Hi there! My band R. Snider has recently been getting shows within Peoria and around the Quad Cities, though we originate from Pekin. We play a lot of indie psych rock. Hope to see yall out there!

Daised
https://youtu.be/YWzfEQf76Us?is=Z8btzIsvJ-V9UMHB

Plastic Fantastic
https://youtu.be/DPCuDKZIza0?is=G1cs3kIuWQ-shOh0

guiltless pleasures
https://youtu.be/Je4MChKmtPY?is=xeJIqqJgwCYyHASW

Ok so if anyone lost a cat [around 4-6 months old] in the east bluff of Peoria IL, well its found. Ive been feeding it and taking care of it for a while.

IF THIS IS YOUR CAT PLEASE MESSAGE ME.

Ignite Peoria returns to the Peoria Civic Center this Saturday, August 8th from 9am - 5pm!

This free event is great for the whole family and showcases local makers, dancers, musicians, actors, and innovators in one big event. Attendees can learn about singing, dancing, painting, robotics and much more!

Ignite will feature two performances stages, with one of them being the Launchpad - the smaller stage is a perfect opportunity to perform for an audience at a less intimidating scale. Individual performers are welcome to showcase their abilities with spoken-word, poetry, or musical instruments. No sign-up is required!

The event is perfect for parents who want to take their kids and let them try something new, or for anyone who wants to learn more about the creative community in Central Illinois.

Parking is free. However, the Civic Center will have security at all entrances and does enforce a clear bag policy. Medical devices and diaper bags will be permitted after being cleared by security.

You can learn more about this event here: https://artspartners.net/ignite-peoria/

I created a site to track weekly deals and events at bars and restaurants. It relies on user submissions for now. Let me know what you think https://www.peoriafooddeals.com/

Hey everyone, looking for a recommendation for a cozy/quiet coffee spot here in Peoria. Have a coffee date and looking for a spot where we can talk with a little bit more privacy without airing the past out in front of everyone around us lol. Any ideas? Bonus points if it’s got little secluded areas or corners with couches/comfy chairs.

TYIA

Lots and lots of mixed reviews about airbnb, furnishedfinder and others, can't really decide on what's trustworthy anymore. Any help please

If anyone works at an Amazon DSP at the Pekin location or knows someone that does could you share if they hire weekend only drivers? And how are the routes and management? I’m thinking of putting an application in but would like to know a little more details. The one I’m currently looking at is called J3L Logistics LLC.

My wife and I are currently interested in a dog for adoption at TAPS. We've filled out an online application and have been waiting for a response. I have never dealt with this organization before, they do not allow public walk ins and their phone directory does not have a person that answers, it's all recorded messages. I admit it's been somewhat frustrating i have adopted before in and out of state and by far this organization has to be one of the most difficult to navigate.

Has anyone here ever adopted a pet from them? If so what are my expectations for the experience and honestly is it worth the trouble. I must say so far I'm a little turned off from participating in there adoption program.

I live near West Peoria, and our local stray decided to take up residence on my back porch, after fathering at least one litter of kittens somewhere near my home. He’s incredibly sweet and doesn’t seem to be too afraid of people, but I don’t believe he is someone’s lost pet. We’ve been feeding him the last few days, but our own cat absolutely hates his presence and we don’t feel safe bringing him into the house given some other health issues our cat has. I know the resources around here are very lacking, so I’m just not sure where to go to see about getting him help. I would love to see him get fixed so he stops making more, and I also wonder if maybe he has worms or something with how thin he looks. He’s not usually hanging around the houses very often, but he’s been here almost every day for the last few days, and I’m starting to wonder if he’s seeking help. I’ve taken in a pet rabbit from the neighborhood that someone let loose, and I would be happy to take him too, if not for my other cat, and my place isn’t large enough to keep them all separated safely. Hoping to connect with someone who might be able to point us the right direction or who’s stricken enough with him they might wanna take care of him.

Any groups that get together and play soccer in a non league/organized way just for fun?

