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Thompson reappoints Jones ESDA director; fills positions on boards and commissions

Charles Jones was reappointed director of the Emergency Services and Disasters Agency (ESDA) in November by Gov. James R. Thompson. He has been agency director since December 16, 1984, and before that served as assistant to the director of ESDA. Jones' reappointment, which required Senate confirmation, was effective immediately and expires October 1, 1987. He earns $37,000 annually.

The governor also wielded his appointive pen last fall to make appointments and reappointments to a variety of boards and commissions. All positions pay expenses only; those requiring Senate confirmation include:

Peter Gidwitz of Chicago, Thomas Harrington Jr. of Champaign and Perry Snyderman of Highland Park were reappointed to the Illinois Development Finance Authority. Gidwitz is president of Burnham Development and Management Company; Harrington heads Devonshire Realty; and Snyderman is a partner in Rudnick & Wolfe. Their terms expire January 16, 1989.

Maurice Weiss of Lincolnwood filled a vacancy on the state's Export Development Authority. The chief executive officer of H20 Specialties Importers, he will serve until January 20, 1988.

Also filling a vacancy — this time on the Illinois Racing Board — was Irwin Jann of Chicago. Jann, whose appointment expires June 30, 1990, is president and chairman of Jann, Carroll, Sain & Epstein Ltd.

Pope County's supervisor of assessments, Alvin Neal of Golconda, was reappointed to the State Soil and Water Conservation Advisory Board. His term expires January 16, 1989.

The governor also made a number of board/commission appointments and reappointments not requiring Senate confirmation.

Reappointed chairman of the Hospital Licensing Board was Robert Schinderle of Plainfield. He is executive director of St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. New board members include Christopher Cohen of Chicago, a shareholder of Holleb & Coff Ltd.; Martha Fritz of Morton, vice president of nursing at Peoria's Methodist Medical Center; James Malloy of Winnetka, chief executive officer of the University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago; and Daniel Michalec of Lake Zurich, a Chicago chiropractor. All but Fritz will serve until June 30, 1988; Fritz' term expires June 30, 1987.

Two appointments were made to the Nature Preserves Commission. Janet Fryman of Carbondale replaced Frank Beal. She is a kindergarten teacher at Cairo School District #l's Emmerson School. John Madson of Godfrey was also appointed to the commission. A free-lance environmental writer, he replaced Kenneth Van Dyne Fiske. Fryman and Madson will serve until June 30, 1988.

Oblinger leaves legislature for executive post

Former Republican Rep. Josephine K. Oblinger resigned from the legislature as of December 1 to become Gov. James R. Thompson's chief consumer advocate for senior citizens. Oblinger, a former director of the state's Department on Aging (DOA) and long-time advocate for senior citizens' rights, became the director of DOA's new Consumer Affairs Unit on December 1.

First elected to the House in 1979 Oblinger represented the 50th District until 1982, when she was elected from the new 100th District following reapportionment and establishment of single-member districts. Oblinger was DOA director from 1977 to 1978. She has served on the Illinois Council on Aging for the last seven years and in 1981 was appointed by President Reagan to the U.S. Council on Aging.

Moak named chief of DOC's new wildlife resources division

Jim Moak, a 36-year veteran of the Department of Conservation (DOC), was named chief of DOC's new wildlife resources division in November. In charge of the department's upland game program since 1978, Moak is also an author of numerous journal articles dealing with upland game management. The 59-year-old Havana area resident was Shikar Safari International's 1984 "Illinois Conservationist of the Year." Before directing DOC's upland game program, Moak served as a staff biologist for 20 years. He joined the department in 1949 as a district wildlife manager for the state's 13 northwestern counties, and from 1953 to 1958 was central zone leader for the game division.

