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Barger takes seat for 39th District

Ralph Barger of Wheaton became the new Republican representative for the 39th District under rather unusual and sad circumstances. The 60-year-old former mayor of Wheaton ran in the GOP primary for the nomination but was defeated by Gerald Weeks. Weeks, however, later died of a heart attack, and his replacement on the ballot was Kenneth C. Cole, who was elected to the House in November. Tragedy struck again when Cole died of an aneurysm before the holidays. Both men were from Glen Ellyn.

Barger was named by DuPage County party leaders (who include Sen. James "Pate" Philip, minority leader) to take Cole's seat in Springfield, and Barger was sworn in with the other members of the 83rd General Assembly.

Netsch heads Economic and Fiscal Commission

Sen. Dawn Clark Netsch was elected January 11 to head the Economic and Fiscal Commission. The Chicago Democrat, who is also chairing the Senate Revenue Committee, was secretary for the legislative commission last year. Rep. Thomas Ewing (R-87, Pontiac) was named vice chairman of the 24-member commission.

Secretary of State's Office

Personnel changes in the Office of the Secretary of State include some major appointments and a retirement. Appointed by Secretary of State Jim Edgar effective in January were:

Steve Schnorf, Springfield, as deputy director of Edgar's division of driver services. Previously, Schnorf was administrator of the senior citizens division. Replacing Schnorf, is Ken Zehnder, Springfield, who was an administrative assistant to Edgar.

Carol Dew, Springfield, as deputy director of the division of data processing. Dew was previously deputy director of the accounting revenue division.

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Mike Walters, Springfield, as director of the communications division. Walters was previously Edgar's Springfield press secretary and had also been deputy director of communications.

In addition, Edna S. Walden, Springfield, was appointed by Edgar as an administrative assistant, effective in November 1982. Walden previously worked as a student relations specialist for the Springfield school district.

Retiring on April 15, is Kathryn Gesterfield, Springfield, who has been director of the Illinois State Library since 1974. She began work with the state in 1970 as a consultant in the Secretary of State's Office. The library's deputy director Bridget Lamont will serve as acting director until a permanent replacement is found.

Lieutenant Governor's Office

Lt. Gov. George H. Ryan made the following appointments effective in January: Bob Newtson, Springfield, as chief of staff in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; Lynda Canfield, Springfield, as administrative assistant; and Gwen Grams, Springfield, as director of senior citizens. All three were formerly aides to Ryan when he was speaker of the House: Newtson was chief of staff; Canfield, administrative assistant; and Grams was special assistant.

Fox to resign as DCCA director

Peter Fox, Champaign, director of the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA), announced he will resign from his post effective July 1. Fox served as director of DCCA since February 1982. One of his big projects has been Illinois, Inc., a promotional campaign carried on by DCCA with the help of cooperating businesses to advertise Illinois and to promote business and job growth in the state. As of mid-January, Fox had not yet announced any future plans nor had a successor been appointed.

Other DCCA resignations include Majorie Beenders, as the department's special projects manager, in December 1982; and Andrew Maliskas, who was in charge of welcome centers for the division of tourism, in November 1982. Beenders became director of tourism for the state of Missouri; Maliskas took a job in Rochester, N.Y. Replacing Maliskas effective in January, is Pat Freitag, Springfield. She had been secretary to the director.

Appointments

Former state Rep. Cal Skinner Jr. (R., Woodstock), as manager of the bureau of benefits for the Department of Central Management Services, by department director Louis Giordano, effective January 17. The position had been vacant since the merging of the departments of Administrative Services and Personnel last summer. Skinner represented the 33rd District in the Illinois House, 1973-1981. In 1982 he was the Republican candidate for state comptroller and lost to Roland W. Burris.

Steven D. McClure, Springfield, as bureau chief of the division of marketing, Illinois Department of Agriculture, by department director Larry Werries effective in January. The position, formerly held by Kent Redfern, had been vacant for several months. McClure was assistant director of field operations for Citizens for Thompson. Previously he worked in the governor's office.

