A better future for orland park
Our vision for Orland Park is simple: to be the leading southwest suburb. A place you are proud to call your hometown, a community to live in and raise your family, a destination for businesses.
Orland Park for All is the path to a better future for Orland Park.
Our governing approach is also straightforward: Every day we will work towards creating the greatest good for the greatest number. We are committed to being non-partisan and focusing on Orland Park. We will listen to all points of view, get the facts, and decide how each decision helps Orland Park reach the goal above to be the go-to place in the southwest suburbss.
Respect
Treat all residents of Orland Park with the respect they deserve.
Listen
Listen with an open mind to what residents want the Village Board to focus on like public safety and recreational programs.
Improve Staff Morale
Increase staffing levels and improve the morale in the Police Department. Improve the working environment for the entire Village staff professionalism is valued and service to the public improves.
Fiscal Integrity
Better manage your tax dollars with sound financial management and real transparency and work hard to reduce the tax burden by eliminating wasteful spending.
Collaborative Solutions
Rebuild relationships with other units of government so we get more roads and major projects done, for example with state grants.
Ethics Enforcement
Create tougher ethics ordinances and enforce them, which forbids Village vendors from having any financial relationships with any Board members and requires Board members to disclose their conflicts of interest.
During our petition drive, we talked with 4,236 voters in Orland Park. They were very clear about what they wanted and what they didn’t want.
meet the candidates
We are proud Orland Park residents and accomplished professionals with a proven track record of public service. We would be honored to serve the residents of Orland Park with respect, dignity and integrity.
FOR MAYOR
Jim Dodge
FOR CLERK
Mary Ryan Norwell
FOR TRUSTEE
John Lawler
FOR TRUSTEE
Diana Lawrence
FOR TRUSTEE
Joanna M. Liotine Leafblad
CAMPAIGN COMMUNICATIONS & UPDATES
FEATURED NEWS
Dodge, 'Orland Park For All' Slate To Vie For Leadership Spots In 2025
Former trustee Jim Dodge is seeking a return to the political stage in Orland Park, having filed to run for mayor in the April 1, 2025 election. Joining Dodge on the Orland Park for All slate are Mary Ryan Norwell for clerk, and trustee candidates Dina M. Lawrence, John Lawler and Joanna M. Liotine Leafblad.
Pekau Panics Ahead of April 2025 Election, Aims to Silence Opposition
The Dark Side of Local Governance: Bullying Media and Silencing Public Opposition in Orland Park.
Pekau "Pay to Play" Fundraising Filling Campaign Coffers
Mayor Pekau has raised thousands from village vendors and license holders and a "consulting" contract for himself.
Orland Imposes New Utility Tax, Raises Sales Tax
The utility tax is expected to bring in $3.5 million to $3.9 million annually, to go toward necessary capital projects, Mayor Pekau said.
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Fact vs fiction
Pekau claims "state law" mandated he take the $150,000 annual salary
State law does not require any public official from taking a salary. In fact Jim Dodge did not take his village salary for 7 years.
Jim Dodge voted to give former Mayor McLaughlin a "$2 million pension"
Jim Dodge NEVER voted to give any public official a pension.
The village lost "$46 million on 9750"
The village did not lose money on 9750. The village made a profit of $6 million.
Pekau claims state funding was never suspended due to his malfeasance
Comptroller did suspend payments because the village failed to file audits for two years in a row.
Pekau claimed the village filed a "clean" audit for 2022
The auditor “identified certain deficiencies in internal control” of village finances.