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Application for liquor license for restaurant in downtown Peoria rejected


Application for liquor license for restaurant in downtown Peoria rejected

A months-long saga over Peoria’s liquor licenses has finally come to an end. Highly Flavored restaurant is banned from serving alcohol at its new location in the Twin Towers Mall following a controversial 6-4 vote by the Peoria City Council on Tuesday night. The vote followed nearly two months of deliberations over whether or not […]

Family is working on opening a second BBQ restaurant in Central Illinois


Family is working on opening a second BBQ restaurant in Central Illinois

Family brings barbecue business to Williamsfield The Bitten family opened Underground Backyard BBQ in January of this year. The Williamsfield restaurant serves brisket and other barbecue dishes. When Tony Bitten and his family moved to central Illinois, they brought their barbecue business to the Elmwood Farmers Market. A building across Main Street often caught his […]

This popular Halloween store is reopening with two locations in the Peoria area


This popular Halloween store is reopening with two locations in the Peoria area

A Spirit Halloween store is open at 4616 N. University St. in Peoria in the former Bed Bath & Beyond building. Spooky decorations and more are back in stores as Spirit Halloween locations have reopened. Where are Spirit Halloween stores near Peoria? In central Illinois, the seasonal retailer has returned to 4816 N. University St. […]