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.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Peoria Journal

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing	1986
Bradley University	1897
Midstate College	1888
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		US Ambassador to Hungary, 2001-03
Charles J. Correll	Actor	2-Feb-1890	26-Sep-1972	Andy of Amos & Andy
Mariclare Costello	Actor	3-Feb-1936		Let's Scare Jessica to Death
William L. Eagleton, Jr.	Diplomat	17-Aug-1926	27-Jan-2011	US Ambassador to Syria, 1984-88
Tom Fink	Politician	26-Aug-1928		Mayor of Anchorage, 1987-94
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
Bruce Johnston	Singer/Songwriter	27-Jun-1942		Beach Boy
Jim Jordan	Actor	16-Nov-1896	1-Apr-1988	Fibber McGee
Marian Jordan	Actor	15-Apr-1898	7-Apr-1961	Molly of Fibber McGee and Molly
Ray LaHood	Politician	6-Dec-1945		US Secretary of Transportation, 2009-13
Robert H. Michel	Politician	2-Mar-1923	17-Feb-2017	Congressman from Illinois, 1957-95
Richard Pryor	Comic	1-Dec-1940	10-Dec-2005	Stand-up comic, Stir Crazy
Gary Richrath	Guitarist	18-Oct-1949	13-Sep-2015	REO Speedwagon
David Ogden Stiers	Actor	31-Oct-1942		Maj. Winchester on M*A*S*H
Jim Thome	Baseball	27-Aug-1970		Baltimore Orioles designated hitter
Marshall Thompson	Actor	27-Nov-1925	18-May-1992	To Hell and Back
Richard A. Whiting	Composer	12-Nov-1891	10-Feb-1938	Ain't We Got Fun?
Richard E. Wiley	Attorney	20-Jul-1934		FCC Chairman, 1974-77

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Philip Jose Farmer	Author	26-Jan-1918	25-Feb-2009	Riverworld saga
George A. Schaefer	Business	13-Jun-1928	9-Apr-2013	CEO of Caterpillar, 1985-90

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