Keith Pekau ousted 24 year incumbent mayor in Orland Park
As in all elections, there were winners and losers – with some campaigns more raucous than others.
Liberty Principles PAC's $150,000 campaign ad investment in taking down longtime Orland Park Mayor Dan McLaughlin paid off, as challenger businessman Keith Pekau won with 54 percent of the vote.
Mayor Mickey Straub was re-elected in Burr Ridge.
Mayor Richard Hill was re-elected in Round Lake Beach:
Attorney Richard Irvin will be Aurora's new mayor:
And if you're wondering about how Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar fared with his public support of Donald Trump last year, it's not official for two weeks, but it appears he survived a tough challenge, winning by only 106 votes:
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