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Dan McLaughlin:
Career Politician for 32 Years, and Now He Wants More
Keith Pekau:
Political Outsider, Public Servant, and Decorated Combat Veteran
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Career Politician for 32 Years, and Now He Wants More
Political Outsider, Public Servant, and Decorated Combat Veteran
Doing What’s Best for Career Politicians and Their Allies
Doing the Right Thing for Orland Park Residents and Small Businesses
Hiked His Salary a Whopping 275%, Tried to Hike His Pension $2.1 Million on Top of His Current $1 Million Pension
Lowered His Salary Back Down to $40,000 Per Year, Refused the Pension and Eliminated Lavish Pension Benefits for Orland Park Elected Officials,
8 Terms in Elected Offices, Seeking a 9th
Instituted Term Limits with 89% Voter Support
No Village Transparency
Increased Village Transparency – All meetings on Video and Audio
Lost Village’s Largest Employer for 6 Decades Costing Over 950 Jobs; Drove Out Multiple Successful Businesses in the Triangle to Build Publicly Funded Housing Project; Wants to Destroy Orland Square Mall to Build More Apartments
Brought Over 500 New Businesses to Orland Park the Last 4 Years; Protecting Orland Square Mall and Redeveloping the Triangle; Developing the I-80 Corridor, Enhancing Our Downtown, and Diversifying Our Economy
Led the Village Towards a Fiscal Cliff with Depleted Reserves, an Unbalanced Budget, and Out-of-Control Spending; Exploded Village Debt from $12 million in 1998 to $111 million in 2016
Cut Operating Expenses by 13.9%, Including Reducing Staff by 9.5% While Improving Services; Paid Down $37 million in Debt and Rebuilt Village Reserves; Lowered Property Taxes By 3%
Years of Underinvestment Leading to Over 40% of Village Roads in Poor or Very Poor Condition; Only Improved 1 Park Every 2 Years
Over the Past 2 Years, Increased Road Resurfacing from Just 9 Road Regions to 32; Instead of Only Refurbishing 1 Park, Made Major Improvements to 7 Neighborhood Parks & John Humphrey Complex, Resurfaced 8 Tennis and 10 Basketball courts, and Installed 7 Pavilions
Advocated for Extreme Approach of Completely Shutting Down Orland Park for Months and Fining People Who Don’t Wear Masks
Leading Orland Park Through the Pandemic with a Balanced, Data-Driven Approach that Protects Lives and Livelihoods
Paid for by People Over Politics.
A copy of our report filed with the State Board of Elections is (or will be) available on the Board’s official website (www.elections.il.gov) or for purchase from the State Board of Elections, Springfield, Illinois.