Judicial Conference

The new chairman of the executive committee of the Illinois Judicial Conference is Charles J. Durham of Chicago, the first black to hold the post. Appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court, the committee also includes Anthony M. Peccarelli of Wheaton, a circuit judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit, who was appointed vice chairman. Reappointed as members were Chicagoans Brian L. Crowe and Joseph Schneider, both from the Cook County Circuit Court. Newly appointed members include, from the 12th Judicial Circuit, Charles P. Conner of Joliet, and from the 16th Judicial Circuit, Marvin D. Dunn of Geneva. Supreme Court Justice Joseph H. Goldenhersh is the liaison for the high court.

Other judicial changes

The state's high court appointed William M. Madden of Itasca to serve as acting director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts, effective December 23, 1985. Madden, a 21 year veteran of the office, had been deputy director to Roy O. Gulley, who retired after 18 years in the top post.

The Illinois Appellate Court judges selected William R. Nash of Rockford to serve as their chairman during 1986. They also appointed members and alternate members to the Illinois Courts Commission. Selected as members were Charles E. Jones of McLeansboro, 5th District, and Francis S. Lorenz of Chicago, 1st District. Alternate members are Helen F. McGillicuddy of Chicago, 1st District, and Allan Stouder of Kankakee, 3rd District.

Appellate judges in the 4th District chose John T. McCullough of Lincoln to serve as presiding judge of the district, effective December 1, 1985.

Selected by circuit judges to serve as chief judges were:

In the 9th Judicial Circuit, William L. Randolph of Macomb, effective December 2, 1985.

In the 15th Judicial Circuit, John W. Rapp Jr. of Mount Carroll, effective January 1, 1986.

In the newly established 21st Judicial Circuit, John F. Michela of Kankakee, effective December 12, 1985.

The Illinois Supreme Court made the following appointments in late fall:

Bruce W. Black of Pekin as circuit judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit. The former Tazewell County state's attorney filled the vacancy created by the resignation of Ivan Yontz. Black's appointment was effective December 15, 1985.

John W. Gustafson of Chicago as circuit judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. Gustafson, who was a Cook County associate judge, replaced Vincent Tondryk, who resigned.

Jay M. Hanson of Geneseo as circuit judge of the 14th Judicial Circuit. Returning to the bench, he served 12 years as a judicial officer in the same circuit until 1982 when he resigned as a circuit judge. He is now filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Conway Spanton.

Gustafson's and Hanson's appointments were effective January 1, 1986.

The state's high court reassigned two judges to the 2nd District Appellate Court, effective December 1, 1985: William R. Nash of Rockford, a circuit judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit, and Harry D. Strouse Jr. of Barrington, a retired 19th Judicial Circuit judge.

A new associate judge in the 18th Judicial Circuit is Mary Ellen Provenzale of Downers Grove. Appointed by the circuit judges, effective in December, she was deputy civil division chief in the DuPage County state's attorney's office.

The following judicial officers have resigned:

From the 1st District Appellate Court, James J. Mejda of Chicago, effective November 1985. A judicial officer since 1964, Mejda had been on the appellate bench since 1973.

From the Cook County Circuit Court, Brian B. Duff of Wilmette and Vincent W. Tondryk Jr., James M. Walton and Michael F. Zlatnik, all of Chicago. A judicial officer since 1976, Duff resigned in October to accept a presidential appointment as judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Tondryk, whose resignation was effective December 27, 1985, had been a judicial officer since 1965 and was a past member of the Illinois Judicial Conference's executive committee. Walton, whose resignation took effect December 16, 1985, had been a judicial officer for nearly two decades. Zlatnik did not file for retention and therefore will retire December 1, 1986, at the end of his present term.

From the 2nd Judicial Circuit, Laurence L. Arnold of Olney and A. Hanby Jones of Robinson. Arnold's term expires in December 1986; he did not file for retention in office. Jones will retire in November 1986. One of Illinois' most senior judges in tenure, Jones has been a judicial officer since 1950.

From the 5th Judicial Circuit, John P. Meyer of Danville, effective December 1985. A judge since 1980, Meyer is a former Republican state representative (1948-52) and state senator (1952-64).

