EAST PEORIA – East Peoria celebrated the grand opening of the Levee District Friday. In less than 10 months more than 4,00,000 square feet of shopping and restaurant space has been built. \”It has been a long time coming and a lot of blood sweat and tears a lot of people involved a great partnership […]

EAST PEORIA — While its anchors were already open for business — Costco last year, Target last week, Gordman’s last Wednesday — the Levee District, East Peoria’s new downtown, officially opened Friday morning. It’s not “open” until somebody cuts a ribbon. “Today is the christening of the Levee District with the ceremony that officially kicks

The snip of a ribbon Friday formally opened the Levee District, the city’s name for its efforts over more than a decade to build a retail-based “new downtown” on an 88-acre former factory site. The development will provide “economic protection for our city” as a 21st-century replacement for the industry that Caterpillar Inc. moved elsewhere

March is a busy month for the Levee District in downtown East Peoria. Within a 12-day period, Target, Gordmans and ULTA Beauty will open. The following activities will be open to the public: March 10 — Target Grand Opening Day March 15 — ULTA Beauty Grand Opening event March 16 — Cullinan Properties to host

EAST PEORIA – It\’s major milestone for one of the biggest new developments in central Illinois in years. East Peoria opened the doors to a new Target store, an anchor for its downtown Levee District. \”One, two, three,\” counted Target store leader Jessica Hastings before cutting the ceremonial ribbon. And just like that, the East

Tucanos Brazilian Grill welcomed city leaders to a preview of the restaurant on Tuesday night, the day before the restaurant planned to open to the public. The restaurant, located at 1520 South Fifth Street, features Brazilian dining. It\’s among one of the first restaurants in the Streets of St. Charles development to open. \”We are

Traffic is growing in the Streets of St. Charles. Block 1000, the first building completed in Cullinan Properties\’ $150 million mixed-use development, is 90 percent leased. And a second building, which will offer residential and commercial space, is under construction as part of the 26-acre, 1 million-square-foot development at the southeast corner of South Fifth

The East Peoria Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner, held January 18 at the Par-A-Dice Hotel & Casino, celebrated the past year of business in the community by honoring outstanding individuals and businesses that have made an impact in 2012. The winners included: Ambassador of the Year………………………..Lori Laredo Citizen of the Year…………………………..Cindy Reinhart Green Company of

Tucanos Brazilian Grill plans to open its first Midwest location in the $385 million Streets of St. Charles development in February. The restaurant, located at 1520 S. 5th St., will lease about 7,486 square feet of space from Peoria, Ill.-based Cullinan Properties, which manages the property. This will be Tucanos\’ seventh location nationwide. Steve Oldham,

EAST PEORIA — East Peoria\’s new downtown dubbed \’The Levee District\’ By SCOTT HILYARD of the Journal Star On March 1, 2012, Don Taylor was stopped at a traffic light in front of Walgreens when a radio voice announced a contest, sort of, soliciting suggestions about what to name East Peoria\’s emergent downtown area. What