Peoria School Board – District 3: Lickiss
For most races, Tuesday’s election is a primary. But for the third district of the Peoria Board of Education, Tuesday’s election is final. Current board member Dr. David Gorenz is not running for...
View ArticleLocal Election Results 2/2/2010
Peoria County Sheriff: City County Total Pct x-Mike McCoy 5,911 4,511 10,422 72.88% Vince Wieland 2,010 1,869 3,879 27.12% Peoria Board of Education, District 3: City County Total Pct Ernestine...
View ArticleHomemade anti-McDade ad appears on YouTube
You don’t generally see (or pay attention to) election ads about retaining judges during campaign season. Races with two or more opponents tend to get all the attention; the question of whether to...
View ArticleKarrie Alms is running for County Board, not City Council
Apparently there’s a rumor going around town that renowned activist Karrie Alms is circulating petitions for an at-large seat on the City Council. Not true, says Alms. She’s running for County Board...
View ArticleCandidate Forum planned for Oct. 16
From a press release: League of Women Voters Invites the Public To Candidate Forum on Oct. 16 PEORIA – The League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria will host a candidate forum for three important...
View ArticleChamber endorsements always a mystery
The Journal Star is wondering why the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce PAC endorsed Jehan Gordon over Jim Montelongo. I suspect it has everything to do with Montelongo’s vote against the Wonderful...
View ArticlePeoria County Board, District 3: Karrie Alms
I’ve known Karrie Alms for a few years now, and I can tell you this: when she tells you that she believes in transparency in government, following established processes, and giving citizens the...
View ArticleVote!
It’s election day. I hope you’ll all get out and participate in government by voting. Whenever people want to know what we can do about what’s happening in Washington or Springfield or right here in...
View ArticleOpen Thread on Election Results
The results are in from yesterday’s federal, state, and local elections. What do you think of the outcome? Are we on the right track now? Or was there too much change? Or not enough? Anything surprise...
View ArticleGordon uses Obama’s name to help her campaign
Shortly before election day, some new signs started popping up all over the southern portion of Peoria. They said, “President Obama Needs You To Vote” in red, white and blue. At the bottom, it says in...
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