After reviewing the initial batch of Tinley Park Village Board meeting packets on the Harmony Square development, Tinley Park's Harmony Square deal shares many of the red flags seen in Michael Madigan’s corruption schemes:
- TIF funds benefiting specific developers & businesses
- Lack of competitive bidding
- Sudden budget changes without transparency
- Potential pay-to-play dynamics
With accusations of Mayor Glotz leveraging power for personal financial gain, this warrants deeper investigation into:
- Whether competing businesses were shut out of the process.
- Political donations & financial ties between the developer, Mayor Glotz, and board members.
- Who is approving the developer’s reimbursements?
BOTTOM LINE: The conditions are ripe for corruption. If an investigation reveals any direct financial ties or quid-pro-quo arrangements, this could become another Illinois pay-to-play scandal.
