Orland Park Mayor’s excessive spending on outside legal fees

Orland Mayor Keith Pekau spent nearly $300,000 on legal fees to fight the release of public information in battles with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. Pekau is the antithesis of transparency

Feb 26, 2025

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By Ray Hanania

FREE/Orland Park, Legal Fees, Keith Pekau, FOIA denials/Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025

Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau doesn’t believe he needs to be accountable to taxpayers who pay his salary, which is why he attacks anyone (including me) who demands explanations of how he spends taxes.

He bullies people. Calls critics and political rivals names. …

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