#orland park

[eightiesandninetiesforever]

Omni Superstore, Orland Park, IL [1980s]

Source: Market, Supermarket & Hypermarket Design by Martin M. Pegler [1990]

[tomorrowusa]

Blue Illinois held local elections last Tuesday. Overall, the Land of Lincoln got even bluer.

Lost in Tuesday's national news of Elon Musk's defeat in Wisconsin and the serious GOP shrinkage in two Florida US House districts, Republicans suffered significant defeats in local elections in Illinois. Notably, the GOP-backed incumbent mayor of Aurora, the state's second largest city, was upset by a pro-Dem candidate.

Illinois GOP suffered major election losses in suburbs that are critical for its rebuilding effort

“There was a broad rejection of what Donald Trump and the Republican Party stands for, and Illinois Democrats had perhaps one of the best nights we’ve ever had,” Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said on an unrelated press call Wednesday from Mexico, where he is leading a state trade mission. Statewide, the Illinois Democratic Party said it backed 280 candidates in Tuesday’s election and 222, or 79% of them, were victorious. The governor attributed the results in Illinois to both organization among state Democrats and broader national pushback against Trump administration policies and government cuts being spearheaded by Trump-aligned billionaire Elon Musk. “The anger is felt in Illinois, as it is across the entire country, and that did play a role, there’s no doubt, in turnout and in the actual results,” he said of the government-cutting actions of Trump and Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

A lot of these elections are technically nonpartisan, though that doesn't stop local party organizations from backing specific candidates.

In one election which got a disproportionate amount of attention, a far right MAGA supporter was defeated by an old school mainstream Republican.

Two-term Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, a Republican, was defeated by Democrat-backed John Laesch to lead the state’s second largest city. In Orland Park, two-term Mayor Keith Pekau, a supporter of far-right elements of the state GOP, was ousted by more moderate Republican Jim Dodge. Both Irvin and Pekau, building off their past municipal election successes, had previously sought higher office — Irvin as a candidate for the GOP nomination for governor and Pekau seeking a congressional seat — only to be defeated in those bids before losing Tuesday.

In the 20th century, suburban DuPage County was solidly Republican. It is becoming increasingly reliably Democratic.

Democratic victories in the eastern side of DuPage County tell much of the tale. Addison Township — which includes suburbs such as Addison, Wood Dale, Bensenville and Itasca — once had one of the most powerful vote-getting operations in the region. Home to past U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde and former Illinois Senate President James “Pate” Philip, Addison Township was flipped from Republican to Democrat in Tuesday’s elections, including the ousting of GOP Supervisor Dennis Reboletti, a former state lawmaker, according to unofficial results. In neighboring York Township, home to former one-term Illinois House speaker and longtime GOP leader Lee Daniels of Elmhurst, the GOP lost the race for township supervisor and highway commissioner as well as trustees. Further west in DuPage’s Milton Township, home to the county seat and the once-conservative bastion of Wheaton, voters swapped out the Republican leadership for Democrats. The county’s Democratic chair, Reid McCollum, called the voting “a profound statement,” adding that he expects Democrats will win all 49 contested township races across the county.

Illinoisan Pat Brady, one of the few remaining anti-MAGA members of the Republican National Committee had harsh words about his party's leader.

[T]he Trump nonsense does not work in Illinois, certainly not statewide,” Brady said. “The guy at the top, he’s just out of control with tariffs, incorporating Greenland, everything. I think there’s a lot of insecurity and fear, quite honestly, about what this president’s going to do,” he said. “And that translates to how the Republican brand has been so diminished by him. I’m not sure if it can be fixed, but it can’t be by a Trumpian candidate based in Illinois.”

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december, 1975.

[iww-gnv]

Tar Fumes Sicken Staff, Students; OSHA Investigates D135 Roof Work

Work at D135's Centennial School is under investigation by state agencies, after staff and students experienced exposure symptoms.

ORLAND PARK, IL — Roofing at Orland District 135's Centennial School is under investigation, after some staff and students reportedly fell ill from tar fumes. The work took place at the school, 14101 Creek Crossing Dr., earlier this week, while school was in session. Some students and staff complained of symptoms related to exposure to the fumes, told to Patch as including headaches, light-headedness, dry/scratchy throats, nausea, vision issues, and dry/itchy/burning eyes.

[highways-are-liminal-spaces]

Wildflowers in Orland Grassland, Illinois

Taken August, 2021

[captaincannabliss420]

Throwback to the Journeys backyard BBQ when me and my friends Andrew and Doddy smoked with NeverShoutNever.

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@orlandothings

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[aryburn-trains]

N&W GP40 1371 Orland Park, IL Last Run

There was a huge turnout at Orland Park back on Friday, July 27, 1979 for the last run of N&W equipment on the commuter train between Orland and Chicago. Well, maybe it wasn't that big a turnout... The next Monday brought F40PH's and Bi-levels to this old depot, and I'm sure that's when the riders celebrated.