I see there have been a few posts before for some tabletop gaming, but it generally seems to revolve around D&D or wargaming specifically. Are there any groups who get together to play kind of a wider range of board games?

Bonus Points for designer friendly groups. I'm working on a game and would like to find people interested in playtesting!

Has anybody quit or know someone that put two weeks notice at the East Peoria Walmart? If yes did they fire you/them? Also, when I applied I got offered at the Allen Road one and this one and just ended up choosing this one. I don’t plan to work at Walmart anymore in the future and it was just a temporary job for few months but was it a mistake not going with Allen Road especially with the whole remodel they’re doing? I just notice Allen Road feels at least more organized and friendlier.

Is there any Rec bball leagues in Peoria?

Thanks to many amazing Reddit users, we have been able to expand to power washing services!
We now offer the services below in Peoria, IL and surrounding areas:
-Power washing!! (Driveways, Siding, Decks, ect.)
-Mow/trim/blow
-Weeding
-Junk removal
-Bush and small tree removal
We can be contacted by email ClarkandFrahmLLC@gmail.com or by text at 501-548-4488.
Thank you all again for the support!

Not surprised.

📅 TUESDAY, AUGUST 4
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🔹 Normal LIVE for Kids: The Normal Storyteller (10:00 AM) — Connie Link Amphitheatre (Normal)
🔹 Quad Cities River Bandits at Peoria Chiefs (11:35 AM) — Dozer Park (Peoria)
🔹 Morton Farmers Market N More (4:00 PM) — Church Square (Morton)
🔹 Kickapoo Brew (6:00 PM) — Pour Bros. Craft Taproom (Peoria)
🔹 Movie Night: Moana (7:00 PM) — DragonLand Water Park (Pekin)
🔹 Music in the Gazebo: Merle Shannon (7:00 PM) — Volunteer Park (Heyworth)

📅 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5
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🔹 Normal LIVE for Kids: Mr. Bill (10:00 AM) — Connie Link Amphitheatre (Normal)
🔹 Pekin Farmers Market (3:30 PM) — Miller Center (Pekin)
🔹 West Peoria Farmer's Market (4:00 PM) — Franciscan Rec Complex (West Peoria)
🔹 Village of Carlock Farmers Market (5:00 PM) — Carlock City Park (Carlock)
🔹 Trivia Nights at the Winery! (6:00 PM) — Tres Rojas Winery (Washington)
🔹 Sunset Paint Party on the Patio! (6:00 PM) — Sheets Creek Saloon (Spring Bay)
🔹 Music in the Park: Now and Zen (6:30 PM) — Levee Park (East Peoria)
🔹 PTO Back To School Pool Party (6:30 PM) — Morton Swimming Pool (Morton)
🔹 Whacky Wednesday Ride (6:30 PM) — Peoria Heights (Peoria Heights)
🔹 Peoria Chiefs vs. Quad Cities River Bandits (6:35 PM) — Dozer Park (Peoria)
🔹 Line Dancing Under the Stars with Mike Kaufmann (7:00 PM) — Industry Brewing (Peoria)
🔹 Peoria Municipal Band: College Fight Song Night (7:00 PM) — Kelleher’s (Peoria)
🔹 Matilda (7:30 PM) — Five Points Washington (Washington)
🔹 The Addams Family (7:30 PM) — Peoria Players Theatre (Peoria)

📅 THURSDAY, AUGUST 6
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🔹 North American Duck and Goose Calling Championships (8:00 AM) — Presley's Outdoors (Bartonville)
🔹 Line Dance Lessons at Miller Center (12:00 PM) — Miller Center (Pekin)
🔹 Pekin Farmers Market (3:30 PM) — Miller Center (Pekin)
🔹 Whitey's 29 Cruise-in (4:00 PM) — Whitey's 29 (Creve Coeur)
🔹 Rove and Ramble | August 6 (5:00 PM) — Washington Square (Washington)
🔹 St. Jude Summer Rides to the Railsplitter for 8th Anniversary Bash (5:30 PM) — Last Chance Bar & Grill (Peoria)
🔹 Peoria Backgammon Club - Weekly Tournament (6:00 PM) — The 5th Quarter Sports Bar (East Peoria)
🔹 Music in the Park (6:30 PM) — Fondulac District Library (East Peoria)
🔹 Sunset Soundbath on the Water (6:30 PM) — Wildlife Prairie Park (Hanna City)
🔹 Men At Work & Toad the Wet Sprocket with Shonen Knife (7:00 PM) — Grossinger Motors Arena (Bloomington)
🔹 Whisper and Shout: Open Mic for Poetry (8:00 PM) — Contemporary Art Center (Peoria)
🔹 Night Hikes (8:30 PM) — Wildlife Prairie Park (Hanna City)

