Nearly 180 new United States citizens naturalized in Peoria ceremony

Nearly 180 new United States citizens naturalized in Peoria ceremony

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- The United States gained around 180 new citizens on Friday through a ceremony across the street from the Federal courthouse at the downtown Peoria public library. In the auditorium situated in the lower level of the library, there sat around 90 people from Mexico, the Philippines, India and 30 other countries eagerly waiting to finally call themselves citizens. Marco Sanchez moved to the United States from Mexico in 1996, …