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CityLink Honoring Rosa Parks on Feb. 4 and Celebrating Black History Month with Bus Signage
CityLink is continuing its tradition of honoring Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks on February 4,2025, by reserving a seat in her honor on each fixed-route bus on her birthday. Parks famously refused to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a segregated transit busin Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955, which became one of […]
Posted: January 13, 2026 | View More »
Shuttle Service for the Airport and County Jail During Detour
Starting January 2, 2026, Illinois Route 116 Harmon Highway west of Peoria will be closed for a significant Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) bridge replacement project. This critical infrastructure improvement will affect local traffic and transit services throughout 2026. The construction will take place near Airport Road. During this time, a dedicated shuttle service operated […]
Posted: December 18, 2025 | View More »
38th Annual Stuff-A-Bus Food Drive Wraps Up with 14 Tons of Donations Collected
The 38th Annual Stuff-A-Bus food drive to benefit the Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service officially wrapped up on Monday, December 1. The campaign began on October 10 and concluded with a press conference at the Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service on Tuesday, December 2 to announce the total weight of the food collected […]
Posted: December 2, 2025 | View More »
CityLink is Collaborating with the Peoria Riverfront Museum in December to Provide Passengers with a Chance for Free Admission
CityLink and the Peoria Riverfront Museum are partnering for the month of December to offer a free entry opportunity for CityLink, CityLift, CountyLink and Benefit Access passengers who present a bus pass or ticket for one of these services. Passengers simply show their bus pass/ticket at the museum’s admission desk to gain free general entry […]
Posted: December 1, 2025 | View More »
Peoria Rivermen Jersey Raffle for Stuff-A-Bus Donations
The Greater Peoria Mass Transit District / CityLink will hold a Peoria Rivermen jersey raffle for the 38th Annual Stuff-A-Bus food drive. Members of the CityLink Community Engagement team will be at the Kroger in Pekin (1607 Broadway St.) on Wednesday, November 26, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Each four donations of non-perishable […]
Posted: November 18, 2025 | View More »
CityLift & CountyLink Announcement
CityLink is announcing an important update regarding our ADA Paratransit services. An official notification detailing these changes is in the link below for your review. We encourage riders, caregivers, service providers, and community organizations to carefully review this information and share it with anyone who may rely on ADA Paratransit service. The service transition will […]
Posted: November 18, 2025 | View More »
Peoria Rivermen to Collect Stuff-A-Bus Donations at Game on November 28 & 29, 2025
The Peoria Rivermen are hosting a Stuff-A-Bus night at their upcoming games Friday, November 28 and Saturday, November 29 against the Evansville Thunderbolts. Fans who bring a donation of non-perishable food to the game will receive a raffle ticket to win a signed authentic PEANUTS Charlie Brown jersey. The jersey will be auctioned off during […]
Posted: November 10, 2025 | View More »
Stuff-A-Bus Food Drive 12th Annual Day of Stuffing on November 21
On Friday, November 21, 2025 the 12th annual “Day of Stuffing” will be held at the Kroger store located at 801 W. Lake Ave. in Peoria. As part of the Stuff-A-Bus food drive, this event encourages a boost in donations for the 38th annual campaign that benefits the food pantry at the Peoria Friendship House […]
Posted: November 10, 2025 | View More »
GPMTD Transportation Services to Offer Free Ride Opportunity Nov. 11 for Veterans Day
The transportation services provided by the Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (GPMTD), which includes CityLink fixed route bus service, CityLift paratransit service and CountyLink rural transportation service, will be offering free rides to veterans on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, in honor of Veterans Day. Since November 2012, CityLink has offered half-fares to veterans. CityLink encourages […]
Posted: October 20, 2025 | View More »
The 38th Annual Stuff-A-Bus Food Drive Returns from October 10 through December 1, 2025
The 38th Annual Stuff-A-Bus food drive to benefit the Peoria Friendship House of Christian Service officially begins on Friday, October 10, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. with a press conference at the Kroger store location at 9219 N. Lindbergh Drive in Peoria. Representatives from CityLink, the Peoria Friendship House and Kroger will be on hand to […]
Posted: September 22, 2025 | View More »