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Endorsement
Alex Carmona Endorsement
BizPAC Endorses Alex Carmona for Peoria City Council’s 2nd District Seat
March 6, 2025
Endorsement
2025 Peoria City Council General Election Endorsements
BizPAC endorses James Kemper, Jamie Messmore, and Denis Cyr for Peoria City Council.
February 17, 2025
Endorsement
John Kelly Endorsement
BizPAC endorses John Kelly to be the next Mayor of Peoria.
February 13, 2025
Statement
State Grocery Tax Position Statement
BizPAC strongly encourages the Peoria City Council to refrain from imposing new sales tax on groceries
April 18, 2024
Local Impact
Should the City of Peoria Purchase the Water Company?
BizPAC appreciates that the City Council has invested in doing due diligence into the potential purchase of the water company
July 7, 2023
Statement
BizPAC Endorsed Candidates All Successful in Recent City Council Election
All candidates endorsed by BizPAC won a seat on the new Peoria City Council
April 13, 2023
Endorsement
2023 Peoria City Council Endorsements
BizPAC endorses Zach Oyler, John Kelly and Kiran Velpula for Peoria City Council
February 28, 2023
Statement
BizPAC Strongly Encourages a NO Vote on Amendment 1
BizPAC opposes Amendment 1 on this Fall’s Illinois ballot.
October 4, 2022
Endorsement
Desi Anderson for State Senate Endorsement
BizPAC endorses Desi Anderson to be the next Senator for the State of Illinois representing the 46th District.
October 4, 2022
Endorsement
Stephen Morris for Peoria City Treasurer Endorsement
BizPAC endorses Stephen Morris to be the next Treasurer for the City of Peoria.
March 18, 2021
Statement
BizPAC Opposes Raising Property Taxes with Public Safety Pension Fees
BizPAC strongly recommends a NO vote on the Public Safety Pension Fee referendums on the April ballot.
March 23, 2021
Statement
Councilman Cyr Named Inaugural Business Champion of the Year
BizPAC named Peoria City Councilman, Denis Cyr, as the recipient of its inaugural Business Champion of the Year Award.
December 15, 2020
Endorsement
Sid Ruckriegel for Peoria Mayor Endorsement
BizPAC endorses Sid Ruckriegel to be the next Mayor of Peoria
February 20, 2021
Endorsement
2021 Peoria City Council Endorsements
BizPAC endorses Aaron Chess, James Kemper, Tim Riggenbach, Andre Allen, and Denis Cyr for Peoria City Council.
February 8, 2021
Statement
Pension Tax Position Statement
BizPAC supports a referendum on a Police Pension Tax and a Fire Pension Tax on the Spring ballot.
December 12, 2020
Endorsement
Mary Burress for Illinois Senate Endorsement
BIZPac endorses Mary Burress for Illinois Senate
September 24, 2020
Local Impact
Supporting Those Who Made Hard Choices
The business community thanks Denis Cyr, John Kelly, Zach Oyler, Sid Ruckriegel, Tim Riggenbach, and Mayor Jim Ardis for voting to not increase property taxes.
September 9, 2020
Endorsement
Win Stoller for State Senate in the 37th District Endorsement
BizPAC Endorses Win Stoller for State Senate in the 37th District
July 8, 2020
Local Impact
Fitch Study
We are carefully reviewing this important study commissioned by the City of Peoria in review of the performance and efficiency of the Fire Department. Review the documents for yourself.
October 22, 2019
Local Impact
Initial Feedback on City of Peoria Budget (2020 and 2021)
BizPAC Releases Initial Review of Peoria’s 2020–2021 Budget: Progress Made, But Critical Concerns Remain
October 18, 2019
Endorsement
Peoria Innovation District - Letter of Support to Peoria City Council
BizPAC strongly recommends APPROVAL of the resolution to establish a Downtown Peoria Innovation District. The establishment of this district will help confirm that Peoria is a community committed to innovation.
October 4, 2019
Statement
Vote NO on the Graduated Income Tax Amendment
In November 2020 there will be a vote on a constitutional amendment to change from a flat income tax to a graduated income tax. There are three major problems with this proposal.
May 1, 2019
Statement
Single-Use SSA Release
The Adoption of a Single-Use SSA Would Be Detrimental To Our Community
November 10, 2017
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