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Ezard elected to fourth term
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree, smcdaniel@myjournalcourier.com
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Mayor Andy Ezard (center) awaits the election results with his wife Jenissa (left) and daughter, Kaylee Tuesday.Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | Journal-CourierShow MoreShow Less
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Incumbent Andy Ezard will remain Jacksonville’s mayor for at least four more years after being re-elected Tuesday.
Ezard retained his seat with 1,601 votes against Nicole Riley, who received 366 votes roughly 81% to 19%.
“This will be my fourth term as mayor, and I think it is a bold statement by the citizens of Jacksonville to re-elect me,” Ezard said.
Now that he has been re-elected, Ezard said he wants to continue to build on many of the good things he and the other council members, as well as community organizations have started.
By Benjamin Cox on December 20, 2020 at 9:24am
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded $752,835 in “Back to Books” grants to 187 Illinois libraries for fiction and nonfiction books.
White says that libraries need to have access to a diverse collection of books to encourage reading and use of the state’s public and school libraries.
Libraries submitted applications specifying the types of books that were needed. The requests ranged in variety from women’s studies, audio books, large-print books, to award winning works of fiction for adults and children.
Awards ranged from $465 to $4,900 per library and were made possible by federal Library Services and Technology Act funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.