CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.peoria.il.us/

Population:
112936 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1813

County:
Peoria County

Founded 1813 as Fort Clark, though there were minor settlements in the area as far back as 1680. Chosen as the county seat of Peoria County in 1825. Incorporated as a town in 1835 and as a city in 1845.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Bradley University	1897
Peoria High School, Peoria, IL	1856

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Caterpillar	1925

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Bill Ballance	Radio Personality	27-Oct-1918	23-Sep-2004	Shared naked pix of Dr. Laura
Nancy Goodman Brinker	Activist	6-Dec-1946		Breast cancer activist
William L. Eagleton, Jr.	Diplomat	17-Aug-1926		US Ambassador to Syria, 1984-88
Dan Fogelberg	Musician	13-Aug-1951	16-Dec-2007	Leader Of The Band
Betty Friedan	Activist	4-Feb-1921	4-Feb-2006	Rights for women spokesperson
Joe Girardi	Baseball	14-Oct-1964		Manager, New York Yankees
John Grier Hibben	Educator	19-Apr-1861	16-May-1933	President, Princeton University, 1912-32
Dick Jauron	Football	7-Oct-1950		Head Coach, Buffalo Bills
Ray LaHood	Politician	6-Dec-1945		Congressman, Illinois 18th
Robert H. Michel	Politician	2-Mar-1923		Congressman from Illinois, 1957-95
Richard Pryor	Comic	1-Dec-1940	10-Dec-2005	Stand-up comic, Stir Crazy
David Ogden Stiers	Actor	31-Oct-1942		Maj. Winchester on M*A*S*H
Jim Thome	Baseball	27-Aug-1970		White Sox hitter
Marshall Thompson	Actor	27-Nov-1925	18-May-1992	To Hell and Back

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