The cool and pleasant springs are followed by humid summer days, beautiful autumn vistas full of color along the bluffs, and cold winter days.

Like much of the Midwest it has a humid continental climate, and consequently four distinct seasons. Peoria weather varies considerably throughout the seasons.

The Peoria Area Convention and Visitors Bureau can help groups and individuals plan an itinerary in Peoria.Ĭheck the weather forecast for Peoria at NOAA. Famous natives include Richard Pryor, for whom a street leading from town to the airport is named, and Betty Friedan, author of The Feminine Mystique. Illinois high school sports tournaments are also a major draw for visitors. Today, most of Peoria's economy revolves around Caterpillar, manufacturer of the iconic yellow construction equipment used worldwide, as well as business conventions and the large medical center. Residents may rankle at the implied lack of sophistication in the phrase right or wrong, they take fierce pride in what their city has to offer, and they see the only differences between their city and Chicago as being size and cost-of-living. Like Muncie in Indiana, it became known as an Average American Town, leading to the famous phrase used by Jack Benny as a radio punchline (and the Nixon administration for political spin) 'Will it play in Peoria?' Peoria is also a place of history as the scene of historical debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Thanks to its position on the Illinois River, Peoria enjoyed comfortable growth from shipping business in the 1800s and early 1900s. Peoria was first settled by French explorers in 1680 and is one of the oldest continuously-occupied European settlements in what is now Illinois. Situated on a river bluff with excellent natural resources and easy river access, the area has been settled since prehistory, with artifacts and burial mounds showing settlement as far back as 10,000 BC.

Peoria is a small but diverse city of approximately 115,000 people that anchors a three-county metropolitan area of nearly 400,000. It serves as a regional hub for the primarily rural and agricultural center of the state. Peoria is a city in Illinois and the county seat of Peoria County.

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