted two edits, one which you don't bother to note here.  Tb (talk) 18:16, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

text: I agree thanks Tb for cleaning this up. I used to work for her at State Dept but no connection.--74.73.171.166 (talk) 19:29, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

text: Actually, the future building tags should be in the actual article about the building, if one is or has been created. If those were in all the other articles about the actual building, it just clutters up the pages as we see now. SO we should remove them, but in the paragraph about it we just say in there that it is in the processs of being built or is a project in the works.--Kranar drogin 17:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's an attempt at a taller version of the climate box. I'm sure the colors could be added, but I  personally find them a bit loud. It can go on the left or right and the text should wrap around. Someone may want to double check the numbers since I typed them in manually. --Dual Freq 02:09, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I do like that a lot better, is there a way to "scrunch" them a little closer together and not have a space between each line?--Kranar drogin 02:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

text: cellpadding="2" or cellpadding="1" seem to reduce the spacing. class="wikitable" instead of class="toccolours" would make gridlines. --Dual Freq 02:27, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiProject Illinois Collaboration

message: I am going to be working to try and clean up this article, and try and get it to at least GA status after feeling comfortable with how it looks. It has now been marked as being the Illinois Project collaboration. All new additions to the article from this point forward will have to be cited. Anything that isn't sited will in most cases be removed if a citation isn't found. We highly encourage people that watch this page to join us, and if anyone in the Peoria area would like to take photos, we are going to need some down the road (not as of this moment though).--Kranar drogin 10:41, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: One thing I noticed is that there are a lot of lists. These are going to have to be worked into the article. Also, we are going to have to create a seperate page for the history section since this is way too much info on the main page. Will get back at it tonight.--Kranar drogin 11:12, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Gotta finish up some of my townships I had started. The maps I created keep getting hit with "orphan" tags. So give me a couple days and I will be back. Will help a little bit as we go along.--Kranar drogin 19:08, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Clean Up and Expansion 

message: I have removed the following list from the main page:
*John Daker - local vocalist shown on a widely-circulated Internet clip
*Jon Ginoli - guitarist and singer: Pansy Division
*Jeffrey Hall - Lawyer
*Jim Jordan and Marian Jordan - stars of Fibber McGee and Molly on radio
*Pip Lilly - actor and comic writer The Second City Comedy Troupe and Straight & Nappy
*Ryan Martini (aka Rino) - Bass Player from Mudvayne
*Michael Antony Pierce - actor
*Andrew Rex - physicist and author
*Aaron Schneider - film maker: recipient of the 2003 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film for Two Soldiers
*Michael Somerville - musician, songwriter
*Gravel Bath - indie rock band
*Keith Blake - actor
Some of them possibly could be kept, but for the most part if they do not have a Wiki entry, then they shouldn't be on the list. Not only that, but if you hvae a band, you don't need to list every single member either. Later, this list will be expanded into paragraphs instead of a lsit of people. So if anyone knows reasons why these people should stay, speak up now, or create a page for them and cite your sources. Thanks!--Kranar drogin 21:49, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Famous People

message: I think anyone in Peoria will tell you that Nancy Brinker who started the global breast cancer movement IN Peoria is not trumpery. She is well known in the community. Peoria is ground zero for the creation of the breast cancer movement that has changed the world and since raised billions of dollars.  If her picture is not there then there should be no pictures of any other famous Peoria people. 35,000 people show up each year to support her event in Peoria and the promise made in Peoria between her and her sister. Race for the Cure is the largest fundraiser in the area. The pic has been there for over a year with no change by other editors. Tb, please discuss with others before removing. This editor who removed the picture has some kind of personal issue with Brinker and has made all kinds of changes on Wiki calling her work trumpery without any discussion--74.73.171.166 (talk) 13:42, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You are one of a series of IP editors who have edited Wikipedia solely for the purpose of increasing the visibility and reported importance of Brinker.  Of course she should be listed.  But her photo need not be there, it contributes nothing to an understanding of Peoria to know what Brinker looks like.  To see the absurdity, consider if everyone who is an important former resident of Peoria were there in photo.  (As for whether Shalikashvili's photo should be there, I have no argument to removing it also if you wish to do so, for the same reasons.)  And your clumsiness is typical of the Brinkerist IP editor person(s) [are you Brinker? do you have any personal connection with her?]: you reverted two edits, one which you don't bother to note here.  Tb (talk) 18:16, 9 February 2009 (UTC)

