Ali, who took over as mayor in 2021, was the first woman and first Black person to be elected mayor in the city of Peoria. She was also the first Black woman to be elected to an at-large seat on the ...

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 ...

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 newly ...

While Ali said Thursday that Peoria was in a strong financial position now, she and City Manager Patrick Urich also recognized that there are financial challenges in the city's purview that will ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Peoria Mayor Rita Ali announced Tuesday afternoon that she will run for re-election for an anticipated second term, expanding on the work her administration has done over ...

Ali, who took over as mayor in 2021, was the first woman and first Black person to be elected mayor in the city of Peoria. She was also the first Black woman to be elected to an at-large seat on ...

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 ...

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali is running for reelection and will have at least one opponent from within the Peoria City Council. Ali announced her bid for reelection on Tuesday.