Voters in La Salle and Bureau counties this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

If unofficial results hold from the April 1 election, La Salle, Streator, Princeton and Spring Valley figure to have some new faces on their city councils.

Here’s a look at how candidates across the Illinois Valley reacted to Tuesday’s unofficial election results.

This spring, La Salle and Bureau county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Incumbent Jeff Grove is challenged by Gary Hammers, Jamie Hicks and Tyler Thompson for La Salle mayor.

The four candidates running for La Salle’s mayor seat for the next four years presented their platform to voters Wednesday in a candidates forum, with the incumbent’s experience against three challengers' calls for change.

Jeff Grove on the biggest issue facing La Salle: Biggest opportunity is to continue to grow the General Fund. The City has currently been doing this by cutting spending, applying for and getting grants, and by growing our sales tax base, primarily in Downtown

What is the greatest issue facing La Salle? Gary Hammers: Our city’s poor tax revenue. Our city’s poor tax revenue is a direct result of inadequate support for local businesses

What is the greatest issue facing La Salle? Jamie Hicks: The greatest issue facing La Salle today is a lack of transparency, accountability, and responsible leadership in local government

Tyler Thompson: The greatest issue I feel is the lack of funding which stall the maintenance and development of the city