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.

David Boelk: We are improving our downtown and enhancing our parks to have a nice place for employees to want to live

Shallen Gross: I am looking forward to working with the community to make sure that they are safe and that shelter is a priority for everyone