Article: Strike Prompts Food Supplier to Close East Peoria, Ill., Plant.

Article: Fletcher, East Peoria outslug West baseball
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  May 31, 2002 ;     700+ words ...EAST PEORIA - Five runs down before getting to bat ... West High School's baseball team, as East Peoria coach Matt Plummer knew only too well ... runs in the bottom of the first against East Peoria in a Class AA East Peoria Sectional ...

Article: East Peoria, Ill., Chamber Executive Retires; ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 21, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Apr. 22--EAST PEORIA, Ill.--Dick Dodson says he was proud of East Peoria before it was cool. A former East Peoria City Commissioner and mayor, Dodson is retiring as executive director of the East Peoria Chamber of Commerce & Tourism ...

Article: East Peoria event will light up the holidays
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  November 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ...EAST PEORIA - The 23rd annual East Peoria Festival of Lights illuminates Central Illinois for the Christmas ... are parked for a drive-through exhibit through Dec. 31 in East Peoria's RiverFront Park. Hours are dusk to 10 p.m. nightly ...

Article: East Peoria Festival of Lights draws thousands
AP Worldstream;  December 8, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Worldstream 12-08-2005 Dateline: EAST PEORIA, Illinois Millions of tiny bulbs light ... hear lots of oohs and aahs," said East Peoria spokeswoman Jill Peterson. "It's ... from Pennsylvania to South Dakota at East Peoria's festival, a $700,000 (euro595 ...

Article: East Peoria flips switch on holiday lights
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  November 23, 2008 ;     700+ words ...EAST PEORIA - Central Illinois' traditional kickoff ... Saturday along Washington Street in East Peoria. Forty floats decked out in Christmas ... parking is available on Taylor Street from East Peoria Autobody to Central Junior High School ...

Article: East Peoria paves way for sales taxes to schools
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  December 8, 2003 ;     591 words ...East Peoria has agreed to impose an added sales tax and give ... schools approve, it would increase the sales tax in East Peoria to 8 percent. And everyone who spends money in East Peoria, including at the riverboat Par-A-Dice Hotel ...

Article: Millions of bulbs light town's way: Indoor carnival, laser shows, ...
Chicago Sun-Times;  December 11, 2005 ;     700+ words ...EAST PEORIA, Ill. -- Millions of tiny bulbs light ... hear lots of oohs and aahs," said East Peoria spokeswoman Jill Peterson. "It's ... from Pennsylvania to South Dakota at East Peoria's festival, a $700,000 event funded ...