Mary Burress

Pekin's city council remains divided over apparent personal differences, evidenced by a recent split vote on naming police chief John Dossey as the full-time city manager. In her latest quarterly interview with WCBU, Mayor Mary Burress discusses her desire to move the city forward.

Whoever is chosen will have the task of filling vacant positions on the city staff that includes a finance director, an economic development director and a human resources director.

The city manager position is one of three key leadership roles Pekin still needs to fill, and clear factions have developed among city council members.

Voters in Pekin have decisively chosen Mary Burress as the city’s next mayor, over current City Council members Becky Cloyd and Dave Nutter.

The three candidates running to be the next mayor of Pekin all think they can resolve the political tension to get things back on track.

Mark Luft has decided to step down as Pekin’s mayor a couple months ahead of his term’s scheduled end.

Believing the time is right for him to step away from office, Pekin Mayor Mark Luft has opted against running for re-election in favor of supporting a bid by outgoing Tazewell County Treasurer Mary Burress.

Third-term Tazewell County Treasurer Mary Burress announced her candidacy for the redrawn 87th House District seat late Sunday, becoming the second GOP candidate to launch a bid.

The rhetoric between state Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, and his opponent, Republican Tazewell County Treasurer Mary Burress, is growing increasingly…