🌱 Intersection Construction Plans + Weekend Events

Hello, Peoria! In today's edition of Patch's newsletter:

• A weekend event will focus on violence reduction across the city.
• Athletes are "filling Peoria hotels and restaurants" during tournaments this week.
• Festivals, theater and more weekend events.

But first, today's weather: Partly sunny and hot. High: 94 Low: 64.

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Here are the top 3 stories today in Peoria:

1. Reconstruction plans are in the works at the intersection of Pioneer Parkway and University Street, Peoria Public Radio reports. Public Works Deputy Director and City Engineer Andrea Klopfenstein said plans include "new pavement... new traffic signals, some lighting, a bike path, and sidewalks." (WCBU)

2. More than 200 sports teams are in town for baseball and softball tournaments this weekend, WMBD reports. The St. Jude Brad Wallin Tournament is being held all week in Peoria and Chillicothe. (WMBD)

3. An event will be held this weekend "to bring awareness to unsolved homicides and stop violence" in the city, according to WMBD. "Purpose Through Pain" is set for Sunday at the East Bluff Community Center. (WMBD)

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Today in Peoria:

• The Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe Club hosts a summer kick-off event. (9:30 a.m.)
• Soulside Healing Arts presents Well Fest. (3 p.m.)
• Peoria City Soccer plays at Shea Stadium. (7:30 p.m.)
• Corn Stock Theatre presents “Sister Act.” (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The police department will host a pool party tomorrow at Central Pool. (PPD)
• The Peoria County Government is hiring for several roles, including a nutritionist and community health worker. (County)
• The Elmwood Strawberry Festival is being held this weekend at Central Park. (Discover Peoria)

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— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a newsletter writer and partner content curator. She spent five years on the entertainment beat for FF2 Media covering film festivals across the U.S. Her feature articles have been recognized with awards from the Illinois Women's Press Association and National Federation of Press Women. As editor-in-chief of the Lewis University newspaper, she and her staff earned honors from the Associated Collegiate Press and American Scholastic Press Associations. She began working for Patch in 2019.