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County accepts $12,000 Illinois Arts Council grant to fund murals at detention center

Peoria County meeting · November 25, 2025
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Peoria County approved a $12,000 Creative Arts Project grant from the Illinois Arts Council to pay artist Megan Corey to lead five murals created with detention-center residents as part of a behavior-modification program.

Peoria County approved a $12,000 Creative Arts Project grant from the Illinois Arts Council to fund five murals at the county detention center.

A county staff member said the grant supports local artists and the county selected painter and muralist Megan Corey for the project. "The grant is for $12,000," the staff member said, and described plans for Corey to…

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