Good morning, Peoria.

On Thursday morning, 145 riders depart from Walters Brothers Harley-Davidson in Peoria (meeting at 7 a.m.) for a 465-mile ride to Memphis, where they will raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital with an overnight stop in Dyersburg.

More than 70 local veterans returned to Peoria International Airport Tuesday night after a free day trip to visit memorials in Washington, D.C.+Organizers are planning future Honor Flights for more area veterans.

Peoria residents can enjoy a busy weekend of local events including festivals, musical theater and comedy shows.

Highlights include the Pekin Marigold Festival at a local park, Elmwood Fall Festival downtown, shows at Peoria Players and Peoria Civic Center, plus the Big Picture Peoria art festival at Riverfront Park.

Peoria Riverfront Museum will host a 9/11 remembrance ceremony tomorrow at 10 a.m. to mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks, featuring the special exhibit (We Remember) and community leaders including Peoria fire chief Shawn Sollberger and the parents of Chip Chan.

Peoria approved a tax incentive district along West Main Street between Monroe and University on Sept.

9 to spur redevelopment near Bradley. The measure is expected to generate $55 million in tax increment and $82.7 million in private investment over 23 years (with one council member dissenting).

OSF HealthCare received a $2M federal grant to renovate its Forest Park dental clinic at Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria.

The update will expand services into a dental sedation clinic to cut wait times from nine months to one week + add rooms for oral surgery for underserved patients.

Brashen Butler plays double duty for Elmwood-Brimfield’s team as both a lineman and drum major during Friday football, directing the halftime band and then returning to the field for the second half.