Community Resources
You’ll find something that appeals to everyone here in Peoria including: arts & entertainment, sporting events, education opportunities, and employment.
Wildlife Prairie Park is a 200-acre park, home to animals such as wolves, back near, bison, elk, and many others. The park also includes a train, lakes, restored prairie, and a pioneer farm that shows the early 1800s lifestyle.
Peoria’s Glen Oak Zoo is home to nearly 100 Species of animals. The zoo offers daily sea lion feedings, critter chats, gift shop, and free parking.
O’Brien Field is home to the Chicago Cubs’ minor league Peoria Chiefs. The 2002 Midwest League Champion Chiefs have provided entertainment to more than a quarter million fans. Just down the road at the Peoria Civic Center, the Peoria Pirates indoor football team and The Peoria Rivermen hockey team are also professional teams right here in Peoria.
Bradley University, located in Peoria, is an exciting university on a beautiful 85-acre campus with 5,300 undergraduates and 800 graduate students attending. Students enjoy the quality, personal attention and the challenge of a small private college. Also in the area is Illinois Central College, located in East Peoria, offering online course, science labs, computer classes, and workforce training. The excellent faculty can assist you to learn the newest information and technology in your field of study.
Caterpillar Inc. is the largest employer in the area and is the world’s number one maker of earth moving machinery. The company makes construction, mining, and logging machinery with diesel ad natural gas engines. Caterpillar has plants worldwide and sells its equipment globally.
Peoria has so much to offer! Discover more about the community by visiting the following websites: