Lyons Township

So Pat Hines...

A Lyons Township assessor defeated Fritz Kagey in the primary with the help of business interests to a small but not insignificant degree in the grand scheme of money because Fritz Kagey is also a self-funder like J.D. Pritzker.

Got quite a bit of money from property tax interest generally.

So that includes like... appeals attorneys, appraisers, got a decent amount of money from them, and labor unions, especially trade labor, who is very anxious for the city to be building things again.

Now, on the cross country incident, this was the cross country coach that said the things that are, everyone agreed that-

Was that Lyons Township? Was that the LT cross country match?

Yes.

Yeah, that was the, the meet at, at, uh, Lyons Township.

So to me, I, I, I think people might have been a little happier [laughs] if there was more than probation for the adult that was involved in that.

But the IHSA is saying that they couldn't confirm the intent behind the words, basically.

So we've been successful because I'm constantly going back to the electorate to find out what their issues are, what their concerns are, and then address those in short order.

That's been our successful approach in the Village of Lyons, in the Township of Lyons.

And I think that approach, knowing that approach ahead of time, you know, prepared us in this congressional campaign where not only were ...

We weren't just going and getting a signature, we were going to understand the voter, ask for their support in getting on the ballot, and then follow up afterwards with knock, continuing to knock on doors, continuing to engage people one-on-one, and then also inviting them out for a meet and greet.

In 2015, Getty-backed school board members get control of School Board District 103, the largest employer in town with 360 workers, including his personal hires and a budget of $31 million annually.

In 2017, Getty also becomes supervisor of Lyons Township, which covers all or part of 17 suburbs.

Then, in 2019, in a scene reminiscent of his father Ken Getty's brief stint as mayor.

Breaking right now, FBI agents raid the southwest suburban village offices of Lyons Mayor Christopher Getty.

They also raided Getty Insurance on Ogden Avenue, a business owned by the mayor.

During their raid on Getty's offices, records show the FBI seized information about a red light camera company, a popular brewery, a major video gambling operator, a construction and quarry business owner, a hotel and resort backed by Getty, the purchase of the mayor's current residence, and the entire Democratic Organization of Lyons Township.

Former Lyons resident and activist, Earl Johnson.

A number of the local politicians, many who were his friends and campaign contributors, have all gone to jail or pled guilty.

However, um, you know, I have been slated and, and run underneath the Democratic Party in the past.

I also serve as the Lyons Township supervisor, um, which I serve a population of 115,000 people in 18, uh, different communities that are just outside the city of Chicago.

You know, I have great name ID.

Uh, people, people know me personally.

Herb Porter, who's the deputy mayor of Hanover Park.

Elise Hoffenberg, the clerk from Lyons Township.

Mary Beth Canty, state representative.

Reverend Dr. Michael Wolfe.