Paul J. Klincar, Belleville, as chairman of the 10-member Prisoner Review Board by the governor effective in January for a term ending January 21, 1985. Klincar had been acting chairman of the board since October. The governor also reappointed Corrine C. Franklin, Jerseyville, and Joseph L. Longo, La Grange, as members of the board for terms ending January 16, 1989. Klincar will receive a yearly salary of $35,000; Franklin and Longo will each receive a salary of $30,000 a year. The appointments require Senate confirmation.

Ann Kiley, Springfield, as executive director of the Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, by its board effective October 1. A former council member, Kiley most recently was manager of grants, purchase care and rate-setting for the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities. She replaces Ray Ramirez, Springfield, who is doing a special project on long-term care for the Illinois Department of Public Health.

John S. Whitney, Chatham, as chairman of the Comptroller's Merit Commission, by Comptroller Roland W. Burris effective in November 1982. Whitney, who is mayor of Chatham and will continue in that office, had served as a member of the commission. The commission reviews employee regulations and personnel procedures.

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John W. Countryman, DeKalb, was elected to a one-year term as chairman of the Council of Governmental Ethics Laws at its national convention in Columbus, Ohio, in December.

Former Atty. Gen. Ty Fahner, Evanston, as a partner in the Chicago-based law firm of Mayer, Brown and Platt, effective in January when his term of office was completed. Fahner, who lost his bid for election to Democrat Neil Hartigan, had been a partner in the firm prior to being appointed Illinois attorney general by Gov. James R. Thompson in July 1980.

Former First Assistant Atty. Gen. Herbert Lee Caplan, Chicago, as a member of the Chicago law firm of Swanson, Ross & Block, effective in November 1982. Caplan had worked for the Attorney General's Office for 12 years and was first assistant attorney general for four years.

Former state Rep. Celeste M. Stiehl (R., Belleville), as director of economic development for the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce, by its board effective January 17. Stiehl, who served five terms in the Illinois House, lost her bid for the state Senate to incumbent Kenneth Hall (D-57, East St. Louis).

Harold B. Steele, Princeton, was elected to a one-year term as president of the Illinois Farm Bureau in December by Farm Bureau district representatives at their annual meeting in Chicago. Steele, who has been president since 1970, was challenged for the first time in this election. His opponent was DeKalb County Farm Bureau President Allan Aves; the vote was 99,935 to 34,516.

Joseph Ciaccio Jr., Springfield, as manager of the legislative department of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, by Chamber President Lester W. Brann Jr. effective January 1. Previously, Ciaccio was staff attorney to House Minority Leader Michael Madigan. He has also been legal counsel to the House Judiciary II Committee and its Personnel and Pensions Committee and was a budget analyst for the House Democratic staff.

The Illinois Council on Economic Education elected George Morvis, Hinsdale, as president, and Raymond N. Carlin, Hinsdale, as chairman of its board of governors, for three-year terms in December. Morvis is president and chief executive officer of Financial Shares Corporation, Chicago, and Carlin is retired chairman of Inland Steel Company, Chicago. The council, a nonprofit organization with members from business, labor, government and education, seeks to improve economic literacy in Illinois. Headquartered at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, it operates nine centers throughout the state and is affiliated with the Joint Council on Economic Education.

The Judiciary

Edward H. Marsalek, Chicago, was named a member of the Judicial Inquiry Board by the Supreme Court, effective November 24. A circuit judge of the Cook County Circuit Court, he will serve a four-year term with expenses paid. Marsalek succeeds Robert Buckley, who was recently elected to the 1st District Appellate Court. The other judicial member of the Board is Circuit Judge Philip Benefiel of the 2nd Judicial Circuit.