From the 8th Judicial Circuit, Howard S. White of Havana, and from the 9th Judicial Circuit, U.S. Collins of Bushnell, both effective December 1, 1986. Neither filed to be retained in office.

From the 14th Judicial Circuit, Conway L. Spanton of Geneseo, effective December 30, 1985. A judicial officer since 1954, Spanton was very involved in the area of juvenile justice. A member of the Illinois Commission on Children and of the Illinois Judicial Conference's juvenile problems committee, Spanton helped draft the state's juvenile court act. He is also a past president of the Illinois Council of Juvenile Court Judges.

From the 18th Judicial Circuit, Edwin L. Douglas of Warrensville, effective December 1985. Douglas had been a judge since 1970.

From the 20th Judicial Circuit, Francis E. Maxwell of Nashville, effective December 1986. He has been a judicial officer since 1966.

The following associate judges stepped down in November and December 1985:

From the Cook County Circuit Court, Dwight McKay of Calumet City, Joseph W. Mioduski of Park Ridge and Bernard A. Polikoff of Chicago. McKay had been a judicial officer since 1966, Mioduski since 1968 and Polikoff since 1964.

From the 12th Judicial Circuit, Louis K. Fontenot of Joliet. He had been a judicial officer since 1971.

Women's lobby group elects board officers

The board of directors of the Illinois Women's Lobby Corporation elected its officers in November. They are: Beatrice Rieckhoff of Homewood, president; Diane Kessler of Flossmoor, vice president; Prudence Beidler of Lake Forest, secretary; and Patricia Bergman of Aurora, treasurer. Other board members include Sherry Marnell of Chicago Heights, Andrea Schleifer and Ann Seng of Chicago and Sally Wildman of Evanston. The Illinois Women's Lobby is a statewide, bipartisan organization that raises funds to maintain a full-time lobbyist in the state capital. Currently, that lobbyist is Lana Hostetler of Springfield.

Illinois historians honored by State Historical Society

Seven outstanding Illinois historians received superior achievement awards for their contributions to the study of state and local history from the Illinois State Historical Society (ISHS). These annual awards, the highest honor bestowed by the ISHS, were presented during the society's statewide meeting last fall.

The honored historians were:

E.C. Alft of Elgin for his book, Elgin: An American History, written on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the city's settlement. Alft, who served as Elgin's mayor from 1967-71, is currently a high school teacher in Elgin.

Thomas J. Dyba, president of Illinois Benedictine College in Lisle, for conceiving and producing "The Lincoln Home Project," a multimedia approach to the study of Abraham Lincoln and his Springfield home. The project includes a scale model of the Lincoln family home, slide/tape presentations and two illustrated books showing the history of the house. It's on display at the college.

Paul M. Green, director of the institute for Public Policy and Administration at Governors State University in University Park, and Melvin G. Holli, professor of history at the University of Illinois-Chicago, for coediting The Making of the Mayor: Chicago 1983. (Excerpts of this book appeared in Illinois Issues, June 1984, pp. 18-21.)

Mary Ann Johnson, director of the Jane Addams' Hull House Museum at UI-Chicago, for her many contributions to the study of local, ethnic, neighborhood and women's history in the Chicago area. She is the coauthor of Walking With Women Through Chicago History.

Walker C. Johnson, an architect and associate of Holabird and Root in Chicago, for his work as project architect and designer for that city's Cathedral of St. James and for Foellinger Auditorium at UI-Urbana. Both buildings recently received Distinguished Building Awards from the Chicago chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Dorothy W. McEachren of Woodstock for her role as cofounder of the McHenry County Historical Society and for her numerous contributions to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the county's history.

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Candidates and almost-candidates in March 18 primary

When the smoke cleared December 16, the last day to file nomination petitions, and the posturing was over, Democratic and Republican slates were far less crowded than they would have been if everyone who said they were running had run. Had the rumored candidates run — well, voters would have needed scorecards.

