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What Happened On Inauguration Night 2021 In Tinley Park

The speeches, the people, my experience as a newbie, and the small Black Lives Matter protest that the news didn't cover.

(Stephanie Pyrzynski | TinleyParkMom.com)

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And like any smart man, the first person he thanked was his wife. I especially liked him calling out someone named Nancy O’Connor who I’m very curious about now.

I’d also like to give a special thank you to Nancy O’Connor sitting in the middle of the room. She started this journey, back on February 4, 2016. It seems like a lifetime ago. I blame you for us being here. You were the one that put the plan together and we went forward from there. You’ve always looked out for me, you’ve helped our group and you would handle any tough task we had…and you would tackle it head on and accomplished it and I think everybody is well aware of it.“ —Michael Glotz

It’s the recognizing of the women behind the scenes that I love—who knows, maybe we’ll see another female mayor in Tinley sooner than we realize.

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