Good morning, Peoria.

Casablanco Creative presents Blood Moon, an immersive vampire-themed art experience at Obed & Isaac’s downtown.

The event runs throughout October with separate ticketed evenings featuring wine tastings on Thursdays, haunted cabarets on Fridays, and vampire balls on Saturdays for guests 21+ (Four Points Sheraton offers special hotel rates).

Bradley University is accepting applications for its fully online Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program starting fall 2027 in Peoria.

The 48-credit-hour program offers concentrations in Digital and Online Education (instructional design) and Higher Education Administration with flexible, asynchronous courses.

Peoria is set to demolish the long vacant Adams Supermarket on Southwest Adams Street within the next 30 days after delays following the 2024 demolition vote.

The council also approved a shared development agreement for a north side police substation and ambulance facility to boost local public safety.

Peoria Public Works held a public design meeting Wednesday night on a $3.9M project to extend the multi-use path from Allen Road to the Rock Island Greenway via Pioneer Parkway.

Design is set for 2027 and construction will start spring 2028 (state, motor fuel tax, and federal grant funds).

After Pope Leo underwent lung surgery Tuesday to remove a suspicious nodule, OSF HealthCare doctors explained that he had a lobectomy for lung adenocarcinoma and stressed the importance of early detection.

His recovery has been steady, with tests, X-rays, and physical therapy showing good progress (he is now moving around).

Illinois’ medical debt relief program erased over $1.4 billion in debt for nearly 700,000 residents in all 102 counties over the past two years; the state spent under ($10 million) in partnership with Undue Medical Debt to exceed its $1 billion goal (wiping out over $100 per state dollar spent).