<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Peoria recently agreed to spend $1.75 million to buy the downtown PNC Bank Building, along with an adjoining office building and parking deck. In part one of our latest monthly interview with Peoria Mayor Rita Ali, she explains the benefits of the acquisition.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>

Q&A: Mayor Ali addresses Cure Violence fallout, Peoria's need for anti-violence initiatives

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