PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The potential impact of a possible TIF district on Peoria’s southside was discussed at a press conference Thursday. Specifically, the potential of a carbon capture pipeline project. Community leaders raised concerns about the possibility of BioUrja using TIF funds from the potential Distillery TIF district toward a carbon capture pipeline. The […]
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) – City leaders, community activists, and residents on Peoria’s south side are raising concerns about plans for a potential underground Carbon Dioxide pipeline. First District City councilwoman Denise Jackson along with members of Southside Community United for Change, Heart of Illinois Sierra Club, and Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance held a press […]
3:12 am UTC Apr. 16, 2021
Sharon Mercer spent part of a winter Sunday shopping for produce for her extended family.
This meant buying groceries for her niece and her small children, along with her niece s parents, who don t drive.
Mercer bought produce at Market 309, which opened in January providing healthy food for South Peoria residents. It s one of several options established by not-for-profits since the nearest grocery store to South Peoria closed a move three years ago that created a food desert and left those without regular transportation particularly in a bind. Sometimes we see things start up and then they fizzle. I don t think this is going to fizzle, Mercer said of the market at Logan Recreational Center.