About Peoria Joint Armed Forces Reserve Center

Welcome to the Bartonville/ Peoria Area, with eight counties, helpful local contacts and community agencies. 

We are home to Caterpillar, Inc., OSF St. Francis Medical Center, Methodist Medical Center, Maui Jim, Bradley University and a host of other employers.

There are so many ways to "Play in Peoria".  Take in the breathtaking views along Grandview Drive.  Enjoy your choice of a trolley tour, a cruise aboard the Spirit of Peoria paddleboat.  Visit the Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria Civic Center for plays, concerts and sporting events. 

With unique dining, an abundance of shopping, hiking and biking trails, multiple golf courses. Par-A-Dice Casino, and so much more!

We are the oldest community in Illinois with a population of close to 130,000 and growing.  Peoria is equal distance from Chicago and St. Louis. Here we have an enviable standard of living, exciting venues within minutes from anywhere.  Peoria is full of quality and quantity shopping, our own symphony, our own ballet, Broadway Theater League, Professional Sports, museums, art guilds, first-class medical facilities that are a regional draw.

Exciting riverfront showcases a multitude of festivals and celebrations.  Citizens are flocking to live in the refurbished warehouses and lofts on Water Street that produce the perfect lifestyle for a 24/7 city.