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When it comes to voting on property tax referendums, the few decide for the many

Posted on May 2, 2025May 2, 2025 By Ray Hanania No Comments on When it comes to voting on property tax referendums, the few decide for the many
When it comes to voting on property tax referendums, the few decide for the many

When it comes to voting on property tax referendums, the few decide for the many There are two types of referendums — binding and advisory. The government is legally required to act on binding referendum results. Advisory referendums aren’t legally binding and are often used to measure public opinion before making a governmental decision. That…

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Press Release: Orland Park should suspend TIF district plans until they release delinquent financial audits 

Posted on August 29, 2024August 31, 2024 By Ray Hanania 4 Comments on Press Release: Orland Park should suspend TIF district plans until they release delinquent financial audits 
Press Release: Orland Park should suspend TIF district plans until they release delinquent financial audits 

Press Release: Orland Park should suspend TIF district plans until they release delinquent financial audits  Orland Park, IL — Plans by Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau to create three TIF districts to address “blighted land developments” should be put on hold until after he releases two delinquent financial audits detailing the true nature of the…

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Realtors twisting facts on Home Rule referendum

Posted on March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Realtors twisting facts on Home Rule referendum
Realtors twisting facts on Home Rule referendum

Realtors twisting facts on Home Rule referendum By Ray Hanania If you live in many of the Southwest suburbs, you might be receiving election mailers from the powerful realtors association urging voters to vote NO on referenda that would give local communities Home Rule powers. The realtors don’t like it because Home Rule gives local…

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Pekau silences accountability to expand his political power

Posted on February 27, 2023February 27, 2023 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Pekau silences accountability to expand his political power
Pekau silences accountability to expand his political power

Pekau silences accountability to expand his political power By Ray Hanania Mayor Keith Pekau has launched a campaign to silence his critics and expand his power by reducing accountability in Orland Park, the largest municipality between Chicago and Joliet. His most recent effort to expand power is to remove Orland Park from the “confines” of…

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Former Orland Park Asst Village Manager analyzes misguided referendum to eliminate Managerial form of government 

Posted on February 23, 2023April 27, 2025 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on Former Orland Park Asst Village Manager analyzes misguided referendum to eliminate Managerial form of government 
Former Orland Park Asst Village Manager analyzes misguided referendum to eliminate Managerial form of government 

Former Orland Park Asst Village Manager analyzes misguided referendum to eliminate Managerial form of government  Video of former Orland Park assistant village manager discusses the referendum to eliminate the village managerial form of government proposed by controversial Mayor Keith Pekau. In a political move, Pekau introduced an ordinance to replace the managerial form of government…

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EXCLUSIVE: Pekau has already decided to move ahead and eliminate the Village Manager form of government

Posted on February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 By Ray Hanania 1 Comment on EXCLUSIVE: Pekau has already decided to move ahead and eliminate the Village Manager form of government
EXCLUSIVE: Pekau has already decided to move ahead and eliminate the Village Manager form of government

EXCLUSIVE: Pekau has already decided to move ahead and eliminate the Village Manager form of government Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau may not wait to find out if the voters agree with him to vote out the Village Managerial Form of Government in the April 4 , 2023 election referendum. He’s already introduced the ordinance…

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Nothing Fair about the so-called “Fair Tax”

Posted on October 18, 2020July 13, 2021 By Ray Hanania 2 Comments on Nothing Fair about the so-called “Fair Tax”
Nothing Fair about the so-called “Fair Tax”

Nothing Fair about the so-called “Fair Tax” When you have to label something as “Fair,” it usually means that it is lacking that quality. There is nothing “fair” about the Fair Tax. Have you ever known government to end a “temporary” tax, or return tax money that has been collected for special time-length projects like…

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“Fair Tax” approved by Illinois House, now goes to voters

Posted on May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 By Ray Hanania No Comments on “Fair Tax” approved by Illinois House, now goes to voters
“Fair Tax” approved by Illinois House, now goes to voters

“Fair Tax” approved by Illinois House, now goes to voters Leaders Also Announce Property Tax Relief Task Force As Part of Fair Tax; Bipartisan, Bicameral Task Force to Make Recommendations for Property Tax Relief. The “Fair Tax” law will be presented to Illinois Voters in a binding referendum in the November 2020 elections Governor JB…

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Orland Park sidesteps the will of the people

Posted on October 25, 2016September 28, 2018 By Ray Hanania No Comments on Orland Park sidesteps the will of the people

Orland Park sidesteps the will of the people The Orland Park Board approved a plan to significantly increase Mayor McLaughlin’s salary 375 percent from what it was (a 275 percent increase). But the board action ignores the rights of the village’s taxpayers and voters. Oct. 20, 2016 Des Plaines Valley News, The Regional, The Reporter…

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