Orland Park Mayor Pekau Joins Illinois Mayors in DC

ORLAND PARK, IL (March 1, 2018) — On Thursday, February 22, Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau joined 45 Illinois mayors and representatives of the Illinois Municipal League in Washington, D.C. to attend the “Mayors of Illinois White House Conference.”

The conference was held to discuss issues of importance to municipalities.

“We were very impressed with the outreach, which is new to the federal government and implemented with this administration,” Pekau said. “I was impressed with the efforts to streamline government, reduce regulations and bring an outside perspective to federal government.”

The conference was held to build working relationships between mayors and high-ranking officials within the federal government. Mayors met with senior administration officials from the White House and agency liaisons from the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Housing and Urban Development.

“The White House Conference was an important opportunity for local elected officials from Illinois to make connections in Washington and articulate the needs and concerns of their communities,” said Brad Cole, Illinois Municipal League Executive Director. “The relationships we are building ensure that we have a strong, unified voice at the federal level.”

The group discussed issues on the Illinois Municipal League (IML) Federal Legislative Agenda, which is available online at legislative.iml.org, including the federal infrastructure plan that was released earlier in February.