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Arlene J. Mulder is Village President (Mayor) of Arlington Heights, Illinois, one of the largest and most vibrant suburban communities in the Chicago area. Following more than 14 years of service on the Arlington Heights Park District Board of Commissioners and the Arlington Heights Village Board, she was elected to her first term as Village President in 1993. She was re-elected in 1997, 2001 and 2005.

Mayor Mulder is a tireless and enthusiastic advocate for Arlington Heights on the local, state and national levels. She has gained the respect of citizens and other elected officials for her talent, dedication and ability to effectively build consensus to address and resolve difficult issues and to implement practical solutions.

In 1997, Mayor Mulder was elected by other local government leaders in the Chicago area to serve as chair of the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission, a regional commission created to help address the aircraft noise issues at the "World's 2nd Busiest Airport." She has been reelected to that position each year since and is now an internationally recognized leader on issues of aircraft noise mitigation. She won the prestigious 2005 Jay Hollingsworth Speas Award for her work on the issue of aircraft noise reduction. Mayor Mulder is also a regional leader in public transportation and has successfully opposed excessive use of train whistles in populated areas.

Economic development initiatives and fiscal responsibility have been hallmarks of Mayor Mulder's administrations. Her leadership in economic development was instrumental in the Village's receipt of the 1999 and 2008 Burnham awards for excellence in planning from the Metropolitan Planning Council. Arlington Heights and Chicago are the only cities to have won the award twice. That leadership also led to the Village's receipt of the National League of Cities 2000 James C. Howland Award for Municipal Enrichment and the American Planning Association 2001 Award for implementation of the Central Business District plan.

Mayor Mulder is Vice President of the Illinois Municipal League, a Trustee on the Executive Board of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and a member of the METRA Board of Directors. Arlene and her husband Al have lived in Arlington Heights for 39 years and have three adult children and five grandchildren.