JONESBORO HAS LOW VOTER TURNOUT

JONESBORO, Ill. -- In a low turnout Tuesday, Jonesboro voters elected three incumbent aldermen who ran unopposed.

In Ward 1, Bruce Baurer received 30 votes. Brad Penninger, Ward 2, received 25 votes, and Mike Meisenheimer, Ward 3, received 11 votes.

The Union County clerk's office reported that only 82 of Jonesboro's 1,429 registered voters turned out in Tuesday's election.