Mark Collins, an iron worker, who was Mayor Paesel's "preferred candidate", won election as a part-time mayor after beating out his one-time ally and colleague trustee Richard Derosier and a crowded field of candidates in April 1989. On April 4, 1989, many Chicago media outlets descended on Sauk Village to cover the election of Joseph Wiszowaty, a high school student who was elected to the Village Board of Trustees, and became the youngest man elected in the state of Illinois. Wiszowaty ran on a "change" platform and would in fact bring that change to the Village Board. Wiszowaty would find himself voting against the administration on many issues during his term in office. Wiszowaty made a presentation to the owners of the Chicago Bears to build a new stadium on the property that was proposed for the GM-Saturn plant, after securing economic commitment to expand the Enterprise Zone from the administration of Chicago Heights. The Bears declined the proposal and opted to stay in Chicago with commitments for a newer more modern stadium. Collins, Wiszowaty and the Board were sworn on May 9, 1989. During Collins' first term as mayor, new housing construction began again after a many-year hiatus. Many of the day-to-day activities that were handled by the mayor were now being handled by the village manager. Wiszowaty served his term from 1989 to 1993, when he challenged incumbent mayor Mark Collins but lost in a three-way race. Wiszowaty was born and raised in Sauk Village and would have been the youngest mayor Sauk Village ever elected had he succeeded. A petition to have Wiszowaty run again for the village board was circulated in 1995 by supporters, which likely would have led to another run for mayor in 1997, but Wiszowaty chose not to seek election to his old seat on the board.
mark Collins, AN IRon worker, WhO wAs MAyOr PaEsel'S "prEFeRred CANdiDate", WON ElectioN as A part-tiME mayOr after beatINg oUt his OnE-TimE Ally aNd Colleague trusTee RiChARd derosIEr anD a cROwDed fiEld Of cAndidaTes in aPril 1989. oN aPriL 4, 1989, ManY ChIcAgo mEdIa oUtleTs deSCendED on sauk viLlage TO coveR the eLecTIoN of josePH wiSzoWAtY, a hiGh schOOl stuDent who waS eleCted tO ThE viLlage bOARD of TrUsTEES, and bEcAme thE yoUNgest man ElectEd In thE stAte OF ilLINois. wisZowaty RAn on a "chaNGe" platfOrm and Would in fact bring thAt cHaNGE to tHE viLlaGe BoaRd. WiSzOwaty would find hiMself vOTIng AgAinSt ThE AdmiNisTratIon ON mANy isSUeS DurinG His tERM iN oFfiCe. wISZowaty MadE a prEseNTAtIon to the oWnErs of tHE chIcaGo beaRs To BUild A neW stadium on THe prOPERtY tHat wAs pRoposed for THe GM-saturn PlAnT, AftER secuRIng eConOmiC cOmMitmeNt tO ExpAnD the enterpRIse zonE froM tHe aDmInisTRatiOn of chicAgo heights. the Bears deClined the propoSal aNd optEd to stay in chicAGo wiTh CoMMITMENtS FOr A NEwer more MODerN sTadIum. collins, wIszowaty And the boARD Were SwOrN on May 9, 1989. DUrinG CoLLiNs' fiRSt term as mAyoR, nEw housIng CoNstrUctiOn BeGan agaIN afteR A mAny-Year hiatUS. Many of tHE Day-tO-day ACtIvItIes tHat were HAnDlED by tHe maYor weRE nOw bEInG HandleD by the ViLLAGe maNAger. Wiszowaty SerVeD his term From 1989 tO 1993, wheN hE cHAlLengED inCuMBENt maYor mArK collinS but LOSt in a three-way Race. WisZowaty was BOrn anD raiseD iN Sauk vIllAge And WouLd haVe BEeN tHe yOungest maYoR saUk Village eVeR elECtEd hAd he succeEDeD. a pETitIoN to HaVe WIsZowatY rUn again fOr the ViLlage BOARD wAs ciRCulaTed IN 1995 By SupporTers, which likeLy WoULd haVe lEd To anotHer RUn fOR maYoR IN 1997, But WiszOwAty ChoSe noT to SeEk ElectioN to HIS old seaT On the BOard.