Peoria, IL

7915 N. Hale Avenue, Peoria, IL

Freestanding • ±100,625 sq. ft.

Peoria, Illinois is a dynamic and thriving city situated between Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and the Quad Cities. The Peoria metropolitan area is the third largest metro area in Illinois with a population of more than 379,000 and a trade area of 750,000. Peoria is home to the administration buildings of Caterpillar, Incorporated, which is one of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial average. Peoria is also home to three major hospitals, Bradley University, and the University of Illinois College of Medicine.

The downtown area and its riverfront should be your first stop when visiting Peoria. The riverfront hosts a myriad of festivals and events throughout the year such as: Erin Feis and the Taste of Peoria, and the year-round attractions are just as enticing. The Spirit of Peoria is a turn-of-the-century paddle wheeler available for sightseeing, theme cruises, private charters and one to five day overnight excursions to Starved Rock and the St. Louis riverfront. Riverfront restaurants like Rhythm Kitchen and Kelleher’s Irish Pub & Eatery offer great dining options, and students from Illinois Central College and Bradley University love spending weekend night’s downtown at hotspots like Ulrich’s Rebellion Room. It’s easy to spend the entire day downtown with everything Peoria’s riverfront has to offer.

The Peoria area is served by three interstate highways. Interstate 74 runs northwest to southeast through the downtown area. Interstate 474 is a southern bypass of Interstate 74 which runs through portions of Peoria and the surrounding suburbs of Bartonville and Creve Coeur, and Interstate 155 which runs south from Interstate 74 in Morton to Interstate 55 in Lincoln which connects Springfield and Saint Louis