New Tinley Park Village Board To Be Sworn In

TINLEY PARK, IL — The new Village Board of Trustees in Tinley Park will be sworn in on May 3, at the Tinley Park Convention Center— 18451 Convention Center Drive. The swearing in ceremony will take place at 6:30p.m.

Mayor-elect Michael Glotz, Village Clerk Kristin Thirion, Trustee Bill Brady and Trustees-elect Dennis Mahoney and Colleen Sullivan were all elected into office April 6. They will all join Trustees Bill Brennan, Diane Galante and Michael Mueller, fully making the brand-new village board.

The first board meeting as a complete village board will be held Tuesday, May 4. Residents can watch the inauguration live on the Village's Facebook page, or they can watch a video of the event afterward on Tinley Park Television (Comcast Channel 4 and U-Verse Channel 99).

Glotz received 86.55% of the vote on April 6. Kevin Suggs ended his campaign in mid-March, but never withdrew his name from the ballot. Suggs still received 13.45% of the vote.

The soon-to-be inaugurated officials released a joint statement thanking the village and voters.

"[We] want to thank the voters of Tinley Park. We are humbled by the trust and confidence you have placed in us. We pledge to work on behalf of all our residents to make sure everyone has the opportunity of achieving the American dream ... We look forward to working on the transition over the next month so we can hit the ground running on May 1st."

In October 2020, Mayor Jacob Vandenberg announced on Facebook that he will be leaving office after the April election, saying it was an honor to represent the village. Vandenberg was elected in 2017 and served two years as one of the village trustee before becoming mayor.

"It has been the honor of a lifetime to represent my fellow Tinley Park neighbors and businesses," Vandenberg said. "My primary responsibility in life is to dedicate 100 percent of my time, energy, focus and love on being the husband, father and small business owner that is expected of me. The saying of 'not having enough time in the day' applies to me daily. The decision was easy: My family is first, no matter the scenario. Therefore, I will not seek re-election for mayor of Tinley Park."

To read Vandenberg's entire statement, visit his Facebook page here.