Thursday, May 2, 2013
Martin McGill and Glenn Michalek noted disagreements with fellow board members over the last two years, but also acknowledged the board’s ability to come together.
Glenn Michalek and Martin McGill served as Orland Fire Protection District board trustees for the last time on April 23. Both were presented with “appreciation of service” awards at the meeting, and spoke highly of district staff and firefighters. “I want to thank you for letting me be a part of your family these years,” McGill said. “The administrative staff was always there when I needed you.” McGill also thanked the Orland Fire chiefs for keeping the district “headed in the right direction” and offered “best wishes” to the remaining trustees. Michalek, a former firefighter, also thanked chiefs, administrative staff and firefighters, noting “firefighters have always been close to my heart.” “Board, I won’t say never, but we don’t see eye…
Sunday, April 14, 2013
In the past week, you may have missed stories about lightning causing fires, a tragic end to a young man’s life, another sex crime lawsuit, a drug bust outside a motel, income taxes and others in Orland Park and nearby.
MONDAY Frankfort Doctor Buried in Sex Lawsuits Sued by Another Woman A Frankfort doctor facing felony sex charges and four civil suits was sued a fifth time. Search for Missing College Student Ends in Lake Family never gave up hope for finding Jim Sylvester, 21, aunt says. TUESDAY Orland Park 2013 Spring Election Results The polls are closed, the votes are in and winners have been decided. Find out who won for Orland Park Village, Orland Fire, Orland Library, D135, D230, D146, D140 and Moraine Valley board races. Board Members Clash Over Park School Incident and More (Live Blog) Read our live blog transcript to find out the heated exchange between board members following an incident that resulted in two resignations and three firings. …
Area voters reported little to no wait at polling places during Tuesday's local election.
On Tuesday, 18.8 percent of voters made it out to the polls in suburban Cook County to vote in this year's local election, according to the Cook County Clerk's website. While the turnout was higher than other area counties, it was an average turnout for a local election in Cook County. Since 2005, turnout in Cook County has ranged from as low as 16.7 percent of voters casting their ballot in 2011 to as high as 27 percent voting in 2005. Comparably speaking, during last fall's presidential election, 70.7 percent of registered voters made it to the polls in suburban Cook County. Cook County voters reported little to no wait at the polls on Tuesday. Other counties also reported a low turnout during Tuesday's election. In nearby Will …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Diane Jennings and Catherine Morrisey-Lebert were re-elected to the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees Tuesday.
The Orland Park Public Library board will remain unchanged for at least the next two years. As of early Wednesday morning, all 51 precincts showed vote totals that placed Diane Jennings and Catherine Morrisey-Lebert back on the Orland Park Public Library Board of Trustees for the next six years. “I am very grateful to everyone who worked on the campaign with us,” Jennings said. “We are right in the midst of doing some major updating of technological aspects, updated self-checkout and building up our ebooks collection, and I am glad to be sticking around so we can do that.” View Patch’s Orland Park Election Results table for a rundown of the votes. Morrisey-Lebert said along with building up the library’s ebook collection beyond …
Friday, April 12, 2013
James Dodge, Brad O’Halloran and Kathy Fenton were all re-elected to the Orland Park Village Board of Trustees.
The Orland Park Village Board will remain exactly the same as the last two years after Tuesday’s election. As of early Wednesday morning, all 51 precincts showed vote totals that place James Dodge, Brad O’Halloran and Kathy Fenton as the winning candidates for the Orland Park Village Board. “We all care about Orland Park deeply,” Dodge said. “The people of Orland Park said we’re going to put these guys back in office, so I thank them. You’ll see me continue to bang on the drum to open up more channels of communication with our residents.” Fenton said the results are proof that the residents are happy with the current administration. “I appreciate their continued support and confidence in what we’ve done,” she said. “We are concerned about …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
With all 53 precincts reporting, John Brudnak and Jayne Schirmacher have been elected to the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees.
A fire commissioner and newcomer joined the Orland Fire Protection District board, unseating two incumbents following Tuesday’s election. As of early Wednesday morning, all 53 precincts showed vote totals that place John Brudnak, who now serves as an Orland Fire Commissioner, and Jayne Schirmacher as the new additions to the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees. “I am very thankful for the ones who came out to vote,” Brudnak said. “We just want to keep it moving forward. There are a lot of positive things going on with the new chief and other aspects. We still need to get spending under control and work more efficiently, but we are not going to take anything away from firefighters. We’ll run things close to the vest and reduce…
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
With all 28 precincts reporting, Amy Connolly, Julie Jackson, Denis Ryan and John J. Carey have been re-elected to the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education.
While two slates, both including newcomers, ran for the D146 board, the incumbents all won re-election. As of Wednesday morning, all 28 precincts are showing vote totals that place Amy Connolly, Julie Jackson, Denis Ryan and John J. Carey as trustees on the Community Consolidated School District 146 Board of Education. Connolly described the win as bittersweet since it didn’t include her slate partner Tim Frederickson. “The incumbents are all returning, which is surprising, but it says to me that the people are happy with the job we are doing,” Connolly said. Ryan said he was pleased with the election results, and looks forward to pursuing further technological advances in the school district. “One of the goals is to have the grade schools…
With all 43 precincts reporting, Michael Carroll, Sandra Kulak, Laura Berry and Michael Maratea have been elected to the Orland School District 135 Board of Education.
Four new candidates took the places of three incumbents on Orland School District 135’s Board of Education. As of early Wednesday morning, all 43 precincts are showing vote totals that place Michael Carroll, Sandra Kulak, Laura Berry and Michael Maratea as the new members on the Orland School District 135 Board of Education, unseating Ann Gentile, Tom Cunningham and Mary Bragg. “Winning four out of the four seats is a clear message that the residents of District 135 were not happy with the state of affairs,” said Carroll. “We have heard that everyone who works there is afraid that they might lose their job at any time. That whole culture of fear and bullying will stop May 7.” Carroll said two orders of business will be on his mind when …
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
The polls are closed, the votes are in and winners have been decided. Find out who won for Orland Park Village, Orland Fire, Orland Library, D135, D230, D146, D140 and Moraine Valley board races.
The 2013 Consolidated Election is over, and the results are in. Take a look back at all of our election coverage from the past few weeks, and our election central page. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - There are plenty of ways to keep up on local news:
Patch's guide to the 2013 local election on Tuesday, April 9, including candidate biographies and issue stances, voting information, polling locations and more.
Election Day is Tuesday, April 9. Election Central Orland Park is your guide to the ballot contests that affect the Orland area. Starting 7 p.m. Tuesday night, return to this post for live updates as polling results are tallied in our live blog. We will then publish a chart of the tentative vote totals from Tuesday's election as soon as enough votes are in. Join us and weigh in on the races. Patch will be out at the polls throughout the day. Check back for our updates: Updated 2:11 p.m. April 9 Turnout for two Orland Park precincts remains low despite polls being open for more than 7 hours. Precincts 10 and 37 are reporting turnout in the double digits for total amount of ballots cast. Combined, the two precincts account for more than 2100…
Joe Swanson
3:45 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
It was way over due that these two should go. Every time it came to raising a already high budget they did. The new Trustees along with the three remaining can now make more progress with cleaning up Maher's mess. more ›