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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Rickey Williams Jr.</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Mayor of Danville, Illinois</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />November 6, 2018</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Scott Eisenhauer</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">City Council of Danville, Illinois</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />2009–2018</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">1977 or 1978 (age 46–47)<sup id="cite_ref-Bailey_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bailey-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data">B.A. <a href="/wiki/Millikin_University" title="Millikin University">Millikin University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Emory_University" title="Emory University">Emory University</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b> Rickey Williams Jr.</b> (born 1977/1978) is an American politician, the first <a href="/wiki/African-American" class="mw-redirect" title="African-American">African-American</a> to serve as mayor of <a href="/wiki/Danville,_Illinois" title="Danville, Illinois">Danville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, the county seat of <a href="/wiki/Vermilion_County,_Illinois" title="Vermilion County, Illinois">Vermilion County</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickey_Williams_Jr.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Raised in Danville, Williams is the son of Laura and Ricky Williams Sr.<sup id="cite_ref-Crane_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crane-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His mother was an adult educator and his father was an assistant warden at the <a href="/wiki/Danville_Correctional_Center" title="Danville Correctional Center">Danville Correctional Center</a> and a teacher at the <a href="/wiki/Danville_Area_Community_College" title="Danville Area Community College">Danville Area Community College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Crane_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crane-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has a younger sister.<sup id="cite_ref-Crane_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crane-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He graduated from <a href="/wiki/Millikin_University" title="Millikin University">Millikin University</a> with a B.A. in political science.<sup id="cite_ref-MayorOffice_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MayorOffice-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then attended the PhD program at <a href="/wiki/Emory_University" title="Emory University">Emory University</a> but left on a Christian missions trip to <a href="/wiki/Malawi" title="Malawi">Malawi</a> before completing his dissertation.<sup id="cite_ref-MayorOffice_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MayorOffice-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned to the US and served as a residential missionary in <a href="/wiki/Clarkston,_Georgia" title="Clarkston, Georgia">Clarkston, Georgia</a>, and in 2006, as executive director of the local <a href="/wiki/Boys_%26_Girls_Clubs_of_America" title="Boys & Girls Clubs of America">Boys & Girls Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MayorOffice_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MayorOffice-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2009, he won election to the Danville City Council.<sup id="cite_ref-Bryant_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bryant-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, he ran for mayor, finishing in 3rd place.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2018, he was named as acting mayor by the City Council after the early resignation of Scott Eisenhauer, who had served as mayor for over 15 years<sup id="cite_ref-Bailey_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bailey-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in order to take a position as village administrator in <a href="/wiki/Rantoul,_Illinois" title="Rantoul, Illinois">Rantoul, Illinois</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Crane_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crane-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was sworn in on November 6, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-Bryant_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bryant-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the general election held on April 2, 2019,<sup id="cite_ref-Crane_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Crane-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> running on a platform of community policing and fiscal responsibility,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he won election to a full 4-year term with 47.8% of the vote defeating businessowner James McMahon (24.0%), Alderman and businessman Steve Nichols (19.0%), and Danville Code Enforcement Inspector Donald Crews (8.8%).<sup id="cite_ref-Bailey_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bailey-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Danville was roughly 56% white, 33% Black, and 7% Hispanic at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-DanvilleIL-B03002-2019_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DanvilleIL-B03002-2019-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was sworn in on May 7, 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-Bailey_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bailey-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While mayor, he solicited funds to demolish the Collins Tower, a Danville landmark built in 1917 and listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under his leadership, Danville was named one of the most dangerous cities in the country and the second most dangerous in the Midwest. The same study found Danville the 6th most dangerous metro area in the country in 2020 and the most dangerous metro area in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Before the 2023 municipal election cycle, he supported the Danville City Council in their efforts to raise the mayor's salary from $75,000 to $110,000.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 4, 2023, Rickey Williams Jr. won a second term as mayor, defeating opponent Jackie Vinson by a narrow 59 votes out of 4454 votes cast.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 2, 2023, Rickey Williams Jr. cast the deciding vote in a 7–7 split City Council to approve an ordinance restricting the delivery of medication and paraphernalia intended for abortions in the city of Danville.<sup id="cite_ref-danville-abortion-ordinance-passes-despite-legal-concerns_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-danville-abortion-ordinance-passes-despite-legal-concerns-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The controversial ordinance faced opposition from the <a href="/wiki/ACLU" class="mw-redirect" title="ACLU">ACLU</a> of Illinois and some residents, who argue that it violates state law, particularly the Reproductive Health Act.<sup id="cite_ref-danville-abortion-ordinance-passes-despite-legal-concerns_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-danville-abortion-ordinance-passes-despite-legal-concerns-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-danville-city-council-abortion-ordinance_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-danville-city-council-abortion-ordinance-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ordinance also faced criticism for being unenforceable and causing confusion.<sup id="cite_ref-danville-officials-ok-ordinance-to-restrict-abortions_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-danville-officials-ok-ordinance-to-restrict-abortions-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite these concerns, the ordinance was passed, with supporters citing religious and moral reasons. The <a href="/wiki/ACLU" class="mw-redirect" title="ACLU">ACLU</a> of Illinois is evaluating next steps to challenge the unlawful ordinance, and the Attorney General's office has stated it is prepared to take appropriate action.<sup id="cite_ref-danville-abortion-ordinance-passes-despite-legal-concerns_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-danville-abortion-ordinance-passes-despite-legal-concerns-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During Williams' second term, the Quaker Oats factory, a fixture in the Danville area for 65 years, announced they would be ceasing production and closing permanently, effective June 8, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under Williams, the city made national headlines with a Wall Street Journal article criticizing Danville and other municipalities nationwide for misappropriating COVID-19 funds. Out of the $26 million received from the federal government, Danville spent approximately half on a new water park. <sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rickey_Williams_Jr.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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