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Food news: Peoria Zoo hires familiar name as food and beverage ... There are 656 McDonald's restaurants in Illinois, including nine in the greater Peoria area. Only California, Texas, and Florida ...

A local culinary figure in the Peoria community is setting down new roots at the Peoria Zoo. The Chef and the Baker was a local restaurant known for its fresh lunches and sweet treats. The owners ...

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So I'd be in Champaign, I'd be in Peoria, and I just longed to be in Illinois, and I ... Christine] And you would go to zoos and things, right? - I did love going to zoos. Me and my kids.

The watershed encompasses more than 300 square miles in Peoria, Knox ... Joanna] Brookfield Zoo works with the Illinois Monarch Project to help protect the insects population through educational ...

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Olga’s Kitchen – This Greek-American, fast casual restaurant chain is primarily in Michigan, but they have one location in Illinois. All of their sandwiches ... This one is inside the Brookfield Zoo.

Zoo Improv Troupe — described as fun ... 5 to 6 p.m., $5 In the pantheon of Central Illinois landmarks, few rival the Gilded Age splendor of Allerton Retreat Center, where history mingles with ...

The Phoenix Zoo announced a new habitat 'Big Cats of Arizona: A Bridge to Arizona Wilderness' will be opening at the zoo in April. The I-10 Broadway Curve Improvement Project is one step closer to ...