Nearly four years after taking office, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has broken his only promise he made to Arab Americans and Muslims and has failed give Arabs and Muslims representation on the states 435 boards and commissions. In almost all of the cases, Pritzker waited until last year to appoint the few he has. Why vote for someone who won't vote for you?
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PEORIA Andre Allen did not have to sweat out Tuesday s election results.
An unlikely chain of events led to a rare uncontested race in Peoria City Council s 4th District, leaving Allen a clear path to the seat. Some observers have grumbled about the possibility of behind-the-scene machinations that might ve helped Allen while also lending a hand to his former opponent, Steve Kouri, who unexpectedly pulled out of the race last month.
But this purported political plot which would have involved Gov. JB Pritzker pulling strings in Peoria s council contests, a conspiracy involving Peoria lawmakers, including Dave Koehler is all hot air, according to Allen, Kouri and Koehler.
Originally published on April 6, 2021 2:04 pm
The day has finally arrived. Peorians are about to select the city s next mayor.
At-Large Councilwoman Rita Ali and 4th District Councilman Jim Montelongo were the two candidates who made it through the February primary. Incumbent Mayor Jim Ardis opted not to run for a fifth consecutive term.
Ali is the vice president of workforce and diversity at Illinois Central College. She was elected to an at-large seat in 2019 after narrowly losing the 2017 race for the 5th District seat to Denis Cyr.
Montelongo is a three-term councilman and CEO of Advanced CAD/CAM Service Corporation, an engineering firm.