text: I agree thanks Tb for cleaning this up. I used to work for her at State Dept but no connection.--74.73.171.166 (talk) 19:29, 9 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Nancy Brinker

message: Monthly Normal and Record</br>High and Low Temperatures (°F)	Monthly Normal and Record</br>High and Low Temperatures (°F)	Monthly Normal and Record</br>High and Low Temperatures (°F)	Monthly Normal and Record</br>High and Low Temperatures (°F)	Monthly Normal and Record</br>High and Low Temperatures (°F)	Monthly Normal and Record</br>High and Low Temperatures (°F)
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Jan                                                         	-25                                                         	14.3                                                        	30.7                                                        	70                                                          	1.5
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I am afraid of this article. The history section should be condensed to a section with no subsections. Kranar noted the lists. I still don't like those climate tables, that we put in here and Springfield, they are too bulky, something more like the historic pop. table, that blends into the text, would be much better. I don't know if all the future building tags are necessary, especially in an article on the city which really shouldn't say too much more than "the building is being built." IvoShandor 16:51, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, the future building tags should be in the actual article about the building, if one is or has been created. If those were in all the other articles about the actual building, it just clutters up the pages as we see now. SO we should remove them, but in the paragraph about it we just say in there that it is in the processs of being built or is a project in the works.--Kranar drogin 17:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Here's an attempt at a taller version of the climate box. I'm sure the colors could be added, but I  personally find them a bit loud. It can go on the left or right and the text should wrap around. Someone may want to double check the numbers since I typed them in manually. --Dual Freq 02:09, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I do like that a lot better, is there a way to "scrunch" them a little closer together and not have a space between each line?--Kranar drogin 02:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

text: cellpadding="2" or cellpadding="1" seem to reduce the spacing. class="wikitable" instead of class="toccolours" would make gridlines. --Dual Freq 02:27, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Afraid

message: tourism should be deleted and I have tried to do this.  this is an opinion and not a fact on tax creating a downward tend in tourism. In fact,sports tourism is causing an increase in hotel rooms going up in Peoria and East Peoria.  this includes four additional hotels including a large Embassy Suites.
Eceonomy - Economy has been stable if not on a slight upswing.  the Bradley Scout is far from a reliable source for this type of data.  The business quoted "The Lucky Lady Saloon" is actually not in the City of Peoria, but in the suburb of West Peoria, therefore under different zoning and local codes.  This highly popular university bar had several problems causing its closing and restructure.  A single bar is far from a reliable indicator of the overall economy where international, national, and local firms exists. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 167.219.0.140 (talk) 16:04, 9 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Economy and Tourisim 

message: I was wondering what is the deal with the media section.  I created the media section on the main page, before the page was very lengthy.  It has since been moved to a new page called Media_in_metropolitan_Peoria.  I noticed that an anonymous person added only the television and part of the newspaper section back to the main page.  There is also a radio section that should be included.  I'd like to see the complete section either on the main page or in a separate page.  I just was wondering what would be the proper thing to do. Thanks, Netchris 20:09, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Media

message: Former Bradley U and Memphis Grizzlys basketball coach Dick Versace announced he is running for congress. Rumor has it he will be running against Aaron Schock, who is a republican. I really don't know where or how to include that, if at all. George 13:06, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Dick Versace

