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SPM News, 07.08.21, 4:32 After three public hearings, this week the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors this week approve a new commercial wind farm ordinance that does not exclude the Loess Hills area.  Board member Mark Monson had requested that the Loess Hills be a restricted area and that change was made after the first hearing. That restriction was removed Tuesday night. Several community members said restricting wind farm construction would violate land owner’s rights.  Sioux City ...

Snapchat Suspends Q&A Apps YOLO and LMK After Mother Sues for Teens Suicide On 5/13/21 at 2:53 PM EDT On Monday, Kristine Bride, mother of the deceased teen Carson Bride, filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Northern California, San Francisco division against social media application companies Snapchat by Snap, Inc., YOLO by YOLO Technologies, Inc., LMK by Lightspace, Inc. On the morning of June 23, 2020, 16-year-old Carson Bride took his own life by hanging himself. An Or...

PEORIA — The recount in Peorias tight mayoral race has been delayed untilMonday, election officials said on Tuesday morning. The inauguration Tuesday evening of Mayor-elect Rita Ali is still scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in Peoria City Council chambers. Thats because the discovery recount requested by candidate Jim Montelongo would not have halted that swearing-in, regardless of its result. In Illinois, a discovery recount does not in itself change the result of an election. Any discrepancies...

PEORIA  — Jim Montelongo is taking a "wait and see" approach on his decision whether to challenge Rita Alis 43-vote win in the citys mayoral race in court. "I cant tell you what our next steps are yet as we have to see what happens next week," Montelongo told the Journal Star as he was cleaning out his desk in the City Council chambers after Tuesday nights meeting. By that, hes referring to the results of a discovery recount Tuesday — the same day Ali will be inaugurated — to determ...

In the closest Peoria mayoral election in recent memory, Rita Ali has become the first Black person and the first woman to be elected to lead the city

PEORIA — In the closest Peoria mayoral election in recent memory, Rita Ali has become the first Black person and the first woman to be elected to lead the city, winning by a 43-vote margin. Ali, 62, picked up just over 50% of the 16,554 voters to win the April 6 election, defeating 4th District Councilman Jim Montelongo, according to a final count released Tuesday afternoon by the Peoria County Election Commission. The results of that count are slated to be certified by Election Commission...

Supplied photos Rita Alis lead in the race for mayor of Peoria is a couple votes wider in the latest results from the Peoria County Election Commission. Alis margin over Jim Montelongo increased from 39 to 41 as she earned both votes added Friday in the latest tabulation of vote-by-mail ballots. The final count is set for Monday, with election certification scheduled for Tuesday. The tight contest has Ali with 8,238 votes (50.1%) to 8,197 for Montelongo (49.9%). Montelongo got 54.4% of the mo...

Supplied photos Rita Alis lead in the race for mayor of Peoria is a couple votes wider in the latest results from the Peoria County Election Commission. Alis margin over Jim Montelongo increased from 39 to 41 as she earned both votes added Friday in the latest tabulation of vote-by-mail ballots. The final count is set for Monday, with election certification scheduled for Tuesday. The tight contest has Ali with 8,238 votes (50.1%) to 8,197 for Montelongo (49.9%). Montelongo got 54.4% of the m...

Originally published on April 14, 2021 4:09 pm Rita Ali now leads Jim Montelongo by 39 votes in the still-contested race to become Peorias next mayor. The Peoria County Election Commission released its latest tabulation of mail-in ballots on Wednesday. The next update is Friday. The final count is set for April 20, with election certification scheduled for April 21. Montelongo sent a letter to the Peoria County States Attorneys Office questioning the election commissions mail-in ballot proced...

Rita Ali's lead over Jim Montelongo grew to 35 votes in the latest tally of mail-in ballots, which are set to determine who becomes Peoria's next mayor.