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1470-100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy PEORIA, Ill. — If current election results hold, current At-Large Council Member Rita Ali would win the 59th mayoral election in Peoria’s history. In the middle of her four-year term that expires in May 2023, her win would leave an empty seat in the council chambers. City Manager Patrick Urich explained Illinois Municipal Code 65 ILCS 5/5-2-12 (g) lays out how the process of filling an empty council seat works. The code states: If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor or councilman, the remaining members of the council, within 60 days after the vacancy oc...

Peoria, IL, USA 104.9 The Wolf 1470 WMBD/Kristina Leahy PEORIA, Ill. – The City of Peoria has signed off on a long-range plan that aims gradually to eliminate its use of combined sewer overflow. The $109 million plan aims to fully reduce CSO by Dec. 31, 2039. The implementation of the plan comes by mandate of the Environmental Protection Agency in connection with the Clean Water Act. The act states municipalities cannot drain wastewater into federal waters without a permit. While Peoria has for years maintained this permit, the EPA has ordered the city to develop a plan to drain these water...

1470 & 100.3 WMBD/ Mike Sabol PEORIA, Ill. — Just after his two-year anniversary of being named Peoria Chief of Police, Loren Marion announced on Monday he will be stepping down effective Jan. 22, 2021. “This is something my wife and I actually started talking about back in January, and we wanted to see what this year looked like, and we discussed it and prayed about it, and we both came to the conclusion that, you know what, right now’s a good time to pass the baton, per se,” he said. “There’s a couple dates I wanted to hit, but I definitely did not want to leave when things were...

PEORIA, Ill. -- The City of Peoria on Thursday released a long-range plan that aims gradually to eliminate its use of combined sewer overflow. The $10...