Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Dolton, Illinois" in English language version.
In 1935, Ira Hastings was elected village president, beginning the longest presidential administration in Dolton`s history. Serving until 1957, when the first planning commission was established, Hastings saw the village through a post-World War II building boom that had swollen the population to 13,102 by the time he turned in his gavel.
Thomas Harper, 75, a Dolton native who has served as a park district commissioner, police magistrate and the village`s mayor from 1965 to 1969.
Mayor Norman MacKay held a charm over Dolton for 10 years as a village board member and 16 years as mayor, but the charm apparently wore off when he decided to retire this year. Trustee Stan Fryzel was backed by MacKay for mayor but lost by more than a 2-to-1 ratio to Michael Peck.
