PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - Tazewell County Board is experiencing and unknown number of vacancies for its board, as six members are not seeking re-election, almost a third of the board.

Half of the county board members not seeking re-election said they are deciding to step away fpr personal reasons, with one incumbent changing their mind and filing last minute. The other three members were not available for comment.

Members not seeking re-election include Russ Crawford, Mark Goddard, Greg Longfellow, Greg Menold, Aaron Phillips and Max Schneider.

“The primary reason is personal,” said Schneider, “My wife and I have a young family, my real estate business has really taken off and it’s hard to do everything well.”

Schneider emphasized that the job of a county board member should be done we

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