A man suffered minor injuries and was taken to an area hospital after being plucked from the Illinois River by a crew on a Peoria Fire Department rescue boat. The man was near the bank on the Peoria side of the river and on a cement structure that was in the water. He was standing on that in waist-deep water, said Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall. But had he left that area, the water would have been over his head and there is some current in that area, the chief said. Firefighters were called shortly after 11:30 a.m. and after a Peoria police officer had seen him in the water. It was unclear how long the man was in the water. The crew on the boat was able to throw a rope to the man and put a life jacket on him. They then were able to pull him into the boat. He was taken to Carle Health Methodist Hospital for treatment.