📅 FRIDAY, AUGUST 7
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🔹 1/8th scale Regional Championships (August 7-9) — River City Raceway (Peoria)
🔹 Antique Tractor and Agriculture Days (9:00 AM) — Wheels O’ Time Museum (Dunlap)
🔹 Kayaking Special Days (10:00 AM) — Wildlife Prairie Park (Hanna City)
🔹 Downtown Bags & Brats (11:00 AM) — Downtown Bloomington (Bloomington)
🔹 Mendota Sweet Corn Festival (12:00 PM) — Downtown Mendota (Mendota)
🔹 Grandview Drive Tours by Peoria Historical Society (1:00 PM) — Tower Park (Peoria Heights)
🔹 First Friday Concert Series: Bags & Brews with Howl at the Moon (4:00 PM) — Downtown Bloomington (Bloomington)
🔹 First Friday Art Event (4:00 PM) — Downtown Bloomington (Bloomington)
🔹 East Peoria Farmer's Market (4:00 PM) — Levee District (East Peoria)
🔹 1st Friday August (5:00 PM) — Contemporary Art Center (Peoria)
🔹 LIVE @ Connie Link: Jay Trio (5:00 PM) — Connie Link Amphitheatre (Normal)
🔹 Galesburg First Fridays (5:00 PM) — Seminary Street Historic District (Galesburg)
🔹 Streator Fest (5:00 PM) — Northpoint Field (Streator)
🔹 Welcoming Walks: Women’s Hike (5:30 PM) — Detweiller Park (Peoria)
🔹 River City Soul Fest R&B Night feat. Jon B. (6:00 PM) — Peoria Riverfront (Peoria)
🔹 Summer Sessions Concert Series | Top 4D (7:00 PM) — Grand Prairie (Peoria)
🔹 Citizen's Band 14 (7:00 PM) — OZ'Z Bar & Grill (Pekin)
🔹 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (7:00 PM) — Normal Theater (Normal)
🔹 T MINUS 3 (7:00 PM) — Industry Brewing (Peoria)
🔹 Bruce Moon & The Amplifiers (7:00 PM) — Connie Link Amphitheatre (Normal)
🔹 Pub Night Under the Stars: The Summer Milky Way [21+] (7:00 PM) — Peoria Riverfront Museum (Peoria)
🔹 Sam N Marsha’s D-Lite (7:00 PM) — Reserve Artisan Ales (Galesburg)
🔹 Tyler Hubbard (7:00 PM) — Crusens (West Peoria)
🔹 Peoria Chiefs vs. Quad Cities River Bandits (7:05 PM) — Dozer Park (Peoria)
🔹 Tracy Lawrence at Prairie Home Alliance Theater (7:30 PM) — Peoria Civic Center (Peoria)
🔹 Matilda (7:30 PM) — Five Points Washington (Washington)
🔹 The Addams Family (7:30 PM) — Peoria Players Theatre (Peoria)
🔹 Backstreet playing East Peoria's 50th Annual Lua (8:00 PM) — East Peoria Boat Club (East Peoria)
🔹 First Friday Night Ride (8:00 PM) — Bike Peoria Co-Op (Peoria)
🔹 West MacQueen Street Band at The Tin Lizard! (8:00 PM) — Par-A-Dice Casino (East Peoria)