message: We need a little more credible climate data.  While the temperatures look pretty accurate, I don't think it's possible to have even "trace amounts" of average snowfall in, say June and July.  For example, July's record low was 47, but on average there is a tiny bit of snowfall?  I don't think so.  Can't we use NWS or Weather Channel data or something?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.134.244.18 (talk) 18:51, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I noticed this, too. I fixed it earlier, but someone changed it back. I fixed it again this time citing NOAA http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ilx/climate/snopmon.php which says no snow has been recorded, ever, in Peoria in June, July, or August. Bluecollarchessplayer (talk) 05:22, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Unlikely or "has never been recorded" does not mean impossible.  It's the Midwest...  if you don't like the weather, wait five minutes and pretty much anything can happen. --Winger84 (talk) 07:04, 11 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Climate Data

message: "Other Races" is listed twice with two different stats.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.218.70.147 (talk) 03:46, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Demographics

message: According to WGN news, Peoria will be known as Thomeville for thirty days because he hit a home run so the Sox-somehow-made it to the playoffs. That can't be allowed! A town that is the home of a Cubs minor league team is temporarily named after a White Sox player. Seattle should Santo City when he is inducted to the Hall of Fame. I feel sorry for Cubs fans there. Tomorrow, they're probably going to reveal that it was a joke.Cedargang (talk) 03:00, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Thomeville 

message: An IP editor, known for trumpery of Nancy Brinker, decided that the local Peoria affiliate of Komen for the Cure should be listed as "well-known."  I objected.  I believe this and the local Junior League should not be listed here for the simple reason that the local affiliates are not well-known nationally.  Clearly we are not going to list every local non-profit organization in Peoria.  The section currently includes such companies of world-wide importance as ADM, Caterpillar, and RLI.  The local Junior League, or the local branch of a nationwide charity headquartered elsewhere, is not of the same level of notability or importance, and shouldn't be here.  Tb (talk) 02:54, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  local affiliates of national organizations 

message: An anonymous IP editor whose sole wikipedia interest has been adding Brinker and Komen to as many pages as possible, has decided that Komen belongs in the lead to this article.  The current individuals or organizations mentioned in the lead with Peoria connections are the current US Secretary of Transportation, and Caterpillar, Inc.  Komen, by contrast, is the namesake of an important charity--not headquarted in Peoria--and nowhere near the level of importance of either a current US Cabinet Secretary or a Dow Jones listed corporation the size of Caterpillar.  I believe it is inappropriate to list every Peoria-connected person in the lead, and can see no reason for Komen to be singled out above all others.  Tb (talk) 03:02, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  TB, I'm not sure I agree with you. Susan G. Komen is a major icon in Peoria. I visit often and you hear references to her all over town. They even put something about it in the annual report for the City. Prob should not be in the lead but the fact the global breast cancer movement started in Peoria is important. This was the place the "promise" was made. I'll find sources and create a new section. --Ues123 (talk) 03:59, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  Perhaps the thing to do then is to say something about that--I'd have no problem with such info, properly sourced--but not in the lead.  The focus should be on the breast cancer movement, and not drawing more attention to Brinker.  My point is this: if you ask people if they've heard of Caterpillar, a huge number say yes.  If you ask people if they've heard of the US Department of Transportation, they say yes.  If you ask who Komen is, you hear a much smaller number.  She may be hugely famous in Peoria, but the point of the lead is to explain the national importance of Peoria, not to highlight people who--however famous in Peoria--are not as famous on a world-wide basis.  A brief referenced mention of the breast cancer movement would be relevant, but not a big section, not in the lead, and parallel with the prominence given other topics of similar importance.  And, finally, I'd appreciate hearing from users who didn't create accounts purely for commenting on this one case.  So far, there is no consensus for the change.  Tb (talk) 07:06, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

