Quiz: What did the desk clerk know of Peoria? (UPDATED)

I was recently on vacation with my family when we stopped at a hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. The front desk clerk asked me where I was from, and I told him Peoria. What question do you think the desk clerk asked me next?

A. “Peoria? Isn’t that Richard’s home town?”
B. “Peoria? Isn’t that the place people like to make fun of?”
C. “Peoria? Do you work for Caterpillar?”
D. “Peoria? Home of Big Al’s?”
E. “Peoria? Is that where they’re building that new Global Immersion Theater?”

UPDATE: The answer is A. The conversation went like this:

“Where are y’all from?”

“Peoria, Illinois.”

“Peoria? Isn’t that Richard’s home town?”

“Yes, yes it is. He wasn’t too proud of his home town, though.”

“Yeah, born in a whorehouse he said, but was that true or just part of his act?” he asked rhetorically. “He was a very multi-talented man.”