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PEORIA When Rita Ali takes the oath of office on Tuesday to become Peoria s next mayor, she ll be giving up her at-large seat on the City Council.
That will launch what recent history suggests will be a weekslong effort to find a replacement who will serve through the next City Council elections, in April 2023.
How will Ali s seat be filled, and who will fill it?
Ali said last month she intends there to be a fair and open process to fill the vacancy, though she has not yet detailed what steps that process will involve.
So far, she said, the process to replace her has not been reviewed or discussed with her colleagues around the horseshoe. That discussion, she said, will take place soon after the new council is sworn into office on Tuesday. After that, the city has up to 60 days to fill the vacancy.
5:07 am UTC Apr. 14, 2021
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On my first trip to Peoria, a taxi driver took me from my hotel in East Peoria to the airport, taking me through South Peoria.
It was a rough-looking part of the city. But I didn t think much of it. Every city has some rough patches.
During my first year at the Journal Star, South Peoria has come up a lot more, often in unflattering and frustrating ways. Seemingly, a lot more than other parts of the city.
With that in mind and with so many people in different settings discussing South Peoria, we decided talk to the people living in that community and ask questions of city government about the concerning issues.
Live election coverage: Peoria mayoral race too close to call, goes to mail ballots Journal Star staff
So far in the Peoria mayoral race, it’s Montelongo. But not by much.
By a 73-vote margin with 100% of precincts reporting Tuesday night, Jim Montelongo led Rita Ali for the right to be Peoria mayor for the next four years.
Montelongo received 7,983 votes, or 50.23%. Ali received 7,910 votes, or 49.77%. The totals included election-day ballots from all 95 city precincts, as well as early and mail voting. © Supplied photos Rita Ali and Jim Montelongo
Outstanding mail-in votes probably will decide who wins. There are about 675, is according to the Peoria County Board of Election Commissioners.
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