Redevelopment of the neighborhood has been talked about since the Civic Arena was demolished a decade ago. The Penguins have held the development rights to the site. Before he joined the team ...

For now, the new 26,000-pound scoreboard at the Peoria Civic ... arena next year, and fans attending those events should notice almost immediately the upgrades made to the game day atmosphere inside.

A portion of Expo Hall will continue to remain while the new Arena is under construction, starting sometime in March 2025. The murals will remain inside Expo Hall until the new Civic Center is ...

The new civic center arena is slated to open in 2027, in time for that year’s Carnival celebration. In the meantime, demolition on the old civic center began last fall and is proceeding on schedule.