As it turned out, the March 18 primary will not be an action-packed affair. Besides the might-have-runs, a number of candidates filed and then withdrew. And then there was the questionable group — those whose petitions were challenged. As of December 21 — the last day to file a petition challenge with the State Board of Elections —55 objections had been received. This, according to board associate director Lou Hudson, is the largest number of objections filed since the board was created in 1973. (Final board certification of candidates was set for January 16.)

The rundown of candidates for U.S. Senate, state executive offices, U.S. House and top state judgeships follows. Those with an asterisk were being challenged at press time (January 8).

• U.S. Senate: Incumbent Democrat Alan J. Dixon faces Sheila Jones of Chicago in the primary in his bid for a second term. Former U.S. Rep. Tom Corcoran of Ottawa, filed and then withdrew, leaving state Rep. Judy Koehler (R-89, Henry) and Inland steel Co. vice president George A. Ranney Jr. of Chicago to run in the Republican primary. Mentioned but not running: state Sen. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis (R-31, Zion), who is running for comptroller; Secy. of State Jim Edgar, who is seeking reelection, and Lt. Gov. George H. Ryan, who also is seeking reelection. Also, U.S. Rep. Philip Crane of Mount Prospect; former U.S. Rep. Edward J. Derwinski of Chicago; Chicago industrialist William F. Farley, chief executive officer of Farley Industries; and Donald Rumsfeld, former White House chief of staff under President Gerald Ford, all Republicans.

• Governor: Incumbent James R. Thompson will be unopposed in the Republican primary. Former U.S. Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson III, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination, faces Peter Bowen and Larry Burgess, both of Chicago. Stevenson lost to Thompson in 1982 by 5,074 votes. Independent candidate Jim Nowlan filed nominating papers but did not have the 25,000 signatures he needed to get on the November ballot. His candidacy was being challenged at press time. Mentioned but not running for governor: Atty. Gen. Neil F. Hartigan, who bowed out in November to seek reelection. Also, Lenora Cartwright, former commissioner of Chicago's Department of Human Services; Rev. Jesse Jackson; Cairo activist and Aid. Charles Koen; state Sen. Richard Newhouse (D-13, Chicago); East St. Louis Mayor Carl Officer; state Rep. Wyvetter Younge (D-113, East St. Louis), all Democrats.

• Lieutenant Governor: Incumbent Republican George H. Ryan again will be Thompson's running mate. Stevenson chose Sen. George E. Sangmeister (D-42, Mokena) as his. Sangmeister is being opposed by Mark Fairchild of Chicago. Mentioned but not running: Rep. Carol Moseley Braun (D-25, Chicago) and Rep. Thomas J. Homer (D-91, Canton), both of whom are seeking reelection; Chicago Aid. Martin J. Oberman, who is opposing Hartigan for attorney general; and Sangamon County Clerk Gary Tumulty, a Democrat, who is running for state representative in the 100th District. Other Democrats: Rep. Peg McDonnell Breslin (D-75, Ottawa), Sen. Vince Demuzio (D-49, Carlinville), Rep. E.J. Giorgi (D-68, Rockford), Sen. Jerome J. Joyce (D-43, Reddick), Sen. Richard N. Luft (D-46, Pekin), Chicago Park District Board Vice President Iola McGowen, Rep. Jim McPike (D-112, Alton), Sen. Dawn Clark Netsch (D-4, Chicago), DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow, Rep. Grace Mary Stern (D-58, Highland Park) and Sen. Greg Zito (D-26, Melrose Park).

• Attorney General: Incumbent Hartigan faces opposition from Oberman, who bowed out of a head-to-head challenge against Hartigan in 1982. Republican James T. Ryan, mayor of Arlington Heights, was the only Republican to file. Democrats mentioned but not running: Roland W. Burris, who decided to run for reelection as comptroller after Hartigan withdrew from the governor's race to run for reelection as attorney general. Also, Cook County Public Guardian Patrick Murphy and Senate President Philip J. Rock (D-8, Oak Park). Republicans mentioned but not running: state Sen. David N. Barkhausen (R-30, Lake Forest) and the late Sen. Prescott Bloom; House Minority Leader Lee A. Daniels (R-46, Elmhurst); DuPage County State's Attorney James E. Ryan.

