Pekau thinks its all about him Now that the Orland Park election for trustee is over, Mayor Keith Pekau could start working to make Orland Park better with the three qualified trustees he helped to get elected, Cindy Katsenes, William Healy and Michael Milani. Instead, he just can’t seem to get past the fact that…
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Blogger, Commentary, elections, Government, Opinion, Orland Park, Politics, Suburban Chicagoland, Taxes2019 , April 2 , Carole Griffin Ruzich , Cindy Katsenes , Dan McLaughlin , election , Keith Pekau , Michael Milani , Orland Park Mayor , trustees , William Healy Pekau is way off base in starting fight with Gorman The mudslinging battle to elect three trustees in Orland Park has taken another ugly turn over the issue of vicious but anonymous robocalls as Mayor Keith Pekau widens his list of enemies by taking shots this time at Liz Gorman, the centrist populist who made…
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Blogger, Commentary, Editors Pick, elections, Government, Opinion, Orland Park, Politics, Suburban Chicagoland, Taxes2019 , April 2 , Carol Griffin Ruzich , Cindy Nelson Katsenes , Crystal Tree , Dan McLaughlin , Liz Gorman , Michael Carroll , mudslinging , Orland Park , trustee election Jim Dodge announces for Orland Park Mayor Can a perennial Republican candidate for public office like Jim Dodge win the office of Orland Park Mayor? His past elections outside of Orland Park suggest not, but his Republican base in Orland Park tells a different story. But that depends on what Republican Mayor Keith Pekau does. Pekau defeated…
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Blogger, Commentary, elections, Government, Opinion, Orland Park, Politics, Suburban ChicagolandApril 2021 , Dan McLaughlin , Democrats , Jim Dodge , Keith Pekau , mayoral election , Orland Park , Orland Parker , Paul O'Grady , politics , Republicans , trustee races Analysis: Why Pekau won and McLaughlin lost A poorly run re-election campaign by seven-term incumbent Mayor Dan McLaughlin combined with a hot-topic issue of salary and pension hikes, and a laser-focused issues campaign of a non-political challenger, Keith Pekau, running on the Republican Party banner did what no one thought could happen April 4 in Orland Park….
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Editors Pick, elections, Opinion, Orland Park, Politics, Suburban Chicagoland2017 , analysis , April 4 , Dan McLaughlin , election , Keith Pekau , Mayor , Orland Park , Suburban Chicagoland Pekau defeats McLaughlin in Orland Park mayoral race Republican challenger Keith Pekau easily unseated 23 year incumbent Dan McLaughlin as Mayor of Orland Park in a contest that focused on the mayor’s bid to boost his salary by more than 375 percent and to spike his pension from $30,000 a year to $110,000. By Ray Hanania…
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elections, News, Orland Park, Politics, Suburban ChicagolandDan McLaughlin , Dave Shalabi , election , Keith Pekau , Mayor , mayoral contest , Muslim voters , Orland Mosque , Orland Park , voters , voting Pekau says he won’t take pension benefit The high profile battle for the office of mayor of Orland Park in southwest suburban Chicago is fueled by the board’s decision to give the 23 year incumbent Mayor Dan McLaughlin a massive salary boost and huge pension after only one term in office. The salary and pension spike has…
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Pekau thinks its all about him
By Ray Hanania |
Pekau thinks its all about him Now that the Orland Park election for trustee is over, Mayor Keith Pekau could start working to make Orland Park better with the three qualified trustees he helped to get elected, Cindy Katsenes, William Healy and Michael Milani. Instead, he just can’t seem to get past the fact that…
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