[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 74 (Monday, May 1, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING RETIRING ORLAND PARK MAYOR DAN McLAUGHLIN

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 1, 2017

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mayor Dan McLaughlin 
who served the Village of Orland Park as an elected official for 34 
years.
   Dan McLaughlin was elected mayor of the village six times beginning 
in 1993. Prior to his election as mayor he served eight years as a 
Orland Park Trustee, starting his service to the community in 1983.
   During his 34 years serving Orland Park, Dan McLaughlin has seen the 
population of the village expand from around 25,000 to nearly 59,000. 
As mayor, he helped drive significant commercial and public 
infrastructure development. He recently oversaw the construction of the 
``Main Street Triangle,'' a 27-acre site in the center of the 
community. This includes the 108,000-square-foot University of Chicago 
Medicine Center for Advanced Care. Significant improvements to La 
Grange Road were also completed under Mayor McLaughlin.
   Dan McLaughlin has been a champion of veterans during his public 
service, honoring those who have served our nation. He was also 
instrumental in Orland Park's Special Recreation programs for the 
handicapped and was a leader in open lands preservation.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Mayor Dan 
McLaughlin for his public service and thank him for all that he has 
done for Orland Park and the region. I wish him the best in all his 
future endeavors.

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