Good morning, Peoria.

Peoria’s new CampusTown Parklet opened Thursday near Main Street and University Street outside (CxT Roasting Co.) to serve Bradley University students and local residents.

Community partners led by Big Picture Peoria converted parking spaces into an inviting outdoor gathering area.

Peoria Players announced a Dracula-themed Halloween event at Soderstrom Castle on Grandview Drive, featuring interior tours, a music & light show on Oct.

28-29, and trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Volunteers are needed to help on Halloween night.

Greater Peoria Leadership Council will lead a regional effort to boost manufacturing jobs.

Part of Caterpillar’s five-year, $100 million Building the Future Workforce Initiative — which includes a survey of local manufacturers — the plan aims to fill skill gaps and build a local talent pipeline.

Illini Bluffs High School students from Glasford were named one of 10 finalists in the NPR Student Podcast Challenge on Oct.

9. They produced a podcast about the town’s 2.4 mile meteor crater after a brief field trip to a local Ameren facility.

Illinois American Water will begin its annual maintenance on Sunday, Oct.

11 and continue through the end of the month in the Peoria area. Customers may notice lower water pressure and a chlorine taste — expected during flushing — as crews work in Peoria, Bartonville, West Peoria, Rome and Woodland Heights.

Airmen at the 182nd Airlift Wing bid farewell to the final C-130H Hercules on Monday after 22 years of service as the unit prepares to switch to the new C-130J Super Hercules — a move that safeguards about 370 workers and 1,200 Airmen.

Local officials are reviewing the proposal to sell an eight-acre Detweiller Marina property for steel storage while community leaders urge that it remain public as Thomas Detweiller intended.

The Peoria Park District began outreach on Sept. 23 to develop a plan that keeps the land accessible.

OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center got awards from the American Heart Association (Get With The Guidelines: Stroke Gold Plus, Target: Stroke Honor Roll, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll) for following research-based stroke treatment guidelines.

The awards honor the hospital’s efforts to improve recovery and reduce long-term effects.

High school football scores for Week 8 were reported from multiple Friday games across Peoria and central Illinois, and a Saturday contest between St. Bede and Melrose Park Walther Christina is set for 1 p.m. today.