- Accountant
- Advertising agency
- Apartment rental agency
- Attorney
- Baby store
- Bankruptcy attorney
- Banquet hall
- Barber shop
- Beauty salon
- Beauty supply store
- Book store
- Cafes
- Carpet cleaning service
- Child care agency
- Chiropractor
- Cleaning service
- Clothing store
- Coffee shop
- Community center
- Construction company
- Counselor
- Criminal justice attorney
- Day care center
- Day spa
- Dental clinic
- Dentist
- Diagnostic center
- Divorce lawyer
- Dry cleaner
- Electrician
- Elementary school
- Endodontist
- Estate planning attorney
- Event planner
- Event venue
- Family counselor
- Family law attorney
- Family practice physician
- Financial consultant
- Financial planner
- Fitness center
- Gutter cleaning service
- Gym
- Hair salon
- Health consultant
- Hospital
- Hotel
- HVAC contractor
- Internet marketing service
- Investment service
- Jeweler
- Jewelry store
- Kindergarten
- Laundry
- Law firm
- Marketing agency
- Marriage or relationship counselor
- Massage spa
- Massage therapist
- Medical Center
- Medical clinic
- Medical laboratory
- Mental health clinic
- Mental health service
- Middle school
- Motel
- Nail salon
- Oral surgeon
- Orthodontist
- Painter
- Passport photo processor
- Pediatric dentist
- Personal injury attorneys
- Personal trainer
- Photographer
- Photography service
- Plumber
- Preschool
- Pressure washing service
- Primary school
- Property management company
- Psychiatrist
- Psychologist
- Psychotherapist
- Real estate agency
- Real estate agent
- Real estate appraiser
- Real estate consultant
- Restaurants
- School
- Social services organization
- Spa
- Surgical center
- Tailor
- Tattoo shop
- Tax preparation service
- Tourist attraction
- Toy store
- Truck dealer
- Urgent care center
- Used car dealer
- Veterinarian
- Website designer
- Wedding photographer
- Wedding service
- Wedding store
- Wedding venue
- Wellness center
- Window installation service
- Women's health clinic
- Yoga studio
Peoria is a city in and county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Established in 1691 by the French explorer Henri de Tonti, Peoria is the oldest permanent European settlement in Illinois according to the Illinois State Archaeological Survey. Originally known as Fort Clark, it received its current name when the County of Peoria was organized in 1825. The city was named after the Peoria people, a member of the Illinois Confederation. On October 16, 1854, Abraham Lincoln made his Peoria speech against the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Prior to prohibition, Peoria was the center of the whiskey industry in the United States. More than 12 distilleries operated in Peoria by the end of the 19th century, more than any other city in the U.S.
Historically, Peoria has been known for its manufacturing sector, particularly the production of agricultural machinery and equipment. For many years, Peoria was home to the headquarters of Caterpillar Inc. a major manufacturer of construction and mining equipment. It is worth noting that in 2017, Caterpillar Inc. announced plans to move its headquarters to Deerfield, Illinois.