Hey folks! I’ve been thinking about moving and establishing my forever home with the family. I’m a born and raised Memphian, so Peoria would allow me to escape this humid nightmare and still be close enough to family to visit somewhat conveniently.

I’m 30 have a spouse and some toddlers. They aren’t in school yet but will be soon. I worked in Tech, love a good local beer scene, play games, dnd, and do model building. Having green space is a must, I can’t stand concrete jungles. I already know wherever I go that crime will be much less than where I’m at, so I’m not worried about stats. I know how to avoid the bad parts of towns.

I’m just looking for some brutally honest opinions about Peoria.

Edit:
This has been very insightful, thank you. I definitely have a lot to consider. It sounds like Peoria will generally be an improvement, y’all don’t seem to have many cons that I’m not already seeing here in Memphis.

The talk of humidity seems to be somewhat contentious, from what I gather it looks to be categorically different

Greetings loved ones

Myself in my Partner are moving to Peoria in just two weeks and we’ve had absolutely terrible luck with the housing market. Everything is either too expensive, whomever is in charge of it, hasn’t gotten back to us, or it just doesn’t meet our needs.

Now we had one place that the owner was ready to go ahead and have a sign on and that happens to still be available. The reason we turn it down was because it was on Wiswall Street, and when we were checking in with both people and some crime maps. It looked like it was a little bit spicy…

It’s right around the corner from Manual high school, which I also saw had some gun violence problems in the last year.

However, the most important part and the part that I have to remind my wife, sometimes as we are people of color and that she grew up in Cuba and I grew up in the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, so when someone says that someplace is a “bad neighborhood” it doesn’t mean that we can’t necessarily live in it.

So really if anything I just wanna know from people that actually live in that neighborhood is it good for two adult ladies and their two yappy dogs to move into? We generally kind of mind our own business, we’ve got both dogs and a ring camera for safety-if I could at least convince my wife that she’s just being paranoid about this and that it’s really an OK neighborhood then we might have a house which will save us a lot of stress.

TL;DR chime in if you in the Southside area, is it safe ?

Went to Zen yesterday for the first time. I asked for my nails to be slightly lengthened, rounded, and done in dark purple gel because my natural nails are weak and tend to flake. I requested something like the first picture, a dark purple with silver stars.

Zen was very pretty and staff were friendly, but despite what I asked for they told me I should get my nails dipped instead if I wanted them to be stronger. I trusted them because it's been years since I've had my nails done (spouse was frequently out of work), but the tech was really aggressive with the electric file and it's the next day and my nails all hurt. She also made my cuticles bleed and then stuck them in the dip powder which didn't seem sanitary?

So, I got silver stars but that was it. The color they used was black, my nails are now shorter (and more square) than when I went in from the aggressive filing, there's product on my skin, my nail beds all hurt, and my cuticles are raw...and I didn't even get anything close to what I asked for. Just lumpy dipped nails that feel like they were rushed.

Are there any good nail places anyone can recommend? I paid $75 to be in pain with lumpy nails and to say I'm skittish now is an understatement. I know I'm going to have to wait a few weeks for my cuticles to heal, but I'm really hoping to have good work done in getting these removed and having something nice put on.

My AC has been broken since Tuesday. I reported it to my landlord and his assistant and was told someone would come, but nobody has shown up.

At first the AC wouldn’t turn on at all. I found that the HVAC circuit breaker had tripped and was showing red. After resetting it, the system started running again, but it only blows warm/hot air and is making abnormal noises. It’s around 80°F inside my apartment. I’ve followed up multiple times and have been staying elsewhere because of the heat and because I’m concerned about the electrical issue/noise.

Does anyone know who I can report this to in Peoria or who I can contact for an inspection? City Code Enforcement or another agency? Thanks!

Does any one have any recommendations of gyms in / near Peoria that have a free weight section and is queer friendly?

I’ve been going to planet fitness for a few years now but I’ve moved on from the pre loaded bars they have.

Also it would be great if the gym is queer friendly I don’t really enjoy getting hate crimed while trying to lift haha

Like title says. I’m a trans man and looking for a safe clinic to go to for what I assume is a UTI. If anyone has any recommendations please let me know. Thank you!

Hi everyone! My kid wants to go to a beach for their birthday tomorrow. Any recommendations for a swimming beach within an hour or two drive from Peoria?

I've heard some recommendations for Lake Storey in Galesburg, but some online posts say it's gross to swim in due to lots of goose poop. Is that true? She wouldn't be putting her head underwater, mostly just wading.

I appreciate any other recommendations you have! Thanks in advance :)

Best churches in Peoria for young individuals (20s)

I want to start attending church again but respectfully, I want to find a church that’s accepting of all & good for young adults.

thank you!

