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Detweiller Playground Archives

Map

The Detweiller Marina and Playground are on the west side of the river, between the I-74 bridge and the 150 bridge.

Approximate affected area, marked in red. The area is from Caroline Street to the Illinois Waterway Project Office. OpenStreetMap link to the Detweiller Marina

Email Announcements

• Monday, April 6th
  1. Detweiller Playground Protectors Press Conference (PDF)
• Wednesday, March 25th
  1. Next Steps to Protect Detweiller Playground Trust's Marina & Public Access (PDF)
  2. News 25 statments from O'Brien and the DPT (PDF)
• Tuesday, March 24th
  1. Thank you for attending our meeting last night (PDF)

Flyers

Peoria Public Library branches give you 10 pages of color or 20 pages of black-and-white prints for free every day! Print our flyers!

April 2026

1. PressRelease_Fundraiser (pdf) - Print me!
2. SaveDetPlayground_Fundraiser_DonationsSign (pdf) - Print me!
3. SaveDetPlayground_Fundraiser_Fox_Cloyd_final (pdf) - Print me!
4. SaveDetPlayground_Fundraiser_Fox_Cloyd.jpg - Print me!
5. PUBLIC ALERT_SAVE the DETWEILLER TRUST PROPERTY (pdf) - Print me!
6. PUBLIC ALERT_SAVE the DETWEILLER TRUST PROPERTY_hires (pdf) - Print me!

March 2026

1. "Use It Or Lose It" flyer (webp) - Print me!
2. "Save Public Land" flyer (webp) - Print me!

Files

For learning, archival, and use in flyer design.

April 2026

1. DETWEILLER TRUST PROPERTY_ProposedLandDivision.jpg
2. PUBLIC ALERT_SAVE the DETWEILLER TRUST PROPERTY_p1.jpg
3. PUBLIC ALERT_SAVE the DETWEILLER TRUST PROPERTY_p2.jpg

March 2026

1. History of the “Detweiller Playground” as it relates to the proposed division of property and sale of the land belonging to the Detweiller trust (PDF)
2. Google and Yelp reviews relating to an aggressive person at the playground (PDF)
3. 1990 Easement agreement (PDF)
4. Map of existing buildings and plots (PDF)
5. Map of proposed buildings and plots (PDF)

In The News

1. The Saga of Captain Henry Detweiller - History On The Fox
2. A Gift from the Detweillers - peoriapubliclibrary.org
3. Peoria's Detweiller Marina closing at the end of the year - CIproud.com
4. O’Brien Steel expansion revealed at Peoria Park District meeting - CIproud.com
5. The effort to stop O’Brien Steel’s purchase of Detweiller Marina - CIproud.com

Contact

Email herold1961@gmail.com or patricia.palmer1108@gmail.com to help save Detweiller Playground!