under the name CityLink, that serve the city, Illinois Central College and much of East Peoria, Illinois, Peoria Heights, West Peoria, and points between Peoria and Pekin. Aviation The General Wayne Downing Peoria International Airport is located west of Peoria. The airport is served by 3 passenger airlines (United, American, and Allegiant Air) and numerous cargo carriers. Nonstop destinations include Chicago, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Punta Gorda, and Charlotte. Seasonal destinations include Denver, Nashville, and Destin Fort Walton. Cargo carriers serving Peoria include UPS and Airborne Express (now DHL). Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport, on the north end of the city, is a general aviation airport. Notable people Gerald Thomas Bergan, clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church Lydia Moss Bradley, founded Bradley University. Howard Brown, founder of the National Gay Task Force Dan Fogelberg Betty Friedan, feminist writer and activist Joe Girardi, baseball player and manager John Grier Hibben Bruce Johnston, member of The Beach Boys Jim Jordan (Fibber McGee), Fibber McGee and Molly radio show Marian Jordan (Molly), Fibber McGee and Molly radio show Mudvayne, popular heavy metal band formed in 1996 Tim Kelley Multi Grammy Award Winning Record Producer, Key To The City of Peoria recipient Thomas D. Duane, Ophthalmologist who first described valsalva retinopathy in 1972. Tami Lane Ralph Lawler Shaun Livingston Bobby McGrath, pool player Sherrick McManis Bob Michel Richard Pryor, stand-up comedian and actor Brian Randle (born 1985), basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Super League Gary Richrath, guitarist Bob Robinson Jeff Salzenstein (born 1973), tennis player Fulton J. Sheen David Sills, former mayor of Irvine, California and son-in-law of President Ronald Reagan Dan Simmons Edward W. Snedeker Dr. Jokichi Takamine, chemist, lived in Peoria in the 1890s. Jim Thome, baseball player Greg X. Volz, singer Richard A. Whiting, composer Mike Zimmer, American football coach A. J. Guyton, Professional basketball player, graduated from Peoria High School Peoria in popular culture The theme of Peoria as the archetypal example of middle American culture runs throughout American culture, appearing in movies and books, on television and radio, and in countless advertisements as either a filler place name or the representative of mainstream taste, hence the phrase "Will it play in Peoria?" Music On the Songs: Ohia album called The Magnolia Electric Co (2003) there is a song by Jason Molina called "Peoria Lunch Box Blues". In Sufjan Stevens' album Illinois, Peoria is the