Peoria Mayor Rita Ali comfortably defeated city councilman John Kelly Tuesday night securing herself another four-year term as Peoria's mayor. Ali defeated Kelly by a margin of 9,950 votes to ...

Editor's note: Rita Ali was the first Black woman elected to an at-large council seat in Peoria. An earlier version of this story contained incorrect information. Peoria Mayor Rita Ali is running ...

The January 2025 Peoria Mayoral Primary Debate between Rita Ali, Chuck Grayeb and John Kelly. Watch the 2025 Peoria Mayoral Primary Debate between incumbent Peoria Mayor Rita Ali, and Peoria City ...

The Peoria City Council is expected to vote Tuesday on plans for a small shopping center at the intersection of University ...

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali will not be signing an ordinance passed by the city council last week that would allow the city to fine and jail homeless people for camping outside, saying she "cannot in ...

The Peoria City Council will consider the development of a shopping center at one of the city’s busiest intersections, and a ...

PEORIA — History was made Tuesday night as the first woman and the first Black person was sworn in as Peoria's mayor. Rita Ali beamed broadly as the oath of office was administered to her by ...

“In fact, we believe it will make it worse.” Indeed, Peoria Mayor Rita Ali, who voted against the ordinance, fears that the ban will only exacerbate chronic street homelessness in a city where ...

About 56% of Peorians identify as white, 7% Latino and 6% Asian American. Last year, Peoria elected Rita Ali as mayor, the first person of color and the first woman to lead the city.