April elections bring in new boards and councils in May.
For the first part of the month, area communities have been seeing new and familiar people raising their right hands, repeating after judges and other dignitaries, stating their names and promising to uphold the sanctity of their position.
The Southland communitiesâ boards are just settling in after all the April 6 votes were certified by the officials in Cook and Will Counties.
Here is a look at highlights of some of the area municipal races.
Orland Park
Mayor Keith Pekau and former Mayor Dan McLaughlin had a lively and heated election filled with mailers sent to residents seemingly on a daily basis.
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· Taking down and boxing Christmas lights
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· General pick-up around the lot (fallen tree branches, leaves, etc.) The homeowners don t need to worry about interacting with the volunteers, said Dan McLaughlin, who will lead one of the crews. We ll bring our own equipment, trash bags and step ladders. We ll also be masked up to keep everyone safe. This service day is not exclusive to seniors. We know some residents have been compromised during the pandemic and are still bouncing back to full health. In talking to some of my own neighbors, I know they value someone lending a hand from time to time.