What about the voters disenfranchised by the clerk?

Anybody read southtown where bob says dan ran a dirty campaign? How delusional is this guy?

No doubt it was honest mistake, but you gotta admit with everything else that's happened it just fuels the fire.

The only crook in that race was Streit. Dave has done a great job for the Oak Lawn community. Bob is totally clueless to the needs of his community. It is obvious when a write-in candidate can beat you. Bob just get off your high horse, and walk of into the sunset. Oak Lawn does not need your service any longer.

Wow, what a job by Dan. It is hard to have you and your family bad-mouthed by a person like Bob Streit. It is also hard to have people be afraid to support you in public because of the repercussions from Bob. It is hard to have people say perjury when they get Bob’s version of the fact. But it must be rewarding to do what few have done and that is to get over 49.5% of the vote as a write-in candidate. Maybe Bob will realize that he is doing a crappy job and he should look at what he calls “non-issues” and get off his butt and DO SOMETHING! Hell, maybe you would not have had to run if Bob would have done what he was elected to do in the first place.
Dan I’m proud of you and if this does not come out in your favor I am behind you in 4 years!
On a final note, this is the only comment I will make. All of the people that want to bad mount me-that’s fine. I have a real job and I am going to get back to work.
Tom Sodaro

Mr. Sodaro knew from the beginning, that the real people that circulated his petitions, where not the people who signed them as circulators'. However apparently the people that did circulate the petitions did not want to be identified for some reason or another, which shows a real lack of intestinal fortitude, on their behalf. If they felt that strongly for Mr. Sodaro or that strongly against Mr. Streit, they should stand up and be counted, instead of cowering like a bunch of cowards. That is why Politics and/or Politicians have been looked upon with disdain. It is really starting to look like no one is capable of winning any elected office without lying, cheating, stealing, whatever politicians get accused of, is because the climate of the electorate. I am willing to bet dollars to donut's if you ask a morority of the people who did in fact vote on Tuesday, why they voted for Mister or Ms. "X", they will not respond with
anything positive about Mister or Ms. "X", they will go into a bunch of negatives about the person that Mister or MS. "X" ran against. So it would appear that elections are no longer about voting for a candidate, it is more about voting against someone weather he or she is an office holder and/or a candidate to become an office holder. The reason I say all of this, is because those that feel that strongly against someone, or that strongly for someone at least that leaves some room for dialog. If nothing else to make certain is was for something truthful

If my memory serves me correctly David Heilmann, Jane Quinlan, Alex Olejniczak, Thomas Duhig & Thomas Phelan know each other prior to being elected in Oak Lawn. Apparently they sat down and decided they would run as a team, they would raise money as a team, and they would campaign as a team, and apparently made something like a Blood brother/sister type pact with each other, and won the election as well. It also appears that after being elected someone failed to remember the "PACT", and as a result there is now some inner turmoil, because of the inner turmoil it appears new allegiances' are the results. I now believe that there are now some hard feelings among some of the original team, and now the individuals from the original team, are more interested in getting even, or payback or something with each other, instead of serving the people of Oak Lawn. If I am correct in my assumptions, the elected officials are guilty of MALFEASANCE or MISFEASANCE. If you start voting yea or nay because of who brought the issue to the Board, in lieu of the fact that the issue is good or bad for the residence of Oak Lawn, I believe that is what the Law says you are guilty of. Why not tell the voters what occurred to make the team dissolve it's blood brother "Pact", so the voters can decide who stays and who goes, instead of some or all of you secretly planning or plotting the others political demise. What would be wrong with putting Oak Lawn first, in lieu of your own political ambitions ?

Bottom line is that Dan ran a straight (not streit) campaign. There was no "petition fraud"! If you don't believe it ask to see the election board final findings, Dan has a copy. I witnessed, no less than 3 times, Bob's thugs attempting to intimidate Dan while he was walking the nieghborhood. The only way to combat a "BULLY" is to stand up and not back down! That is exacly what Dan did! He faught the good fight. Even when he and his family were getting dragged through the mud, he continued to take the high road, unlike his opponent. As for "The Thugs"- "get a life"! You drive around following and "attempting" to intimidate a candidate, when there are better ways you could be spending your time. Why don't you go back to work, stand behind your cash register and give the correct amount of change. That's right, the machine gives it for you! Not much thinking to be done! Sounds right up your alley!

"Streit spent most of Tuesday sitting on a lawn chair outside the Johnson-Phelps VFW Post, greeting voters before they went inside the post to vote." Question. Was he chewing on toothpicks or his cigar at the time? He's such a classy guy.

llbean
The same can be said of Bob Streit and his supporters. He lost votes because of the vicious nature of his campaign, which was totally uncalled for.
I replied to your last post. Please give me the courtesy of answering my questions with answers not deflections. Thank you.

God bless both candidates for giving time and energy. While I support Bob I very much respect Dans attempt which was helped by low voter turnout and most if not all of Bobs base thinking there was no need to vote. Good job both men and may God bless you and your families.

