Good morning, Peoria.

South Side Mission's 55th Holiday Meal ministry will serve Peoria, Peoria Heights, Bartonville and nearby senior housing ahead of Thanksgiving.

Meal sign-ups for up to 10 meals per household are open until Nov. 19, and volunteers can register online to help with prep, packaging and delivery.

Caterpillar marks Manufacturing Month by unveiling its new 'Building the Future' gallery at the visitor center.

Visitors will see a vision link system, autonomy machines and safety features (open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with free admission on Oct. 17 for kids, military and seniors).

Peoria Riverfront Museum opens its largest transportation exhibition today featuring Smithsonian pieces and local innovations like early automobiles and diesel technology.

The exhibit runs through April 11 in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.

Ameren Illinois set a new electricity price effective Oct.

1, offering 10.441 cents per kWh for the first 800 kWh and a lower rate for extra usage — though prices remain 24% above last October’s rate — and opened energy assistance programs for priority customers on Oct. 1.

Dunlap School District 323 opened a 54,000 sqft indoor athletic facility on Sept.

18 to serve students and community events in Dunlap, and the fieldhouse features basketball courts, a six-lane track, a dance room, and golf simulator. It will host community walking hours from 6:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. starting Nov. 2.

Peoria-area residents now have free, year-round options for recycling leftover paint at local retailers (with 30 drop-off sites in Peoria and Bloomington).

PaintCare, a nonprofit, recycles latex and oil-based paint into new products and eases waste collection costs for local governments (supporting environmental cleanup).

The City of Peoria is accepting applications for the 2027 Roof Program Lottery until Thursday, Oct.

22 at 2 p.m.—homeowners must meet insurance, tax, and income guidelines to qualify for needed roof repairs.

Friday's high school football games in the area saw mixed quarter scores for teams from Peoria and nearby towns — while a Saturday game between Dee-Mack and Melrose Park Walther Christian is set for 1 p.m.