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The Peoria City Council candidates have fundamental differences about the police department's role in Peoria society.

Candidates spar over police reform in District 2 Peoria City Council race Unmute PEORIA (WEEK) -- Two candidates with different views on police reform are vying to represent Peoria's 2nd District on the City Council. "There is a fundamental philosophical chasm as it relates to him and me as it relates to public safety," incumbent Chuck Grayeb said. Grayeb has served five terms on Peoria's City Council, three in an at-large seat from 1995 to 2007 and two as 2nd District Councilperson from 2013 onward. Now a relative newcomer, Peter Kobak, is challenging him on publi...

While Peoria City Council 5th District candidates — Denis Cyr and Ryan Hite — have different opinions, both say they've been listening to residents.

PEORIA — After months of debate, the Peoria City Council approved a compromise plan to allow short-term rentals within the city's limits that some say strikes a balance between property rights and neighborhood concerns. Until the council acted Tuesday, short-term rentals — where a property owner markets their home or condo through websites such as Airbnb, HomeAway or VRBO — were illegal in the city. Since the idea was first floated before the Horseshoe last June, it's been a battle between balancing the rights of people who own property and want to make a dime on it and those who liv...

The incumbents in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Peoria City Council Districts will move to the April general election. In the 1st District, which includes the South Side, downtown, and the North Valley, former TV news reporter Denise Jackson led two-term incumbent Denise Moore with 57% of the vote. Moore had 28%. Aaron Chess came in third, with just under 15% of the vote. Councilman Chuck Grayeb earned 46% in the first round of his bid to retain his 2nd District seat, serving the West Bluff and parts of Central Peoria. Originally elected to the position in 2013 after serving as an at-large represent...