...reading the statements that some people have posted here sickens me, our town is in a sad and divided state and it shows in the attitudes and opinions of some of it's people. Dan Sodaro ran against a 20 year incumbent and did an awesome job. The fact the votes are so close, proves that Oak Lawn need a change, either in who represents us or in how they do their job after getting elected.
and a final thought....The big question on everyone's minds should be why/how the Village Clerk made errors in the district boundaries and how many votes were lost?

If Dan lost by 5 votes he lost don't start bringing in district boundaries 3 votes were lost maybe the county was a fault stop looking for excuses.

UH OH
When a person decides that they are going to be a candidate for elected office, there are forms that need to be completed by the candidate him or herself. Just to name a few "Statement of Candidacy" "Loyalty Oath" "Statement of Economical Interest". Plus get the correct petitions printed for the Exact Office they seek to be elected to, and the Term of the Office, etc. Plus depending on how many signatures they need to get on the Ballot they obviously get enough PETITIONS PRINTED. There is a specific amount of time designated for which the Candidate and the volunteers can circulate the petitions prior to filing them to be considered a candidate for office. The circulates of the Petitions are usually the Candidate him/herself or the friends and relatives (VOLUNTEERS). Every Candidate after retrieving the PETITIONS from the VOLUNTEERS goes over them and makes sure they are signed properly, Notarized Properly, Numbers each sheet in the correct numerical order, etc. . It is relatively Standard Stuff and the usual and customary nomenclature for any Candidate seeking elected office.
Most Candidates seek advice from election Lawyers, prior to running for Office, during the filing process to make sure everything is filed correctly, and to make sure if you have any opponents, that they did everything correctly also, if not you file a complaint and ask for a hearing to remove them if anything was done improperly. Which it appears is what happen to Dan Sodaro. To be continued

Only one (1) of two (2) things could have occurred, either Dan Sodaro's volunteers did not want to be identified for some reason or another, or people who have an AXE to grind with Bob Streit, under the guise of helping Dan Sodaro, circulated Dan Sodaro petitions but did not want to be identified for various reasons had other people sign the petitions as if they circulated them, and as a result Dan Sodaro had to pay the price and get removed from the ballot. Politics in Cook County is definitely not a spectator sport.
It is rough and tough, sometimes even bloody. But that is because like I said earlier is people don't have any Intestinal Fortitude, I would say Cowards but that is too strong a word, but that goes to the simple fact of "People should say what they mean and mean what they say" There are numerous ways things like this happen. Someone on the Board don't like someone else on the Board, so they try to help someone else get elected, but they want to remain anonymous, because the incumbent might win. Or some outside source might want to get control of the Board, so they run people but don't want anyone to know what they are up to. It is something like these political people get married to each other for better or worse, just never forever. Someone wants more after they get there, then they did when they were plotting the original invasion, and one or more of the others decide to put that person in her or his place. The fight starts and then you pick a side. The end

Z
Thanks for the info and possibilities.

Uh Oh

You are most welcome

OK HERE WE GO- PLEASE SCROLL TO TOP OF PAGE AND CARFULLY READ BOB'S MAILER. SOUNDS HONEST, BUT THE TRUTH IS SINCE MY RESISDENCE IN HIS DISTRICT SINCE 96 ,THE MAN HAS NEVER SHOWED HIS FACE AT MY DOOR. UNTIL RECENTLY DURING THIS CAMPAIGN WHEN HE FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE THAT THE SQUARE SHAPE AT FRONT OF HOUSE IS CALLED THE FRONT DOOR. WELL AS IT TURNS OUT, THIS GUY FINALLY SHOWS UP- BUT AROUND THE HOUSE UP ON TO THE REAR DECK TO MAKE HIS PITCH,OR SO WE THOUGHT. HIS FISHING EXPEDITION OF TRICKS WAS NOT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY OR CONCERNS OF US AS RESIDENCE,BUT OF SOMTHING ELSE. WELL NOW THE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY SEE EVERY DAY ARE IGNORED AND HAVE BEEN FOR MANY YEARS. I INVITE ALL OAK LAWN RESIDENCE TO LOAD UP THE FAMILY AND DRIVE TO 99&MELVINA,MAYBE A PICNIC PERHAPS AND ENJOY WHAT BOB SAYS MATTERS TO HIM BUT DONT LET THE KIDS GET TO CLOSE!!. JUST REMEMBER YOUR NOT ON SHORE DRIVE!! CANT WAIT FOR SUMMER!!!!

NO , NEWER DECK, THIS WAS A PANIC VISIT, ABOUT THE PETITION, BUT NEVER ONCE ASKED ABOUT CONCERNS OR ISSUES WE MAY HAVE. TIME FRAME PUTS THIS ABOUT THE SAME PERIOD WHEN HIS CAREER DISSIPATION LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. THIS DISTRIC NEEDS CHANGE ,THATS ALL IM SAY'N .

