Years ago, election nights were “all hands on deck” in newsrooms. This week the Peoria Election Commission posted primary results at 8:34 p.m. Tuesday. WMBD-TV 31 posted a good story about the unofficial results 22 minutes later. Within hours, WEEK-TV 25 and WCBU-FM 89.9 filed stories on Mayor Rita Ali and John Kelly apparently getting the most votes
Consolidated Primary Election: a nonpartisan ballot containing City of Peoria races for Mayor, City Treasurer and City Council Dist. 2 and a Republican Primary ballot with partisan race for Township Assessor.
$300,000 for Comprehensive Planning Process; $1.15M for a new salt storage building; $90,0000 to replace the fuel island at Maxwell Station; $400,000 to complete Phase II of the jail ring road; $1.1M to renovate the probation department
There were 72 ballots from Nov. 5 election that had not been posted because the scanner was not working properly due to operator error.
County turnout of 68.53% bettered national average with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris earning 40,509 votes to Republican Donald Trump’s 36,866
Publicly or privately, the area civil rights icon was a voice to be reckoned with, and he fought for fairness amongst us all. Pam Adams tells his story
Community Foundation of Central Illinois, Kidder Music honored; Humanities Center in Elmwood earns Arts Dollars
Don’t despair when climate change takes back seat in next administration; stay positive, be critical, active, kind
For months, greater Peoria has seen headlines about Petersen Health Care, 830 W. Trailcreek Dr. in Peoria, which has faced foreclosures and bankruptcy due to hundreds of millions of dollars of unpaid debt. Petersen’s holdings include nursing homes in Iowa,…
Illinois Department of Public Health’s 2nd Quarterly Report showed 13 facilities cited for violations, with fines totaling $143,600.
