🌱 Downtown Shooting + Construction Lane Closures

Good morning, Peoria! Let's get to today's headlines, including:

• Peoria police are searching for a missing man.
• Mayor Rita Ali joins Peoria Public Radio to talk city strategy.
• A local athlete was named Player of the Week.

But first, today's weather: Breezy and nice with some sun. High: 82 Low: 59.

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Here are the top 4 stories today in Peoria:

1. Several shots were fired early Sunday morning after a "large fight" broke out in downtown Peoria, WMBD reports. Two people were shot and injured near Hamilton Boulevard and Monroe Street. (WMBD)

2. Peoria officials are searching for a 55-year-old missing man, according to the county sheriff's office. Eric M. King is believed to be driving a Honda with South Dakota license plates. (WMBD)

3. Mayor Rita Ali sat down with WCBU this week to discuss the city's five-year strategic plan. Ali said more than 400 people came to the recent strategic planning sessions at the Civic Center where discussions included "reimagining downtown Peoria, infrastructure improvements, neighborhood investment, growing the workforce, and the city's fiscal health and financial future." (Peoria Public Radio)

4. Lane closures are planned tomorrow on West Nebraska Avenue between North University Street and the I-74 overpass, the Journal Star reports. Public Works officials say milling work should be completed by the end of the day. (Paid source: Journal Star)

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Today in Peoria:

• Take a free yoga class with Adriene Mischler at the Main Library. (12:15 p.m.)
• Take a ceramics class with the Peoria Art Guild. (2 p.m.)
• Peoria Pizza Works hosts Paint Night. (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• Peoria Fire Department Captain Ian Domenighini was promoted to Training Supervisor. (PFD)
• The Peoria Art Guild opened a second location in The Shoppes at Grand Prairie. (Art Guild)
• Chiefs player Nathan Church was named Midwest League Player of the Week. (Peoria Chiefs)

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You're all caught up! See you Thursday for more local stories.

— Georgi Presecky

About me: Georgi is a Chicago-based 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.

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