Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz faces a reelection challenge from a former labor leader affiliated with the Park District’s project at the former state mental health center.
Running with Glotz on the One Tinley Park ticket are Village Clerk Nancy O’Connor and trustees William Brady, Dennis Mahoney and Colleen Sullivan.
Glotz, elected in April 2021, is a member of Operating Engineers Local 150.
Brady was first elected in 2017 and Mahoney and Sullivan in April 2021. O’Connor was appointed village clerk in January 2022 and elected in April 2023.
Michael Maloney heads the Tinley Together ticket, running with clerk candidate Cynthia “Cindy” O’Boyle and trustee candidates Melissa Sanfilippo, Eric Schmidt and Matthew Walsh.
Maloney is the former president of Pipefitters Local 597 and was named by the Tinley Park-Park-District last year to oversee remediation of the 280-acre former Tinley Park Mental Health Center, which the Park District plans to redevelop for recreation uses.
Maloney’s construction background includes managing workers on a variety of projects involving highly radioactive components in nuclear power stations across northern Illinois, according to the Park District.
The Park District has begun work on the former state-owned property, northwest of Harlem Avenue and 183rd Street, to clear buildings of environmental issues such as asbestos.
The Park District envisions an initial phase on 90 acres that includes five baseball fields, six multipurpose athletic fields, a domed soccer field, stadium with running track, accessible playground and a pond.
The state is providing the district with $15 million for environmental cleanup and demolition of buildings on the property.
Sanfilippo was named to an advisory committee the Park District assembled to get resident input on the cleanup.
The state property was the focus of a tug-of-war between the Park District and the village, which had hoped for commercial development, including retail and entertainment uses, that would provide sales tax revenue.
The property had one point been considered for a combination harness racing track and casino.
The Tinley Together organization was formed Nov. 7, according to a filing with the state election board.
At the end of the July-September quarter, One Tinley Park showed cash on hand of $231,000, according to an election board filing.
The party showed receipts of $6,000 during the period and expenses of $12,300. One Tinley Park reported receipts during the April-June quarter of just under $47,000.
mnolan@southtownstar.com
