Peoria County Election Commission

The Peoria City Council approved an administrative policy that provides eight hours of normal wages for workers appointed to serve as an election judge for any primary, general, consolidated or special election.

The officials overseeing elections in Peoria and Tazewell counties say they haven’t changed any plans for the November midterm election following a U.S. Supreme Court decision tied to mail-in ballots.

A good election, Jessily Joseph will tell you, is a boring one. "You don't want to be noteworthy," said Joseph, who was appointed executive director of the Peoria County Election Commission on May 21.

The Peoria County Election Commission has a new leader ahead of the November general election. Jessily Joseph was appointed executive director Thursday during a special meeting of the PCEC Board.

As Election Day arrives Tuesday, Peoria-area officials said they anticipate voting participation on par with typical primaries.

A Peoria attorney is facing a felony charge after he attempted to cast two ballots in the April general election.

Longtime Peoria City Council member Chuck Grayeb isn’t ready to give up on his third attempt to become the city’s mayor after unofficial results from Tuesday's primary election have him in third place by 127 votes.

Incumbent Rita Ali has advanced to the general election in her bid for another term as Peoria’s mayor, but it remains unclear who she will face, as only 127 votes separated council members John Kelly and Chuck Grayeb Tuesday night.

Election officials in Peoria and Tazewell County say early-vote figures suggest turnout will be high for Tuesday's general election.

Peoria's first-term incumbent and two city council members filed paperwork Monday to run for the city's mayorship next year.