Paul O'Grady Backed Orland Township Together Slate Wins Election

ORLAND TOWNSHIP, IL — The Orland Residents For Responsible Government Slate, backed by Supervisor candidate Scott Kaspar, has conceded in the Orland Township race. Incumbent Supervisor Paul O'Grady and his Orland Township Together slate of candidates will claim the township board.

The ORRG released a Facebook statement late Wednesday morning thanking their supporters.

"To our thousands of supporters who shared our vision for Orland Township and voted for the Orland Residents for Responsible Government slate, we are grateful for and humbled by your support," the statement reads. "Together we will continue to push for accountability and transparency in our local government, to make Orland Township better for everyone. We wish the Orland Township Together slate great success in the new term."

With all 75 precincts counted for, O'Grady received 69.18 percent (10,851) of the vote, while Kaspar received 30.82 percent (4,835). There were a total of 16,691 in the Orland Township Supervisor race. Incumbent Orland Township Clerk Cindy Murray and Assessor Richard Kelly ran unopposed.

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The winners in the trustee race include incumbents Patrick Feldner, John Lynch, Maria Sanfilippo, along with candidate Michael Maratea. The Orland Residents for Responsible Government slate — which includes candidates Andrea Bowles, William Keefer, Lora Kreczmer and Joseph Solek — were not elected. The slate did not have any candidates for Assessor or Clerk.

For Highway Commissioner, Antonio Rubino, Orland Township Trustee, is facing off against incumbent Brian Younker, who ran as a write-in candidate. As of Tuesday night, Rubino's results are the only ones shared in the race for Highway Commissioner.

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Orland Township residents voted "yes" to three different referenda on the ballot. The referenda were written as followed:

• Shall the terms of office for those persons elected to the offices of township supervisor, township trustee, township clerk, township assessor, and township highway commissioner in Orland Township at the April 6, 2021 consolidated election and at each election for any of such offices thereafter, be limited such that no person so elected may serve more than three (3) full four (4) year terms in the same office for terms beginning after the passage of this referendum?
• Should the U.S. Congress pass legislation to place a carbon fee on fossil fuel producers, where the money collected from those fees is divided equally among all Americans, incentivizing businesses and consumers to reduce climate destructing emissions, transition to clean energy, and protect our economic well-being?
• Should Orland Township petition the Illinois Department of Public Health to become a designated immunization site for when the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine becomes available?

Background

Two slates of candidates and a write-in are all hoping to claim Orland Township spots on Election Day.

O'Grady's Orland Township Together Party slate included:

• Paul O'Grady — Orland Township Supervisor Candidate: Paul O'Grady
• Maria Sanfilippo — Orland Township Together Candidate: Maria Sanfilippo
• Patrick Feldner — Orland Township Together Candidate: Patrick Feldner
• John Lynch — Orland Township Together Candidate: John Lynch
• Michael Maratea — Orland Township Together Candidate: Michael Maratea
• Antonio Rubino — Orland Township Together Candidate: Antonio Rubino
• Rich E. Kelly — Orland Township Together Candidate: Rich E. Kelly
• Cindy Murray — Orland Township Together Candidate: Cindy Murray

The Orland Residents for Responsible Government and its slate of candidate backed by Scott Kaspar include:

• Scott R. Kaspar — Meet Orland Township Supervisor Candidate: Scott R. Kaspar
• Lora Kreczmer — Orland Residents For Responsible Government's: Lora Kreczmer
• Andrea Bowles — Orland Residents For Responsible Government: Andrea Bowles
• Joseph J. Solek — Orland Residents For Responsible Government: Joseph J. Solek
• William Keefer — Orland Residents For Responsible Government: William Keefer

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Check back later for more results in the Orland Township race.