Quit whining if your guy lost so be it come back in 4 years and do it again. Don't blame anyone else when you have a 16% percent turnout I don't think voters really cared about either candidate. They could care less about neighborhood meetings,email messages,how long you've lived in Oak Lawn, Who went where and who got this for the village, They are worried about keeping their houses and jobs Sad but true

TRUE THE ECONOMY IS IN POOR STATE, BUT DANGEROUS PROPERTIES ARE JUST THAT!! PERIOD!! YOU CANT CANDY-COAT SUCH MATTERS. THIS JUST DID NOT HAPPEN OVER-NGHT, WERE TALKING YEARS!!
ANY VACANT BUILDING WHICH, BY REASON OF LACK OF MAINTENANCE,ORTHE BOARDING UP OF ITS DOORS AND WINDOWS,OR OTHER REASONS,THAT HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY IN THE IMMEDIATE NEIBORHOOD. THIS ISN'T WHINING,THIS IS FACT AND THE FACT IS THE PRINCIPLE USE OF THES BUILDINGS HAS BEEN ABANDONED, AND HAS NO FUNCTION OR USE. SO WHAT YOUR SAYING IS TO RE-WRITE THIS AGAIN IN 4 YEARS IF MY GUY LOST, BECAUSE YOUR GUY CANT DOESN'T CARE??? THESE ARE BUILDINGS THAT ARE DANGEROUS, AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH EMAIL, JOBS,OR MEETINGS, BUT ARE IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART AND JUST PLAIN UNFIT FOR HABITATION. STREIT HAS HIS OFFICE LESS THAN A BLOCK AWAY, AND FOR 2 YRS THE "SAFTY" BARRIERS HAVE BEEN LAYING ON THE GROUND. THATS BECAUSE THE WALL COLLAPSED ON TO THE SIDEWALK WHICH STILL IS THERE AS YOU READ THIS.. I'M NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP ,BUT DO HAVE TO DRIVE BY THIS EVERY DAY -SAD BUT TRUE.

Oak Lawn Mom when are you going to stop drinking the kool-aid?? The petitions were tossed out because of perjury and a pattern of fraud.. not my words the words of the electoral board which by the way contained The mayor and Jerry Hurckes who ended up supporting the candidate they themselves removed from the ballot?? It didn't even matter because the write in candidate almost won anyway Which shows the voters don't care if a candidate does his petitions right or wrong. That is a bad statement concerning the politics of the present in Oak Lawn

Why can't we all just get along. The election is over. Everyone should stand around the camp fire, hold each others hand and sing Kum Bah Yah. Life is too short. If everyone used all of this pent up animosity toward a common goal for the betterment of Oak Lawn, it would have been achieved already. It is quite obvious that someone had an ulterior motive, and it is now resulted into some very hard feelings #1 and created a bigger divide #2. Which is only going to hurt the people and the Village of Oak Lawn, more then any one or two individuals in the long run. Put those petty little differences aside, roll up your sleeves and work toward the betterment of Oak Lawn, and leave those fragile humongous ego's at the front door on your way into the Village Hall. Stop the bickering and let the betterment begin.

Anyone know if Pete ever called Carol to concede?

Did Sodaro call Streit ??

That race isn't over yet but when it is, one way or the other, I'll expect li'l andy to be on an extension.

curious if anyone knows if Streit paid Andy's attorney fees yet?

Merrit, aren't you concerned about how Dan Sodaro can now afford an atty like Richard Means when he was billed 20,000 for Ancil Glink services that he never paid? Him Dawn and Lynn Craig then lied to the entire community about it claiming they coudlnt afford the legal bills when in reality they were given free legal representation. Total lies to gain pity and sympathy from the voters. Looks like it workd. How they can look in the mirror as perjurers and liars is beyond me.

Who is paying Richard Means for Dan Sodaro? Either Heilmann or Hurckes or both.

we'll have fundraisers for sodaro, scumbag.

I grew up in Oak Lawn and I have no stake in Oak Lawn politics as I moved to a place where people actually turn out to vote and, should it be warranted, changes are made. However, if any politician ever attempts to intimidate my elderly parents for not signing a petition again by confronting them on their front porch (you know who they are, now you know who I am), I can promise you that I will get involved and use every available legal means (and I have many) to ensure that his conduct is punished, publicized and ANY candidate running against him will receive more support than the politician can hope to drum up. Guaranteed. Be very careful who you attempt to intimidate, be very careful; this is about a trustee, nothing more. Too bad I found out about this yesterday, but I can assure you it won't happen again. For anyone else out there, feel free to contact the Attorney General's Office, they'd be interested. Better yet, go Federal. There'll be more on this issue. It's obvious by this blog that there are intimidation concerns. Why? It's village trustee, nothing more.

CS the perjurers who falsely signed are to blame. They fraudulantly circulated and fraudulantly signed and its unfortunate that those liars are so desparate they'd lie cheat steal and take advantage of people like your parents. Son you are blaming the wrong bunch. You yourself seem like a bully making all kinds of meaningless threats online. If you really had means you wouldn't be bragging online under a false name.

mr. takes 1 2 know 1.........if you actually read concerned son's post..........it said about NOT signing a petition.........not because they signed a petition. concerned son, can you please clarify? thanks!

How bout you QC I use my name what's yours??