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Originally published on April 6, 2021 11:35 pm Denise Jackson defeated 1st District incumbent Denise Moore by a decisive 70% to 30% margin on Tuesday night. Jackson, a former TV news reporter, will represent the district encompassing downtown Peoria, the South Side, and the North Valley neighborhoods. Moore congratulated Jackson on her victory on Tuesday evening. Second District Councilman Chuck Grayeb, the dean of the Peoria City Council, will remain in his seat after defeating Peter Kobak in a head-to-head contest. Grayeb won by a 54% to 46% margin. Incumbents will also remain in the 3r...

Incumbents Tim Riggenbach, Chuck Grayeb and Denis Cyr all retained their spots around the Horseshoe. Challenger Denise Jackson beat incumbent Denise Moore in the city's 1st District and Andre Allen in the 4th District had no opponent, filling a seat vacated by Jim Montelongo who opted to run for mayor instead. 1st District Jackson, a former TV newscaster, pulled in nearly 70% of the vote to beat Moore, who was running for her third term on the council. Jackson got 861 votes to Moore's 371.  2nd District In the city's 2nd District, Grayeb, who is the longest serving member on the council, be...

Originally published on April 6, 2021 2:04 pm The day has finally arrived. Peorians are about to select the city's next mayor. At-Large Councilwoman Rita Ali and 4th District Councilman Jim Montelongo were the two candidates who made it through the February primary. Incumbent Mayor Jim Ardis opted not to run for a fifth consecutive term.   Ali is the vice president of workforce and diversity at Illinois Central College. She was elected to an at-large seat in 2019 after narrowly losing the 2017 race for the 5th District seat to Denis Cyr. Montelongo is a three-term councilman and CEO of A...

Live election coverage: Do Peoria voters favor incumbents? Recent trends say they do. Journal Star staff 5:50 p.m. Generally speaking, modern-day Peoria's city elections have favored incumbents in office. Since 2001, there have been 52 seats up for election between at-large seats and district seats (that includes two unexpired terms for at-large seats in 2017). Only five sitting council members have been defeated over that time: In 2005: 2nd District Councilwoman Marcella Teplitz lost to Barbara Van Auken. In 2005: 3rd District Councilwoman Gale Thetford lost to Bob Manning. (...

Lilian Mura Included on the Peoria Police Department’s welcome page of their website is language with a deeply painful and racist history. If the department wants to be a part of the nationwide demand for racial and social justice, they need to change their language and policing policies. The department’s website details policing strategies designed to target Black and brown communities in Peoria. The website claims that “we must cease to tolerate the littering, loitering, loud music, profane language and other ‘minor’ violations of the laws and ordinances.” These “violations�...