Editing Orland Park, Illinois (section)

=== Covid-19 pandemic ===
Orland Park and then mayor, [[Keith Pekau]], were defiant against state and county mandates during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]]. When Illinois Governor [[J. B. Pritzker|J.B. Pritzker]] ordered a lockdown of businesses and social activities, Pekau led the village in a lawsuit against Pritzker in federal court.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bilyk|first=Jonathan|title=Judge nixes Orland Park suit vs Pritzker; Pre-shutdown due process hearings would make COVID response 'ineffective'|url=https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/544621472-judge-nixes-orland-park-suit-vs-pritzker-pre-shutdown-due-process-hearings-would-make-covid-response-ineffective|access-date=February 11, 2022|website=Cook County Record|language=en}}</ref> Although the court ruled in favor of Pritzker's orders, leading Pekau to drop the lawsuit,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nolan|first=Mike|title=Orland Park drops lawsuit against Gov. Pritzker challenging COVID-19 restrictions|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-park-pritzker-lawsuit-st-1009-20201008-eh3pnzyjdbbipo57wjw5g7va4m-story.html|access-date=February 11, 2022|website=chicagotribune.com|date=October 8, 2020 }}</ref> Pekau and his fellow village trustees remained opposed to mask mandates. When Cook County passed a mandate requiring restaurants, gyms, and other businesses to verify the vaccination status of customers, the board passed a resolution opposing the mandate and refusing to enforce it in Orland Park.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barack|first=Meredith|date=December 28, 2021|title=Orland Park Trustees Pass Resolution Vowing Not To Enforce Cook County COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate For Restaurants, Gyms|work=Chicago CBS|url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/28/orland-park-not-enforcing-cook-county-restaurant-gym-vaccination-mandate/|access-date=February 11, 2022}}</ref>