PEORIA, Ill. - Incumbents in the city of Peoria had a good night at the ballot box on Tuesday. Mayor Rita Ali won a second term over challenger, at-large councilman John Kelly, by a 60-40% vote margin. Denise Jackson easily defeated challenger James Kemper in District One, gathering more than 75% of the vote. Denis Cyr won nearly 64% of the vote over challenger Hind Abi-Akar in District Five. It was much tighter in District Two to replace Chuck Grayeb, with Alex Carmona leading Estrella Diaz...

PEORIA/WASHINGTON/MORTON, Ill. - Voters across central Illinois are making their voices heard in Tuesday's consolidated elections. Votes will be cast in a wide range of races, including for mayors, city councils, school boards, townships. In Peoria, residents will be voting whether or not they want to keep Rita Ali as mayor, or give at-large councilman John Kelly the city's top job. There are also races in 4 of 5 city council districts. Ann Bear is an election judge at Northwest United Metho...

PEORIA, Ill. - After months of campaigning, the fate of candidates for the April consolidated elections are in the hands of the voters. Tuesday marks elections in Illinois for mayors, city councils, school boards, townships, and more. Polls are open from 6:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Hundreds of races are being contested across central Illinois in a wide range of races. Peoria will be electing a mayor and nearly half of the city council. The mayoral race is between incumbent Rita Ali and current a...