Orland Election Log

UPDATE: Julie Ann Craig Calls Political Accusations 'Sour Grapes,' Says She Will Complete Questionnaire

Village board candidate Rich Kelly said non-incumbents had a hard road and wound up splitting votes. Judges at polling stations endured a slow, hungry Election Day.

Welcome to the Orland Park Patch 2011 Election Log, our main hub for all things election. From new developments to events, announcements and positions taken on issues by the candidates, we’ll be reporting up to April 5 and beyond. Bookmark the link and check in. Offer comments. And let us know if we should be aware of something. For more details about candidates, registering and polling locations, visit the 2011 Orland Park Patch Election Central database. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ April 12 10:44 a.m. Craig Reaches Out: Julie Ann Craig says she's pleased with Cook County Commissioner Liz Gorman's endorsement but dismisses the charge of bringing a political element to the Orland Park Public Library Board. "When people lose, there'…

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Resident Withdraws Objection Against Orland Park United's Candidate Slate

Andrea Williams wrote in a letter that she reluctantly withdrew her objection because the members of the electoral board signed petitions for the slate of candidates.

An Orland Park woman has withdrawn the objection she filed last week against a petition submitted by three candidates running as a slate for seats on the Orland Park Village Board in April's election. Andrea Williams delivered her withdrawal in a letter to the Orland Park Village Clerk’s Office on Friday afternoon. Assistant Village Clerk Joe LaMargo confirmed that the letter was received. In the letter, she wrote that she decided to withdraw because the three people who would have ruled on the objection had signed the petition in question. Mayor Dan McLaughlin, Village Clerk David Maher and Trustee Bernard Murphy would have served as the three-member electoral board to decide if Williams’ objection to the slate’s petition would stand or …

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Rundown, Oct. 24-30: Allan Kustok Indicted and One More Hero in the Classroom

We take a look back at the recent Kustok court hearing, hundreds braving the cold for free Chick-fil-A and a local gas chain filing for bankruptcy.

Allan Kustok spent the better part of his indictment on Monday staring at the ground as Judge Raymond Jagielski re-read the murder charge against him in connection to the death of his wife Anita "Jeanie" Kustok. Zak Kustok and his relatives were at the hearing in support and still maintain that Allan is innocent. The Smith and Wesson .357 Magnum thought to be the murder weapon is a powerful gun, capable of hunting bears. The gun, originally built as a more powerful option for police, was a strange choice for an anniversary gift in 2009. While stations remain open, Gas City filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, citing debts far past revenues.  Another established chain was ready for business on Thursday, with the Orland Park branch of Chick-fil-…

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