Background
A Croatian American, he was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 29, 1913 and had a sister Mary Oremus Butcher. His mother and siblings emigrated to Europe in 1915 and his mother died of diphtheria a few months later.
A Croatian American, he was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 29, 1913 and had a sister Mary Oremus Butcher. His mother and siblings emigrated to Europe in 1915 and his mother died of diphtheria a few months later.
He then attended Argo High School as a sophomore.
Oremus was first elected mayor in 1955, but lost the 1959 election. He retired as mayor in 1999. He died on April 4, 2002.
Kimberley Oremus Hanson;Jack Alan Oremus;Sheryl Oremus;Michael Oremus James Oremus;Gary Oremus.
John C Oremus. was originally involved in coal hauling and coal delivery starting in 1948. John West. Oremus (1936–1997) became head of in the 1960s.
J. Alan Oremus, the grandson of Oremus, was president of Prairie Group. In 2008 the Oremus family sold Prairie Material to VCNA, the North American division of Votorantim.
The Oremus Center in Bridgeview, Illinois is named in his honor.
The John and Angeline Oremus Fine and Performing Arts Center is at the Moraine Valley Community College.