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.

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

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

Last summer the legendary Peoria nightclub, Big Al’s opened up after being closed back in 2024. Last Thursday I got a “before hours” tour of the newly remodeled club for our 365 bar tour! tinyurl.com/yecffhvb #Peoria #MBIP #365Bars

Last Wednesday my friend Jim drove us to Washburn, Illinois and we hung out and had drinks and dinner at the Brick Lounge Bar & Grill. The food was fantastic, but the homemade onion rings were over the top delicious! tinyurl.com/2tput3t7 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

I stopped in at Big Behm’s Sports Bar on Galena Road last Tuesday and had a couple of beers and a nice evening in there. The bar recently turned one year old and let’s hope it’s in business for many more! tinyurl.com/yh5x5442 #Peoria #MBIP #365Bars.

Last Monday evening I met my friends, Amy and Steve at Rosie’s Wine Bar, the newest bar in Peoria Heights. We had a fabulous evening there and I really liked Rosie’s, you should definitely check it out. tinyurl.com/ynju5x9z #Peoria #MBIP #365Bars

Last Sunday I went with my friends, Amber and Joe to Jim’s Bistro. We had a nice Sunday dinner there and then had a couple of drinks at the bar in there. This is the 217th bar of our 365 tour! tinyurl.com/4rduzsvf #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

So my car broke down Thursday and luckily I’ve been saving a place to go in case of an emergency like this and that place is Chili’s! It’s just a couple of blocks from where I live and it’s one of the few chains I will endorse. tinyurl.com/mpz7u4p6 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars #Cars

I took a trip to Wyoming, Illinois last Wednesday with my friend, Jim/Karl and we had a nice evening at The Lounge bar. This was our first time in Wyoming and it’s the 214th bar of our 365 tour. tinyurl.com/2fca2xr7 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

Last Tuesday I went to Evergreen Farm Brewing in Metamora for a nigh of fabulous music by Adara Rae and Maya de Vitry. It was a fantastic evening and yes, there was a bar there too! tinyurl.com/y6h4r698 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars

I didn’t get to a bar on Monday evening, so here’s a tribute to a classic downtown Peoria bar, Sully’s Pub. I’ve got photos and memories from three blogs from the past taken at Sully’s Pub. tinyurl.com/nhdzf2w9 #MBIP #Peoria #365Bars