How To Vote
You can register to vote online.
You can also request a mail-in ballot in Peoria County, Tazewell County, or Woodford County.
Early voting options: Peoria | Tazewell | Woodford
Candidates Forum
WCBU hosted a forum Jan. 21 featuring the candidates running for Peoria mayor in the primary. This virtual event was co-sponsored by WCBU, the League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria, and the Peoria Public Library. You can watch the Jan. 21 forum on YouTube below or read our recap story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya1okJic7U8
Peoria Mayoral Candidates
These candidates advanced through a five-way primary to make the April 6 general election ballot:
Learn about their three biggest priorities if elected.
Peoria City Council Candidates
Find out which district you live in. You can also find candidate surveys below, conducted by the League of Women Voters Peoria County.
1st District City Council (Surveys)
- Denise Jackson
- Denise Moore
2nd District City Council (Surveys)
- Peter Kobak
- Charles V. Grayeb
3rd District City Council (Surveys)
- Gale Thetford
- Timothy Riggenbach
4th District City Council (Surveys)
- Andre W. Allen
- Stephen A. Kouri
5th District City Council (Surveys)
- Ryan Hite
- Denis Cyr
Peoria Public Schools Board
#3 or Northern District
#2 or Central District
- Lynne Costic (i) - unopposed
WCBU is also following several other races in the Tri-County area. See our most recent coverage in the stories below.
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The FBI and U.S. prosecutors say Wanying Zhang, also know as Heather, surveilled the Taiwanese president's son and his family.
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Talks between Khan's party and the government failed two days ago. Besides Khan's release, protesters demand his transfer to a hospital and family visits. -
Investigators are still searching for the motive behind the midair attack aboard a commercial plane full of passengers heading from Dubai to Tel Aviv last week.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with retired FBI special agent Lara Burns about the investigation into the FlyDubai attack and the lessons for law enforcement agencies worldwide.
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A U.S. Marine has been arrested on suspicion of murder in Okinawa, prompting renewed Japanese criticism of the conduct of American military personnel.
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The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells. -
A judicial spokesperson confirmed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor had filed a claim with the High Court in London and a hearing would take place Thursday. -
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced early elections Monday after his government suffered a bruising legislative defeat last week on emergency measures related to the country's housing crisis. -
People have harvested wild foods for millennia, but learning how to do it today is harder, because fewer people have those skills. These groups are teaching people to eat "field to fork" again. -
Across the central U.S., more communities are passing ordinances to regulate renewable infrastructure development. A University of Missouri study examines the economic impact of renewable energy in rural areas.
