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Orland Park Delinquent In Filing Audits, State Says
Orland Park fails to file audits for 2022 or 2023, first time in history the village failed this basic task
by Kathy Fenton
Orland Park has once again skirted Illinois law by failing to file financial audits for 2022 or 2023. This is the first time in history that the Village of Orland Park has been delinquent in completing this basic requirement of local governments throughout Illinois.
The Pekau Administration’s abject failure is compounded by lying about it. Inform Orland Park filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the village asking for all communication regarding the delinquency and were told none existed. However, when Inform Orland Park filed the same FOIA request with the Illinois State Comptroller, they furnished several emails from village staff acknowledging the violation.
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Independent audits give the public an accurate accounting of the fiscal actions of their local governments beyond the partisan spin so many politicians engage in. The fact the village attempted to hide this fact is troubling on many levels, among them what exactly are they hiding?
The Pekau Administration with his allied trustees, have committed village taxpayers to millions of dollars in spending in the years ahead. They apparently do not want anyone knowing just how deep a fiscal hole they are putting us in.
