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Dodge easily unseats Pekau in Orland Park
In a thrilling election night, the citizens of Orland Park have spoken with a clear and resounding voice, electing Jim Dodge as their new mayor. In a heartfelt address to supporters at his campaign...
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Republicans win majority of Orland Township posts
Orland Township will have a decidedly Republican look when new officers take office in May.With all but one precinct reporting, incumbent Supervisor Paul O’Grady won re-election as leader of the Orland...
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Forest View elects David Liska as mayor
Forest View’s current mayor, Nancy Miller is stepping down when her term is up next month, and current Trustee David Liska will take her seat.Liska finished ahead of fellow Trustee Maria Ramirez in...
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Palos Heights Mayor Straz wins overwhelming victory
After a decisive victory in Tuesday’s Palos Heights mayoral race, incumbent Robert Straz is gearing up for another term with overwhelming support from the community. Complete but unofficial results...
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Daemicke, Clifford win re-election in Palos Heights
The results of Palos Heights’ municipal election are in, and the community has spoken. Incumbent Treasurer James Daemicke secured another term, and Alderman Jack Clifford was re-elected to serve...
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Burke wins second term as Evergreen Park mayor
Kelly Burke will return as mayor of Evergreen Park after recording a resounding victory over Bill Lorenz in the general election Tuesday night.With 12 of 12 precincts reporting, unofficial totals had...
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Summit voters favor non-binding ballot questions
Voters in the Village of Summit were in favor of two questions on Tuesday’s ballot as village officials were looking for their input.One was: Shall the Village of Summit Issue Bonds to obtain...
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Dodge, Orland Park For All sweep village elections
As he made his way around Bliss Banana Café moments after he declared victory Tuesday night, Jim Dodge was greeted by several people saying “congratulations, Mr. Mayor.” “That sounds okay,” he said....
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Pekau says voters ‘get the government they deserve’ after loss
Keith Pekau didn’t sugarcoat it.“I got shellacked,” he said.The two-term mayor of Orland Park was beaten soundly 57.09% to 42.91% by former longtime trustee Jim Dodge in Cook County, according to the...
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Countryside incumbents roll to easy wins
Countryside voters evidently don’t like change and are happy with the way things are.Faced with races in each ward, they gave four-year terms to the three incumbents by impressive margins Tuesday.“I’m...
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