PEORIA, Ill. — Dr. Kiran Velpula will fill the at-large Peoria City Council seat, vacated when Rita Ali became mayor.
Council on Saturday convened a special meeting, going into executive session to discuss the candidates after another discussion that took place following Tuesday night’s meeting.
Velpula beat out two other finalists.
He is an assistant professor in the Cancer Biology & Pharmacology and Neurological Surgery departments at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria.
