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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mark Luft has decided to step down as Pekin’s mayor a couple months ahead of his term’s scheduled end.
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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.
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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.
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The rhetoric between state Sen. Dave Koehler, D-Peoria, and his opponent, Republican Tazewell County Treasurer Mary Burress, is growing increasingly…