The Supreme Court appointed the following circuit judges to the executive committee of the Illinois Judicial Conference, effective in November: Joseph Schneider, Chicago, county division, Cook County Circuit Court, reappointed as a member and chairperson; Helen C. Kinney, Wheaton, 18th Judicial Circuit, reappointed as vice-chairperson; Harry D. Strouse Jr., Waukegan, 19th Judicial Circuit, reappointed

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as a member; Ivan L. Yontz, Pekin, 10th Judicial Circuit, reappointed as a member; Brian Crowe, Chicago, Cook County Circuit Court, appointed as a member. Retiring as a member of the committee is Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Tondryk. The executive committee, in addition to supervising Illinois' judicial education program, makes recommendations for improving substantive and procedural law. The Supreme Court appointed William R. Quinlan, Chicago, and reappointed John E. Sype, Rockford, as members of the Supreme Court Rules Committee, effective November 23 for terms expiring May 31, 1985. Quinlan is a Cook County circuit court judge and Sype is chief judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit.

The Supreme Court appointed the following circuit judges:

Dennis K. Cashman, Quincy, to the 8th Judicial Circuit, effective December 15. Cashman, previously an associate judge, fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Richard Scholz Jr.

Peter N. Kamberos, Wilmette, to the Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 15. Previously in private practice, he fills the vacancy created by the death of Frank Machala.

Rosemary Duschene LaPorta, Chicago, to the Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 6. LaPorta, previously an associate judge, replaces James Griffin who retired.

Don A. Moore, Midlothian, to the Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 6. Previously a circuit judge, Moore lost in the 1982 general election to Democrat Frank Orlando. Moore replaces Robert Buckley, who was elected to the first District Appellate Court.

Alfred T. Walsh, Chicago, to the Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 6. Previously a circuit judge, Walsh lost in the 1982 Democratic primary to Martin F. Brodkin. Walsh fills the vacancy created by the resignation of Jerome Slad.

Bernard B. Wolfe, Chicago, to the Cook County Circuit Court, effective December 7. Wolfe, formerly an associate judge, replaces Anthony Kogut, who resigned.

Selected as chief judges by the circuit's judges were:

A. Andreas Matoesian, Granite City, 3rd Judicial Circuit, and Gordon D. Seator, Jacksonville, 7th Judicial Circuit, effective December 6. Matoesian succeeds Joseph Barr, who retired, and Seator succeeds Ben Miller, who was elected to the 4th District Appellate Court.

Alexander T. Bower, Ottawa, 13th Judicial Circuit, and Jack Hoogasian, Waukegan, 19th Judicial Circuit, effective January 1. Bower replaces Frank Yackley and Hoogasian succeeds Robert McQueen.

John W. Rapp Jr., Mount Carroll, 15th Judicial Circuit, effective December 1, 1982. Rapp succeeds James Bales, Dixon.

Circuit judges selected the following associate judges:

Terry Joe Foster, Metropolis, 1st Judicial Circuit, effective in December; Harry C. Bulkeley, Galesburg, 9th Judicial Circuit, effective in November; Jackson P. Newlin, Peoria, 10th Judicial Circuit, effective in December; William H. Ellsworth, Geneva, 16th Judicial Circuit, effective in December; Lewis V. Morgan Jr., Wheaton, 18th Judicial Circuit, effective in December. Previously, Foster and Bulkeley had been in private practice. Ellsworth's and Morgan's terms as appointed circuit judges had expired.

Honors

The Illinois Department of Labor's Bureau of Employment Security (IBES) received the Commissioners Award for Superior Achievement in January from Janet L. Norwood, commissioner of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The award was presented to IBES Administrator Agaliece W. Miller by Region V Commissioner William Rice. IBES received the award for developing a new computer program recommended by the U.S. Department of Labor. The program provides current employment levels, hours worked and estimated earnings by industry for the state and its major metropolitan areas. Illinois is the first state to develop such a program, which will be used as a model by labor statistics bureaus throughout the nation. A team of labor market technicians directed by Harry M. Hardwick of IBES received individual awards for the creation of modules for statistical functions for the program.

Retirements

Ray Berneking, Decatur, as special agent for the Department of Law Enforcement's division of criminal investigation, effective December 31, 1982. Berneking had been with the department since 1974 and with the division of criminal investigation since 1977. Previously, he was with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Berneking will not be replaced due to changes in the division's inspection section.□

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