Policies and procedures, as has been clearly demonstrated over the last 3 years of board bickering, are either trifles that mean nothing in the big Village picture or are meaningful, legal tools to help save the Village money and get more business accomplished. Unfortunately, that makes them a political tool to be used as convenient. It's clear that some money was given away and not accounted for. I doubt that someone pulling Mr Phelan aside and saying, "Tom, we need to document and control this free food thing" would have accomplished anything, but I hate to see 20 grand get spent on an audit.

It's politics. And if Mr Phelan and the others on his side were more skilled at that game, they would be utilizing similar strategies.

Andy, the Audit cost $13,500 according to the story. The manager spent another 5K trying to get around the FOIA laws. By the way, how do you know the audit said nothing? It isn't on the patch!
Who are you sleeping with?

Because like trustee Streit,The Mayor is a hypocrite,do as I say not as I do. The Mayor was against using taxpayer funds fo" political investigations" of course when they were against him now he remains silent when his new best Buddy Bob Streit launches a $20,000 audit which reveals nothing, but ripping on Dave's enemy trustee Phelan. Before you say anything " Bob " I worked for Streit for 20 years and I campagned for Dave before. I know more about these two guys than anybody,they have the loyalties of pit vipers..

Andy now admits that the investigation of the mayor was "political". That should be a story lorraine!

Andy,
Are they snakes because they wouldn't give you a job with the village when you "left" Walgreens? Transparency for everyone, yes! Hypocricy for nobody, yes?

Andy
Were you a roofer? I don't think you worked for Streit for twenty years because I own property right down the street and you never knocked on my door. You never stood outside the polling place all day because I would have saw you. What work did you do? Oh, wait a minute, you mean the work of going to board meetings and making a fool of yourself. Didn't you do that for yourself and not Streit or Dave?

Hey listen Streit tell Your Buddy Dennis Brennan to stop writing your material for you. I never asked for a job period. You know I am disabled, You and Dave are snakes because you guys hate each other yet you cut deals that hurt us the taxpayers of Oak Lawn and the people who have supported you for years Bob. You have turned your back on all your friends and volunteers just to make a quick buck for your buddies. I seem to remember you asking if I wanted a job with the village I told you no way. I don't owe anybody anything in the village and you know it..

Don't you love it when guys who get fired from their jobs claim they have a "disability". Gee, who pays for that disability check? I'm thinking it is the taxpayers!

Hey Brennan get off the this site man you don't even live in Oak Lawn or should I say Neighborhood guy. You have have to write better speeches for Bob when he comes to the meetings,they really are falling flat. Den, you know I worked on Bob's campaigns, You were there right with me at the polls and the campagin office!!!

Typical Brennan smear job, I worked 28 years it is called Social Security disability I paid into it for 28 years??Remember the hammer job you did on Heilmann and Sodaro last year?? This blog post sure sounds a lot like the ones you and Bob sent out last year I should know I was there

Candy A,
I doubt anyone, especially Streit and Brennan, would let you in on the real strategy work. Sure, you can be the objector in a petition challenge but I doubt they would be dumb enough to include you in any real political discussions. Now please tell us all how you collect social security disability. We are amazed that someone who is healthy enough to use a computer and healthy enough to attend meetings can have the absolute stones to collect social security disability that was designed for really disabled people. Is it a mental disability? Because that would explain it.

does anyone know why Andy always thinks he knows who he is talking to? He throws out names and expects everyone to know these people. How many times has he addressed people as "Dave" or said that Qc was some fireman. Now he refers to someone we don't even know. Of course, he never wants to come clean on his "secret life". Living off the government, claiming a disability, and moving his jaws up and down. We can't even see Tom's Hands in the puppet Andy. If his buddy, the editor, wasn't letting him write uninformed and biased "articles", he could spend more time getting rid of the 200 pounds of disability. It's easier to take the money that should go the blind man or the woman who can't work because of a real mental disease. Hypocritical republican?

Tommy's waitresses in the parking lot in 2006? That sounds interesting. What the deal on that?

You too Dennis and Bob

If that's true then why did Phelan take credit for the increase in FOG attendance and revenues at several of the board meetings?

Bob is actually the one who spends 10 minutes of the meeting slapping his back for the special events that he is the Liason for now.. Phelan didn't brag as much as Bob has done in 6 months... and he was on it for 7 years

The point is Phelan took credit for the FOG event and Chad's name never came up. If he took credit for the event then he has to take responsibility for it too.

Special Events Director Mentions:
Page 1 Zero
Page 2 Zero
Page Three. Paragraph 1 "Special Events Commitee" mentioned Twice to create procedure for the handling of Food Vouchers.
Assistant to Special Events coordinator mentioned: "Tickets 1 through 100 provided to Deeanne Adasiak with the notation, "To Dee For Tom Phelan" and that tickets 1001 through 1780 were also provided to Deanne, with the same notation". It noted in Paragraph 4 that the accounting for these tickets could not be accounted for..... HMMMM Andy.. I guess Trustee Phelan may have some explaining to do.... I do see MR Phelans name all over this document.
Page four no mention of Chad
Page Five No mention. I'll read the rest latter I'm at work now.. so a third of the way through and no mention..
Check Your Self Andy you are getting fact checked...

Candy Andy is back! I think you owe Candy Andy an apology. How dare you call him a leech just because he's an able bodied "man?" who can work but instead collects a social security disability check. The disability? Who knows. When it comes to Tom he sees no evil, hears no evil, speaks no evil. Is that a disability Doc? We call it stupidity where I come from

Didn't you used to say I did that with Bob?? Make up your minds!! You were a great lawyer and Judge Mr. Page

Joe once again here are facts.... Mr. Weiler is the special events director Mr Weiler has not been at a board meeting since May when before he used to attend all board meetings as the other dept. heads do. That month of May was when Mr. Streit took over as liason for special events committee and started launching political attacks on Mr. Phelan. Mr. Streit attacks the village treasurer more than once at meetings and nothing is said . Mr Weiler's name is brought up during Fall on the Green discussions and the Mayor says " he's not here to defend himself can't talk about it " Good excuse isn't it?? If The Mayor and Bob want to blame Phelan for everything, why don't the also include the person who ran the day to day operations of the special events Mr. Weiler?? Because Mr. Weiler is a longtime friend and political hire by Mayor Heilmann?? The Village never even had the paid position of Buisiness development/Special events director until it was created for Jim Webb back in the coalition party majority days in 2003-2004 It was a patronage job then it still is now.. Fact check that Joe

I LIKED those stop signs :)

stuck in a time warp? Perhaps that is the disability. Shame on you sir! A "healthy some what able bodied man who never left home and now sucks off the government teet while complaining about the waste in government. Tell us your disability. A wig may take care of it or perhaps the little blue pill. Don't be shy open up and let us all know. We deserve transparency mr. Appeals Board Member. As a public official you owe us the truth

When you claim you are a taxpayer to support your rants, yet you live in Daddy's house and live off a social security disability check, transparency demands that Andy come clean on this issue. How can we ever trust him again?

Fred do you think the village manager has been promised to Bob if the mayor wins? I've wondered what brought Bob into the little coalition they have. Or were you suggesting maybe a promise to Phelan if Bury wins? Interesting thought. It's a fulll-time position but it does pay well.