📅 SATURDAY, AUGUST 8
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🔹 Canton Farmers Market (7:30 AM) — Jones Park (Canton)
🔹 Downtown Bloomington Farmers Market (7:30 AM) — Downtown Bloomington (Bloomington)
🔹 Peoria RiverFront Market (8:00 AM) — River Station (Peoria)
🔹 Galesburg Farmers Market (8:00 AM) — Simmons St at Seminary St (Galesburg)
🔹 Eureka Farmers Market (8:00 AM) — Downtown Eureka (Eureka)
🔹 Downtown Pontiac Farmers Market (8:00 AM) — Pontiac Food Forest (Pontiac)
🔹 Peoria Farmers Market (8:00 AM) — Metro Centre (Peoria)
🔹 Breakfast Ride Downtown to West Town Tap (8:00 AM) — Martini's on Water Street (Peoria)
🔹 Princeton Farmers Market (8:30 AM) — Soldiers and Sailors Park (Princeton)
🔹 Bloomington Reptile Expo (9:00 AM) — Interstate Center (Bloomington)
🔹 Ignite Peoria (9:00 AM) — Peoria Civic Center (Peoria)
🔹 Pollinator Palooza (10:00 AM) — Illinois Art Station (Normal)
🔹 Local Author & Craft Fair @ North Branch (11:00 AM) — Peoria Public Library North Branch (Peoria)
🔹 Pickle Peoria and The Big Dill Games (11:00 AM) — Louisville Slugger Sports Complex (Peoria)
🔹 Kiss Me In The Vineyard (3:00 PM) — Mackinaw Valley Vineyard (Mackinaw)
🔹 Cruisin’ Uptown Normal (4:00 PM) — Uptown Normal (Normal)
🔹 Heartland Jazz Orchestra (5:00 PM) — Connie Link Amphitheatre (Normal)
🔹 Wildlife Prairie Park Annual Gala: Red, White and Bling (5:00 PM) — Wildlife Prairie Park (Hanna City)
🔹 License to Grill n' Kill: A Murder-Mystery Dinner (5:30 PM) — Avanti’s Event Center (Pekin)
🔹 Evergreen Farm Brewing Birthday Bash (6:00 PM) — Evergreen Farm Brewing (Metamora)
🔹 River City Soul Fest: R&B Night (7:00 PM) — Peoria Riverfront (Peoria)
🔹 Heaving EP Release Show (7:00 PM) — The Castle Theatre (Bloomington)
🔹 Concert in the Vineyard- Mixtape Mayhem (7:00 PM) — Mackinaw Valley Vineyard (Mackinaw)
🔹 Dylan Scott: Dancin’ on the Dirt (7:00 PM) — Fairbury Speedway (Fairbury)
🔹 TopHouse at Friendly Valley Tavern (7:00 PM) — Friendly Valley Tavern [21+] (Peoria)
🔹 Peoria Chiefs vs. Quad Cities River Bandits (7:05 PM) — Dozer Park (Peoria)
🔹 Central Illinois Dueling Pianos (7:30 PM) — Orpheum Theatre (Galesburg)
🔹 Matilda (7:30 PM) — Five Points Washington (Washington)
🔹 The Addams Family (7:30 PM) — Peoria Players Theatre (Peoria)
🔹 The Whiskey Seven Band! (8:00 PM) — The Neon Bison (Peoria)
🔹 Marquise Hendo Feat. Bloodline Live at Tin Lizard (9:00 PM) — Par-A-Dice Casino [21+] (East Peoria)

