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Peoria ( pee-OR-ee-ə) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, and the largest city on the Illinois River. Established in 1691 by the French explorer Henri de Tonti, Peoria is the oldest European settlement in Illinois, and is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois (and the third largest outside the Chicago metropolitan area), with a population of 115,007. The Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 373,590 in 2011. Peoria had a population of 118,943 in 2010, when far northern Peoria was also included. Peoria is formerly the global and national headquarters for Caterpillar Inc., one of the 30 companies composing the Dow Jones Industrial Average, and listed on the Fortune 100, but a relocation of the headquarters to Deerfield, Illinois is planned for 2017 or 2018.

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I love to work with older people and always have that passion care for people

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I feel that certain areas of my city is wonderful, and other parts needs help. The transportation is great, and education is great we have Bradley University, ICC a community college, and there is two major hospitals - opening up the working opportunities. I grew up here and I feel there is no place like home.

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It's convenient and friendly to everyone.

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I took care of my kids and my Uncle Joe. I never had a driver's ticket. I'm a very a dependable person. I will do the job the best as I can

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