• Secretary of State: Incumbent Edgar is seeking reelection. The Democrats slated Chicago Metropolitan Sanitary District Commissioner Aurelia Marie Pucinski. Edward G. Howlett, son of former Secy. of State Michael J. Howlett, filed but withdrew in early January. Janice A. Hart of Chicago also filed to be on the Democratic ticket. Mentioned but not running: Chicago Aid. Joseph Kotlarz and Rep. Alfred G. Ronan (D-12, Chicago), both Democrats.

• Comptroller: Burris' return caused former state Treasurer Jerry Cosentino and Sen. Netsch to abandon attempts for the Democratic nomination, but Donald S. Clark of Chicago did file on the Democratic side. Rep. Geo-Karis was the only Republican to file.

• Treasurer: Incumbent James H. Donnewald is involved in a tough race for the Democratic nomination against Cosentino and Patrick Quinn, founder of the Coalition for Political Honesty and a member of the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals. Robert D. Hart of Chicago also is on the Democratic ballot. Springfield Mayor Mike Houston was the only Republican to file. Mentioned but not running, Democrats: state Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie (D-26, Chicago), Sen. Netsch and Rep. Stern, all of whom challenged Donnewald during the Democratic slatemaking process but failed to get the party's endorsement, and Senate President Rock. Mentioned very strongly but not running was one Republican, Rep. Jack Davis (R-84, New Lenox).

U.S. Congress

All incumbents are running in Illinois' 22 U.S. House districts. Candidates in the primaries are listed below (they are from Chicago unless otherwise noted; candidates are listed in the order they filed):

• First district: Incumbent Democrat Charles A. Hayes and challenger Melverlene Clark; Republicans Joseph C. Faulkner*, Maurice Horton, Andrew CM. Nelson and Hiram Crawford Jr.

• Second District: Incumbent Democrat Gus Savage* and challengers Lawrence M. Ragland Jr.*, Al Sampson, Robert Ellis, Ernest Washington Jr., Vincent Price, Raymond C. Arias and James H. Sterdivani; Republicans Kevin W. Sparks and Ron Taylor.

• Third District: Incumbent Democrat Martin A. Russo of South Holland and challenger Maurice E. Johnson; Republicans James J. Tierney and Casimir G. (Casey) Oksas.

• Fourth District: Incumbent Republican George M. O'Brien of Joliet is unopposed; Democrats Shawn Collins of Joliet, Patricia Emmerich of Plainfield and George Laurence of Romeoville.

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• Fifth District: Incumbent Democrat William O. Lipinski is unopposed; Republicans George J. Schwab of Cicero and Daniel John Sobieski.

• Sixth District: Incumbent Republican Henry J. Hyde of Bensenville is unopposed; Democrats Robert H. Renshaw of Lombard and Marshall Hoffmann of Downer's Grove.

• Seventh District: Incumbent Democrat Cardiss Collins* and challengers Danny K. Davis and Jerald Wilson*; Republicans Caroline K. Kallas of Maywood and Roland Wesley of Bolingbrook.

• Eighth District: Incumbent Democrat Dan Rostenkowski and challenger Gerald Pechenuk; Republican Thomas J. DeFazio.

• Ninth District: Incumbent Democrat Sidney R. Yates and challenger Judith Acheson; Republican Herbert Sohn.

• 10th District: Incumbent Republican John E. Porter of Winnetka is unopposed; Democrats Robert A. Cleland of Wilmette and Gene A. Schenk.

• 11th District: Incumbent Democrat Frank Annunzio and challenger Terry E. Allen*; Republicans George S. Gottlieb and Kenneth Malatesta.