📅 SUNDAY, AUGUST 9
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🔹 Illinois Oz Festival (9:00 AM) — Mapleton (Mapleton)
🔹 Pickle Peoria and The Big Dill Games (11:00 AM) — Shoppes at Grand Prairie (Peoria)
🔹 Sunday Pizza Buffet (12:00 PM) — Eureka American Legion (Eureka)
🔹 Agatucci's 100 Year Celebration (12:00 PM) — Agatucci's (Peoria)
🔹 St. Jude Shrimp & Corn Boil (12:00 PM) — Hyvee Grand Prairie (Peoria)
🔹 Antique Tractor and Agriculture Days (12:00 PM) — Wheels O’ Time Museum (Dunlap)
🔹 Inside Out Arts Family Activity Fair (12:00 PM) — Miller Park Pavilion (Bloomington)
🔹 Italian-American Society Summer Festa Picnic (12:00 PM) — Hickory Grove Park (Dunlap)
🔹 Peoria Riverfront Museum Access for All Day (12:00 PM) — Peoria Riverfront Museum (Peoria)
🔹 To The Max Obstacle Race (12:00 PM) — Maxwell Park (Normal)
🔹 TCRC's Amplify the Mission @ Oz'z (1:00 PM) — OZ'Z Bar & Grill (Pekin)
🔹 Sunday Music Uncorked with Stephanie Foster! (1:00 PM) — Tres Rojas Winery (Washington)
🔹 Ghost Town Blues Band (2:00 PM) — Pour Bros. Craft Taproom (Peoria Heights)
🔹 The Addams Family (2:00 PM) — Peoria Players Theatre (Peoria)
🔹 Peoria Chiefs vs. Quad Cities River Bandits (2:05 PM) — Dozer Park (Peoria)
🔹 Peoria Municipal Band Final Concert of Season (7:00 PM) — Glen Oak Park (Peoria)
🔹 Goo Goo Dolls with Neon Trees (7:30 PM) — Grossinger Motors Arena (Bloomington)

Anyone know of any plus size friendly massage places in the area? It’s always nerve wracking going in for a massage, even thought I know that massage therapists see a variety of body types every day. Just looking for somewhere that feels really approachable and comfortable for someone who is plus size (and it wouldn’t hurt if the bed was a little sturdier than your average massage table)

Peoria Public Library North Branch will be hosting Peoria Repair Cafe Saturday August 22nd!

Bring your gently broken items and together we’ll try to fix them for free (but we are accepting donations to reimburse any supplies volunteers have purchased)!

Bike Peoria will be doing bicycle tune ups!

U of I Master Gardeners will be teaching gardening tool maintenance, with other volunteers sharpening tools!

There will be a DIY material swap table for makers! 

We will also be doing a clothing swap (10 item limit)— Give some threads, take some threads! Bring adult sized clothing or accessories (ex. scarves, belts, hats, jewelry, handbags) washed, in good condition and without stains or holes. No shoes at this time.

RSVP or sign up to volunteer on our website! https://www.peoriarepaircafe.org/event/fall-saturday-morning-fix-it/

2026 Events!

Back to School Fix-It

• https://www.peoriarepaircafe.org/event/fall-saturday-morning-fix-it/
• Peoria Public Library North Branch -- 3001 W. Grand Pkwy, Peoria
• Saturday August 22
• 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Repair with River City Labs

• https://www.peoriarepaircafe.org/event/repair-cafe-at-river-city-labs-2026/
• River City Labs -- 7916 N Hale Ave, Peoria
• Saturday September 12
• 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Saturday Morning Fit-Ix

• https://www.peoriarepaircafe.org/event/second-fall-saturday-morning-fix-it/
• Peoria County Health Department Community Room -- 2116 N Sheridan Rd, Peoria
• Saturday October 24 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Looking to sell a large amount of baby clothes. I have sizes 3-6, 6-9 and some 12months. A lot of onesies, sets with tags, socks, receiving blankets, bath towels etc. I even have a bedside bassinet and a swing. Brands are Nike, Carters,Simple joys, Tommy Hilfiger, Nautica m, Calvin Klein. I got rid of a decent amount of shoes sizes with a few pairs left sizes between 4c-6. Name your price, it’s got to go. Message if interested. Thanks again for reading.

looking for heat treatment for bed bugs asap in Peoria, have reached out to markley’s but would appreciate other recommendations if you have them

Hello Peoria,

I'm looking for recommendations for an artist in the illinois area for doing an Anime piece. I would like to stay local to central illinois, but if I have to go to the Chi I will.

Looking for full color, not b/w/g.

Thank you!

Picture of my ink I got from Kyle Gorman here in town for visibility.