Last Wednesday I went to The Brass Bull in Morton with my friends, Amber, Joe and Jon who were filling in for our weekly guest star, Jim. We had a fun time and enjoyed drinks and a Butch’s Pizza at The Brass Bull. tinyurl.com/3rsneeka #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars #Morton

I didn’t get to a bar the other night so today we’re posting a tribute to a classic Peoria bar from the past: Katie McButt’s. Katie McButt’s was a legendary Peoria Irish tavern that opened up in the early ’80’s and shut down in 2014. tinyurl.com/mucyv272 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

I went to Kingston Mines this week for the first time and had a fun evening at The Duck Blind there. It’s a wonderful neighborhood bar with a full menu, pool table, gaming machines and a huge outdoor beer patio. tinyurl.com/2hru4zsu #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

We’ve already hit the Peoria Kouri’s Pub on this tour and last Sunday I went and had dinner and drinks at their sister pub in Pekin. I had a nice Sunday dinner and met some fun people at the Kouri’s Pub in Pekin, our 234th bar in the 365 tour! tinyurl.com/bdda83dz #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

Every year Theresa and Paul McHenry host a fun party devoted to Halloween & chicken wings called, the HalloWING Thing party. Last Saturday I attended the 2026 HalloWING Thing party & luckily there’s a bar in their garage called, The Witches Brew Inn! tinyurl.com/2han3mf #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

Last week I went to the Dirty Bird Chicken Co. for my Sunday Steering Wheel Meal and later, after looking at their online menu, I felt like I ordered the wrong selections. So I went back and tried it again and I’m glad I did! tinyurl.com/2wfsp5vc #MBIP #SundaySteeringWheelMeal

I had a couple of beers and another nice evening at The Outpost in Eureka, Illinois at the 232nd stop of the 365 tour of bars in Central Illinois. And they have the most interesting urinals of all of the bars in this tour so far! tinyurl.com/4tt9rnn2 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars.

I traveled to Knoxville, Illinois with my friend, Jim and we went to the Roadhouse Sportsbar and had a fun evening. Roadhouse has something that we’ve never seen at a bar before and it’s featured in the post! tinyurl.com/yt7wb76k #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

A new restaurant opened up last July in Morton called, The Family Grill & Bar. And since “bar” is part of their name, I thought I’d go there for our 230th evening of visiting bars in and around Central Illinois. tinyurl.com/4juywxxx #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

I went to Christy’s Place in Washington, Illinois and had a few beers and got some shots of their nice Halloween decorations they had up. tinyurl.com/3c68b4rs #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

Last Saturday night I went and hung out in the cozy bar at Dave’s Pizza in Bartonville and had a couple of beers and a delicious pizza pie. tinyurl.com/mvrdxa43 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

Last Friday I went to the First Friday celebration at Casa de Arte. I checked out the artwork of this month’s featured artist, Martin Mitchell and enjoyed live music from Bruce Burton. It was a fabulous evening in downtown Peoria. tinyurl.com/4wftxvn9 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars.

For this week’s Sunday Steering Wheel Meal, I went and got a lunch at Peoria’s newest chicken restaurant, The Dirty Bird Chicken Co. tinyurl.com/3s9wm6um #MBIP #Peoria #Sunday #SteeringWheelMeal

Last Thursday, I ventured into Dan’s Tow bar with my friend Jim and had an incredibly fun evening in downtown Peoria. tinyurl.com/ypza4a2e #Peoria #MBIP #365Bars

I didn’t get to go to a bar the other night, so here’s some photos and a tribute to a legendary Peoria bar that’s no longer in existence, Judge’s Chamber Bar & Grill. tinyurl.com/yjb4dykn #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

Last Tuesday I ran across the website for the Firehouse Pizza & Pub in East Peoria. I went there for the blog back in 2013 & thought I was overdue for a return visit. So I went back after 13 years, got a pizza, some beers & had a fun night in there! tinyurl.com/3ad7739y #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

Last Monday I took a trip to Eureka, Illinois and stopped in at the Bowling Alley bar. I had a nice time in there and it’s our first stop in Eureka for this 365 tour. tinyurl.com/2sau3m83 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

My Sunday was all booked up, so I made an early afternoon visit to the Veterans Pub & Pizza and had a nice visit and a beer there last Sunday afternoon. tinyurl.com/mr3fbrdn #MBIP #Peoria #365Beers

Last Friday evening I was a guest at the wedding of Shailey Heuermann and Jeremiah Peterson at the Trailside Event Center in the Trefzger’s Bakery building in Peoria Heights. Luckily there was a bar in there! tinyurl.com/4y8d5rap #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

Today is the closing day for Emo’s Dairy Mart for this season. I thought it was only fitting to go and get this week’s Sunday Steering Wheel Meal from Emo’s and take a few last pictures for the year of that creepy clown on top of their roof! tinyurl.com/56c3w9ez #MBIP #Peoria #CreepyClowns