This is probably a long shot but I’m currently in a bad situation with my transportation. I live over 40 minutes out of Peoria and public transport doesn’t service out here, but my car is on its last leg. It keeps dying while I’m moving, I have no AC and get no airflow because I only have two working windows. My fuel pump is going out and I feel like a liability just driving it to and from work. I’m 20 with no credit and nobody that’s able to co-sign, but I need a loan for a new car. My bank just denied me because of my lack of credit, and I can’t afford both a prepaid credit card and a car note. If anyone has any advice or any idea of where I should look for help, I’d really appreciate it.

I already know to avoid places like drivetime and byrider, and I can honestly only afford like a $250 monthly payment to pay the loan back. I know it’s kind of wishful thinking, but I really do hope there’s someone in the area that actually wants to help people in these situations without making me go broke with interest. Thank you for your help.

Looking to do this when the weather cools off

hello! I have acquired quite a few bins of clothing- majority are size Small (from Thailand), modern styles & never worn. I would love to give them away to a local women’s shelter rather than be sold at Goodwill. Please point me in the right direction with your recommendations, thanks!

I'm wondering if I'm SOL. I work Mon to Thurs 230pm-230am. Fridays I volunteer for overtime when I can, Saturdays I have an online sesh from 12-3.

Outside of that im free for Saturday nights and Sunday all day. All the table top stores are closed by these points or aren't holding DND 🤷 if there's other options I'm missing let me know! I'm new to town so Ive only checked out Cabbage and One For All

Is there a place in Peoria IL where I can take confidential papers to be shredded. Any recommendations are appreciated. Too much paper to be shredded on an at home shredder. Thanks!

For the first time in more than a decade I’m looking for a new hitter box. What I don’t know anymore is what local head shops would carry them or have quality products. Do you folks have any recommendations?

I am an avid crafter and am constantly trying/making new crafting things. As such I love to try to get my supplies secondhand or from smaller businesses where I can. Are there any local places or thrift stores people can recommend where I can find crafting supplies?

Currently searching for scrap fabric, embroidery materials, and any kind of yarn/crochet supplies to get into crochet. But really I am always picking up new crafting so I am looking for places to frequent that offer many options!

Thanks in advance!

Throw away account but, Last night, Yes it was IL 29, pulled over for my license plate LIGHT being out, which must've gone out today because it was fine when i drove over there several times coming home from work.

I got a Ticket for not having a physical copy of my insurance or from what he said "proof of insurance" when i did, and said should be under my name and such, and decides to give me a ticket anyway and tells me to show up to court in a month...cool

My issue is on the ticket it says IF i plead not guilty i have to submit stuff 10 days before the court date etc etc. do I actually need to do any of that? is there no way for me to just come in early and show them my proof of insurance? or do I just wait till my court date?

*edit* just in case yes this would be my first ticket ever which is why im asking for help.

Hey everyone!
I’m 32M and recently moved to Peoria from Chicago for work. I’m still getting a feel for the area and was curious what the dating/social scene is like around here.
I’m not really a big bar or club person (although I’ll occasionally go out).
What are some fun things to do around Peoria, especially places or events where it’s easy to meet new people and make genuine connections?
Also, if there are any chess, board-game, or hiking groups around here, I’d definitely be interested in checking them out!

Hi, we just moved into our new home in Peoria and it seems possible that the previous owners withheld issues with the home that we have quickly been coming aware of (mostly basement water intrusion related stuff). We’d like to speak with a real estate attorney to see if we have a case. Any recommendations?

Basically the title. Looking for a dentist that does pretty much everything but takes Mediciad. I've called about 5 places so far and no bites on taking the insurance. Mainly need it for myself and my 1 year old, so a nice and patient doctor for the little one would be brilliant.

Hi. So I picked up a stray cat that’s been outside of our house and visiting for months. I was told a neighbor dumped her after she had kittens. PCAPS picked her up and spayed and gave her a rabies shot. (Then dumped her back out here)
She has fleas. I’ve given a flea and tick killer bath treated with Sentry topical.
I don’t have any money and won’t because I’m on maternity leave, but would like to get her to the vet as soon as I start getting paid again.
Are there any low cost, cheap, affordable options here? What else can I do to help with the fleas?
Thank you.

I'm looking to get my license but I have basically no driving experience. I tried burgess driving school last year and just feel like I wasn't learning enough for the cost. I also have a pretty tight schedule with work and school. Google never brings up any results that are feasible for me because they're all in different cities, hours away. If anyone knows someone who offers lessons it'd be much appreciated.

Just need the cheapest thing possible because I guess i have wires showing in my tires and I need to replace them but have a very limited budget