text: I think it goes the other way.  If you want to say that Komen's importance warrants inclusion in the lead, then you need to establish that.  My point is that there are hundreds of people of similar importance. Take a look at the whole long list of famous-people-from-Peoria.  You want to put them all in the lead?  And frankly, I'm quite tired, since you have consistently had only one single purpose in editing Wikipedia, and it's not really appropriate. This is not the Komen-Brinker sandbox, and it's not ok for you to edit wikipedia for the one and only purpose of making Komen and Brinker as big as you can.  Your judgment is entirely suspect--it simply consists of "hey, Komen or Brinker should be everywhere!"  So how about looking for consens from other editors, rather than only two editors whose sole Wikipedia interests have been Komen or Brinker?  Tb (talk) 15:47, 19 March 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the "Komen for the Cure" cause is well known, but seeing the name "Komen" out of context without the "Cure" connection didn't ring a bell.  That's just my subjective opinion, which happens to be fairly Illinois-centric.--Bhuck (talk) 10:45, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Komen in the lead 

message: This list is large. If all these people can be acuratly referenced to Peoria, then this list should be given it's own page as a "list of" page. Dkriegls (talk) 06:44, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notable People 

message: How is the name pronounced? 78.151.110.54 (talk) 18:41, 16 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: ,  .  I'm too tired to hazard IPA right now.  It could get slurred down to  if you're saying it really quickly. --Closeapple (talk) 02:55, 17 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Pronounciation? 

message: Why mention Ray LaHood in the intro, when his position is not that high and the town is relatively important within the state of Illinois? ---华钢琴49 (TALK) 21:36, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  intro, once more 

message: The original author seems to have confused the city of Farmington, Illinois with a street called Farmington Road. 
Route 8 runs several miles north of the city of Farmington. See the page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Route_8 for correct info.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.42.21.84 (talk) 08:22, 3 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  State Routes: Illinois Route 8 

message: U.S. Route 24, which formerly ran through Peoria, was rerouted in 2012 at the city's request, to decrease truck traffic in the downtown core. It now runs on the East Peoria side of the Illinois River as an additional number on Illinois Routes 116 and 29. It then crosses the river on Interstate 474, and rejoins its previous alignment at Bartonville.204.42.21.159 (talk) 11:04, 8 September 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  U.S. Route 24 

message: I've reverted a lot of edits from 98.227.23.122 (u) (t) because they were factually incorrect. I haven't verified all of the existing zip codes currently in the article though. I would hope that anyone else making changes to the zip code list would verify them and add a reference. Suppafly (talk) 15:59, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: There are 33 listed on USPS.com I believe that 61601–61607, 61610–61616, 61625, 61629, 61630, 61633–61639, 61641, 61643, 61650–61656 is correct. --Dual Freq (talk) 22:38, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Looks like 98.227.23.122 (u) (t) is back to vandalism the zip code section again. Suppafly (talk) 17:19, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

text: Honestly, I don't see the value in listing 20+ zipcodes in an infobox. I looked last month and a number of large cities don't contain that information, ie. Madison, WI and Milwaukee. Indianapolis and St. Louis use a Collapsible list, but I have no idea how they confirmed that those are the correct ranges. FWIW, the last two from today are still fairly obvious socks (at least of each other) and likely of the .122 IP which was vandalizing last month adding duplicate / nonsense ranges and non-existent ones like 61608. In an attempt to resolve this, I added the list of 33 zip codes from this list at USPS.com. --Dual Freq (talk) 20:52, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
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message: whiterock,canada 2001:569:7EB6:B000:59D6:A22:81AD:D7BD (talk) 05:29, 25 December 2022 (UTC)
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message: that flag is wrong, right? Isn't that the flag of the fire department? Regardless, the one I've actually seen when down there is basically just the logo but in flag form. Could someone fill me in, and, if they know how to, update the flag if so? 208.123.253.226 (talk) 20:39, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Image:Flag of Peoria, Illinois.svg is apparently unofficial as captioned on commons. If someone has a photo of a city building flying a city of Peoria flag, that would be interesting to see. --Dual Freq (talk) 02:31, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
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