Village of Peoria Heights — Advisory Question on an Agreement to Pay the City of Peoria Fire Department for Automatic Aid (Peoria County)

What it does

Should the Village of Peoria Heights pay the City of Peoria Fire Department for automatic aid in the following emergency situations: vehicle extractions, structure fires, and cardiac arrests, in addition to the City of Peoria providing training for the Peoria Heights Firefighters at no further cost?

A YES vote means

Supports Peoria Heights paying the City of Peoria Fire Department for automatic aid on vehicle extractions, structure fires and cardiac arrests, with Peoria also training Peoria Heights firefighters at no further cost.

A NO vote means

Does not support Peoria Heights paying for this automatic aid agreement.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The Peoria Heights Board of Trustees approved the wording of an advisory question on paying the City of Peoria Fire Department for automatic aid on November 18, 2025, by a 5-0 vote, after amending it to specify the November 3, 2026 general election, according to the board's minutes.

At that meeting, Trustee Wisenburg said she was worried voters might think the contract came at no cost, and the village attorney said that was possible but unlikely, the minutes say.

On December 2, 2025, the board adopted Resolution 2025-19 placing the question on the ballot, 5-0. Trustee Steinwedel said it was a nonbinding question meant to get public input, according to the minutes.

Put on the ballot by Village of Peoria Heights Board of Trustees, 5-0, December 2, 2025 (Resolution 2025-19).

From official source 1, official source 2, official source 3.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Village of Peoria Heights mean?

Supports Peoria Heights paying the City of Peoria Fire Department for automatic aid on vehicle extractions, structure fires and cardiac arrests, with Peoria also training Peoria Heights firefighters at no further cost.

What does a NO vote on Village of Peoria Heights mean?

Does not support Peoria Heights paying for this automatic aid agreement.

How many votes does Village of Peoria Heights need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Village of Peoria Heights?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.