Editing East Peoria, Illinois (section)

== Infrastructure ==
[[File:Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois. LOC sanborn01837 001-1.tif|thumb|A Sanborn Fire Insurance map of East Peoria as it looked on June 1956]]

=== Transportation ===

==== Highways and State Routes ====
The East Peoria area is served by [[Interstate 74]], which runs from northwest to southeast through the northern half of the city, connecting to Peoria via the Murray Baker Bridge. U.S. Route 150 is the main arterial for East Peoria, running concurrently with Main Street until it heads northeast past the I-74 interchange.

The following state routes run through East Peoria:

* [[Illinois Route 8]] roughly parallels I-74 to the south. Illinois 8 crosses into East Peoria via the [[Cedar Street Bridge]] with 116. Illinois 8 is marked as an east–west road.
* [[Illinois Route 29]] splits from Interstate 74 across the [[Murray Baker Bridge]], running southwest through the city and becoming Illinois 29 is marked as a north–south road.
* [[Illinois Route 40]] (formerly 88) enters from the [[Bob Michel Bridge]] and runs south through the center of the city, becoming Washington Street before terminating at the I-74 entrance ramp. Illinois 40 is marked as a north–south road.
* [[Illinois Route 116]] enters East Peoria from the west at the Cedar Street Bridge.

==== Rail Transportation ====
[[File:Prairie Marksman at East Peoria, August 1981.jpg|left|thumb|Amtrak's ''Prairie Marksman'' in East Peoria, August 1981.]]
East Peoria is served by two shortline railroads: the [[Tazewell and Peoria Railroad|Tazewell & Peoria Railroad]] (T&P) and the [[Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway]], both owned by [[Genesee & Wyoming|Genesee & Wyoming Inc]]. The Tazewell & Peoria Railroad leases the [[Peoria and Pekin Union Railway]] (which straddles the Illinois River at Peoria) and is an important transportation link for East Peoria businesses such as Caterpillar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tazewell & Peoria Railroad Inc. TZPR #753 |url=http://www.up.com/up/customers/shortline/profiles_t-z/taze/index.htm |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=www.up.com |language=en}}</ref> The Toledo, Peoria and Western Railway has limited trackage rights in East Peoria, only going through the eastern half of the city before interchanging with Tazewell & Peoria Railroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Toledo, Peoria & Western Railway TPW #769 |url=http://www.up.com/up/customers/shortline/profiles_t-z/tpw/index.htm |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=www.up.com |language=en}}</ref>

East Peoria was served by Amtrak's ''[[Prairie Marksman]]'' (Chicago–East Peoria) from 1980 to 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amtrak – East Peoria, IL |url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/eastpeoria.htm |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=www.trainweb.org}}</ref><ref>LaKemper, Daniel A., ed. (1984). ''The Centennial History of East Peoria''. East Peoria Centennial Commission. p. 22.</ref> The nearest passenger stations are both owned by Amtrak- ''Southwest Chief'' in Galesburg and ''Lincoln Service'' in Bloomington.

==== Public Transportation ====
Public bus service is provided by the [[Greater Peoria Mass Transit District]], which operates 21 bus routes under the name CityLink. CityLink serves much of East Peoria, Illinois Central College, Peoria, Peoria Heights, West Peoria, and points between Peoria and Pekin.

Routes #8 and #20 services East Peoria, while #20 also services Illinois Central College. Route #23 provides connecting service between Pekin and East Peoria.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schedules and Routes |url=https://www.ridecitylink.org/schedules-routes/.|access-date=2023-02-17 |website=www.ridecitylink.org}}</ref>

==== Aviation ====
Located just west of Peoria, the [[General Wayne Downing Peoria International Airport]] serves the area. It has 3 passenger airlines ([[Allegiant Air]], [[American Airlines|American]], and [[United Airlines|United]]) and numerous cargo carriers.

=== Utilities ===
Water services are provided by the East Peoria Public Works, which services most, if not all of East Peoria homes and businesses. The water is extremely [[hard water|hard]], at 28 [[grain (measure)|grains]]/[[gallon]] (roughly 479 [[milligram|mg]]/[[Liter|L]]) as calcium. A higher-capacity [[water softener]] may be required to adequately soften water of this hardness level.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Crisler |first=Cord |date=May 29, 2022 |title=East Peoria Water Quality Report |url=https://www.cityofeastpeoria.com/296/East-Peoria-Water-Quality-Report |access-date=February 16, 2023 |website=The City of East Peoria IL}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home Water Softening Frequently Asked Questions - MN Dept. of Health |url=https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/factsheet/softening.html#:~:text=If%20your%20water%27s%20hardness%20is,or%20look%20of%20your%20water. |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=www.health.state.mn.us}}</ref>

Electric and gas supply and delivery is provided by [[Ameren]] Illinois. From 2012 to June 2022, East Peorians were part of a municipal electrical aggregation program. This program allowed municipalities to combine electricity usage with other cities and towns in the same utility region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electrical Aggregation {{!}} East Peoria, IL |url=https://www.cityofeastpeoria.com/331/Electrical-Aggregation |access-date=2023-02-17 |website=www.cityofeastpeoria.com}}</ref>