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22nd District

Speaker of the House

District Office: 6500 South Pulaski Road Chicago, IL 60629 ( 773 ) 581 - 8000 Map/Driving Directions
Springfield Office: 300 Capitol Building Springfield, IL 62706 ( 217 ) 524 - 1794 Map/Driving Directions
Years Served
January 1971 - Present
Committee Assignment
Biography
Attorney; born April 19, 1942, in Chicago; graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Loyola University Law School; House Majority Leader, 80th and 81st General Assemblies; House Minority Leader, 82nd and 89th General Assemblies; Speaker of the House, 83rd to 88th General Assemblies and 90th to 98th General Assemblies; married (wife, Shirley), has three daughters, one son, and three granddaughters.
Associated Senator(s)