Ten candidates have filed for five at-large Peoria City Council seats. They are:

• Ryan Spain (incumbent)
• Chuck Weaver (chairman of Zoning Board of Appeals)
• Chuck Grayeb (former council member)
• Eric Turner (incumbent)
• Jim Stowell (D150 School Board Member)
• George Azouri (ICC Student)
• Beth Akeson (former Heart of Peoria Commission member)
• Andre Williams (local businessman)
• C. J. Summers (I’ve heard of this guy somewhere before)
• Gary Sandberg (incumbent)

Since there are no more than ten candidates, there will be no primary election. The primary would have been on February 22, 2011. Having no primary saves the taxpayers the cost of holding an election, which I believe amounts to about $75,000. The candidates will face off in the general election on April 5, 2011.

More details on my candidacy to follow. Stay tuned.