• 12th District: Incumbent Republican Philip M. Crane of Mount Prospect is unopposed; Democrats John A. Leonardi of Fox River Grove and Joseph M. Baruch of Palatine.

• 13th District: Incumbent Republican Harris W. Fawell of Naperville is unopposed; Democrat Dominick J. Jeffrey* is unopposed.

• 14th District: Incumbent Republican John E. Grotberg of St. Charles is unopposed; Democrat Mary Lou Kearns is unopposed.

• 15th District: Incumbent Republican Edward R. Madigan of Lincoln is unopposed; Democrat William J. Brenner of Onarga is unopposed.

• 16th District: Incumbent Republican Lynn Morley Martin of Loves Park is unopposed; Democrats Kenneth V. Bohnsack of Freeport and James E. (Jim) Wigner of Rockford.

• 17th District: Incumbent Democrat Lane Evans of Rock Island is unopposed; Republicans James E. Cumberworth Jr. of East Moline, Dennis Stear of Edwards and Sam McHard of Rock Island.

• 18th District: Incumbent Republican Robert H. Michel of Peoria is unopposed in both the primary and November general election.

• 19th District: Incumbent Terry L. Bruce of Olney is unopposed; Republicans Al Salvi of Champaign and Dale L. Judy of Savoy.

• 20th District: Incumbent Democrat Richard J. Durbin of Springfield is unopposed; Republican Kevin B. McCarthy of Springfield is unopposed.

• 21st District: Incumbent Democrat Melvin Price of Belleville and challengers Pete Fields of Glen Carbon, Steve Maragides of Madison and Ronald P. "Rink" Lucas of Maryville; Republicans Robert H. (Bob) Gaffner of Greenville and David G. Wheeler of Belleville.

• 22nd District: Incumbent Democrat Kenneth J. Gray of West Frankfort is unopposed in both the primary and November general election.

Supreme Court: Up for retention are Chief Justice William G. Clark of the First District and Justices Thomas J. Moran of the Second and Howard C. Ryan of the First. These are 10-year terms.

Appellate Court: Most appellate judges whose terms are up are running for retention in November, but seven seats are open where the incumbent judge has retired, died or vacated the seat to take a higher judgeship. Five of these seats up for election are in the First District (Cook County). All terms are for 10 years.

• First Judicial District, to fill the vacancy of retired Judge Thomas "Art" McGloon:

Democrats Raymond L. Prusak of La Grange, and William R. Quinlan of Chicago. No Republicans filed.

• First Judicial District, to fill the vacancy of retired Judge James J. Mejda:

Democrats Harold W. Sullivan of Skokie, Anthony M. Barrett of Tinley Park, Charles E. Freeman of Chicago and Stanley R. Kaminski of Chicago.

Republicans: Michael J. Toomin of Glenview.

• First Judicial District, to fill the vacancy of retired Judge Maurice Perlin:

Democrats Robert J. Clifford of Chicago, Maureen Jeannette Kelly of Chicago, Anthony Scariano of Park Forest, Ralph J. Krzanowski of Palos Park, Francis J. Mahon of Wilmette and Eugene R. Ward of Chicago.

Republicans: Edwin M. Herman of Lincolnwood.

• First Judicial District, to fill the vacancy of the late Philip Romiti: Democrats Mary Ann Grohwin McMorrow of Chicago, and James V. Nudo of Chicago. No Republicans.

• First Judicial District, to fill the vacancy of the late Kenneth E. Wilson: Democrats Michael P. Casey, and R. Eugene Pincham of Chicago. No Republicans

• Fourth Judicial District, to fill the term vacated by Supreme Court Justice Ben K. Miller: Republicans Bill Roberts of Roberts and James A. Knecht of Normal. No Democrats.

• Fourth Judicial District, to fill the term vacated by now federal Judge Richard Mills: Republicans Carl A. Lund of Paris, Frank M. Brady of Bloomington and Wayne C. Townley Jr. of Normal. No Democrats

Challenge filed

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