Election 2023 Guide
WCBU is covering races in the upcoming April 4, 2023, election. They include contests for the five Peoria city council at-large seats, the Pekin mayor and city council seats, as well as a variety of other local races for school boards, park district boards, library boards, city councils, and village boards.
Early voting and voting-by-mail options for the April 4 election are now available. Visit the Illinois State Board of Elections website or the website of your local election authority for more information:
There are also a number of upcoming candidate forums hosted by the League of Women Voters Greater Peoria for various races. Click here for a roundup of those events.
Peoria City Council
Pekin Mayor and City Council
More election news
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Voters in Pekin have decisively chosen Mary Burress as the city’s next mayor, over current City Council members Becky Cloyd and Dave Nutter. -
Voting by mail continues to remain a popular option for Central Illinois voters looking to cast their ballots in the upcoming April election.
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Martha Ross is running against Keisha Alexander for another five year term in the April 4 election.
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Keisha Alexander is a 27-year resident of Peoria. She met her husband, raised five children, and helps run a construction business. Now she's running for the Peoria Public Schools board of education District 1.
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Pekin mayoral candidate Becky Cloyd says she didn’t do anything improper in supporting the sale of a city-owned downtown property to a developer who donated to her campaign.
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Keisha Alexander's candidacy for the Peoria District 150 school board is officially back on the spring ballot.
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As expected, Peoria District 150 school board candidate Keisha Alexander is appealing the Peoria Board of Election Commissioners decision earlier this month to keep her name from the April ballot.
