Peoria’s geographically challenged news media

February 26, 2006
By Billy Dennis

I hate to criticize HOI News, especially considering that their redesigned Web site is soooo easy on the eyes, but I have to scratch my head over their ignorance of Peoria geography.

The headline reads: Expanding business in Downtown Peoria.

Trouble is, this headline sits atop a story about expansion at the One World Cafe, located at the corner of West Main Street at University. Don’t let the words “Main Street” fool you. That location is firmly within the West Bluff.

Heh.

Back when I started this blog, one of my favorite activities was castigating the “Peoria” news media for mistakes like that — such as leaving the “east” or “West” designation off of addresses, as if it didn’t matter on what side of town had the string of arsons.

I haven’t had to do it for a while. I thought I had sufficiently embarrassed them. But not only has there been this case, but PeoriaIllinoisan caught the Journal Star trying to put Main Street Liquors — located at the corner of West Main and Sheridan — in Campustown, located about seven blocks away.

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4 Responses to “ Peoria’s geographically challenged news media ”

  1. peoriaillinoisan on February 26, 2006 at 5:49 pm

    One World is in Downtown now? Dang…

    Is this a problem of reporters getting shuffled around different markets so often that they never really get to know the town they are supposed to be reporting on? If so, they probably don’t even know the mistakes they make, but to those of us who are lifelong residents, it does makes a difference.

  2. sctobrien on February 26, 2006 at 5:55 pm

    Um, Bill…

    Unless they changed it, where does it mention any thing about what you said?

    Also, it is common practice for people to clarify locations on Main street as “Plain Main” for below the hill and “West Main” for above the hill.

    There are also conflicting addresses without designating the two.

  3. Ryan Johnson on February 26, 2006 at 6:29 pm

    peoriaillinoisian — yes, that’s exactly the problem

  4. Josh Harris on February 27, 2006 at 6:14 am

    sctobrien,

    Click on the News tab and it under local news.