Peoria mayoral candidates Andres Diaz, Sid Ruckriegel, Rita Ali, Jim Montelongo and Chama St. Louis participate in a WCBU candidate forum moderated by news director Tim Shelley and timed by Roberta Parks from the League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria. WCBU / Zoom The five candidates on the primary ballot to succeed outgoing Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis say they want to lead the city through its current challenges and into the future. Rita Ali, Andy Diaz, Jim Montelongo, Sid Ruckriegel and Chama St. Louis are vying for the opportunity to become Peoria's first new mayor since 2005. All five participated in a WCBU candidates forum on Thursday, co-hosted by the League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria and Peoria Public Library.