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JUSTICE LISA HOLDER WHITE ANNOUNCES FORMATION OF SCREENING COMMITTEE TO FILL TENTH CIRCUIT VACANCY

26 apply to fill Peoria City Council seat left by Mayor Rita Ali

The Peoria City Council at-large seat became vacant when its previous holder, Rita Ali, became Peoria s mayor.

Peoria elections: Jim Montelongo unsure if he'll challenge mayoral win

PEORIA    Jim Montelongo is taking a wait and see approach on his decision whether to challenge Rita Ali s 43-vote win in the city s mayoral race in court. I can t tell you what our next steps are yet as we have to see what happens next week, Montelongo told the Journal Star as he was cleaning out his desk in the City Council chambers after Tuesday night s meeting. By that, he s referring to the results of a discovery recount Tuesday  the same day Ali will be inaugurated  to determine whether to take the next step and bring a court challenge. If he chooses to, it s not expected to upend the planned inauguration ceremony for Ali and the five district council members. A far-tighter result in the Decatur area in 2018 was taken to court, and it didn t affect the swearing-in of the declared winner there, though that case is still ongoing.

What are next steps in Peoria's too-tight-to-call mayoral race?

What are next steps in Peoria s too-tight-to-call mayoral race? Chris Kaergard, Journal Star © MATT DAYHOFF/JOURNAL STAR Samantha Stevens, 17, left, who has worked as an election judge in two other elections, and Yvette Shockley, a 10-year veteran election judge, help voters Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at El Vista Baptist Church in Peoria. Entering Thursday, just 73 votes separate the contenders in Peoria s mayoral race. And while Jim Montelongo holds the lead, both candidates are expected to pick up votes in the coming days. We won t know who the official winner is until April 20 because of vote-by-mail ballots. Here s an explanation on the process for determining a winner of a close race in Illinois.

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