Peoria, Illinois — 2025 Year in Review
Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Peoria during 2025.
Peoria County indexed 607 projects with at least one decision in 2025, leading to 800 approved and 12 denied actions. Approval ran at 98.5%, in line with the high-approval baseline most Illinois jurisdictions show. Peoria drove most of the activity (444 of 607 projects, 73%), with Pekin a distant second.
“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).
607
Projects with decisions
800
Approved actions
12
Denied actions
98.5%
Approval rate (of actions)
By city
| City | Projects | Approved actions | Denied actions | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | 11 | 13 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Brimfield | 9 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Dunlap | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Glasford | 16 | 17 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Hanna City | 18 | 21 | 1 | 95.5% |
| Mapleton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Norwood | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Pekin | 49 | 51 | 3 | 94.4% |
| Peoria | 444 | 603 | 8 | 98.7% |
| Peoria Heights | 29 | 39 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Princeville | 24 | 39 | 0 | 100.0% |
Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities are included.