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 County is part of the Peoria,IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
WCIA is a television station licensed to Champaign,Illinois,United States,serving as the CBS affiliate for the Central Illinois region. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Springfield-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate WCIX. Both stations share studios on South Neil Street/US 45 in downtown Champaign and also operate a sales office and news bureau on West Edwards Street near the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. WCIA's transmitter is located west of Seymour,Illinois.
WMBD-TV is a television station in Peoria,Illinois,United States,affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group,which provides certain services to Bloomington-licensed Fox affiliate WYZZ-TV under a local marketing agreement (LMA) with Cunningham Broadcasting. The stations share studios on North University Street in Peoria,with a secondary studio and news bureau on East Lincoln Street in Bloomington. WMBD-TV's transmitter is located on Pinecrest Drive in East Peoria,a section of Groveland Township,Tazewell County.
The Rock Island Trail State Park is a 26-mile (42 km) long public rail trail in the west-central region of the U.S. state of Illinois. It was designated a National Recreation Trail in 2003.
The 18th congressional district of Illinois covered central and western Illinois,including all of Jacksonville and Quincy and parts of Bloomington,Peoria,and Springfield. It was last represented by Republican Darin LaHood,who took office in September 2015 following a special election.
WMBD is a commercial AM radio station. It is the oldest station in the Peoria,Illinois,area. It broadcasts a news/talk format and is owned by Duke Wright with the license held by Midwest Communications,Inc. The radio studios and offices are on Fulton Street in Peoria. The WMBD transmitter site is located on County Road 2100 East in Groveland Township,Illinois. The station is powered at 5,000 watts,with a directional signal. By day,a two-tower array is used,switching to a four-tower array at night to avoid causing interference with other stations.
Castle Rock State Park is an Illinois state park on 2,000 acres (809 ha) in Ogle County,Illinois,United States. A portion of the land was acquired by the "Friends of Our Native Landscape" in 1921.
Illini State Park is an Illinois state park on 510 acres (206 ha) in LaSalle County,Illinois,United States. In 1934,Illini entered into the state park system,and was dedicated a year later in 1935. The Department of Natural Resources closed the park from November 2008 to February 2009 due to budget cuts.
Lowden State Park is an Illinois state park on 207 acres (84 ha) in Ogle County,Illinois,United States. The park was named after Governor Frank Orren Lowden. Governor Lowden had served Illinois during World War I. Lowden State Park is home to the Black Hawk Statue,by artist Lorado Taft. Lowden State Park was closed to the public due to budget cuts from November 30,2008,until February 26,2009.
Wolf Creek State Park is an Illinois state park on 25,300 acres (10,200 ha) in Shelby County,Illinois,United States.
Linda Chapa LaVia was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 83rd District from 2003 until 2019,when she retired to accept an appointment to the cabinet of Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker. The district covers part of Kane County,including the city of Aurora. She was first elected to the Illinois General Assembly in 2002 defeating Bob O'Connor,an Aurora Alderman-At-Large,becoming the first Hispanic to win a seat in the state legislature outside of Cook County.
Max Armstrong is an American agriculture broadcaster from Chicago,Illinois.
Jerry Costello is the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Prior,he served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2011 to 2019. until his resignation in May 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
For the American former MLB pitcher and pitching coach,see Wayne Rosenthal.
Cheryl Lea Bustos is an American journalist,healthcare executive,and politician who served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district from 2013 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she is the first woman elected to Congress from her district in the northwestern part of the state,anchored by the Illinois side of the Quad Cities and partially including Peoria and Rockford. In 2019,Bustos became chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).
Jeanne M. Ives is an American politician. A Republican,she is a former member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 42nd district. She has run for governor of Illinois,and for U.S. Representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district.
Natalie Phelps Finnie is the Director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. She was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 118th District from September 2017 to January 2019.
Joseph Raymond Callahan was an American farmer,businessman,and politician.
The 2022 Illinois gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Illinois,concurrently with the 2022 Illinois general election. Gubernatorial candidates ran on tickets with candidates for lieutenant governor. The incumbent governor and lieutenant governor,first-term Democrats J. B. Pritzker and Juliana Stratton,sought re-election together against Republican nominees Illinois State Senator Darren Bailey and his running mate Stephanie Trussell.
NicoleJai Budzinski is an American politician. She has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 13th congressional district since 2023,as a member of the Democratic Party.
