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*Incumbents
1st District
Democrats
*Harold A. Katz, 54, Glencoe, attorney. A representative since 1964, he was special legal asistant to the governor during the 72nd and 73rd General Assemblies, and is chairman of Commission on the Organization of the General Assembly. (1)
Joseph F. Rossberger, Jr., 35, Northfield, graphic arts designer- He has served as a campaign worker in several elections; and is executive committee member, New Trier Township Democratic Organization, and district leader, Democrats of Northfield Township. (13)
Republicans
Roger A. Keats, 27, Wilmette. He was a congressional staff member during 1974-75. (1, 2, 3) *John Edward Porter, 40, Evanston, attorney. He was editor, Michigan Law Review, and honor law graduate attorney. Appellate Division, U.S. Department of Justice. He seeks his third term. (1,2)

2nd District
Democrats
*Richard A. Mugalian, 54, Palatine, attorney. He served as attorney for several Cook County municipalities, school and park districts; former editor. University of Chicago Law Review, and is Palatine Township Democratic committeeman. He seeks his third term. (1,2,3,4)William R. Sarto, Elgin.
Republicans
*John E. Friedland, 38, South Elgin, full-time legislator. He is a member, Elgin Township Republican Central Committee, and seeks a fifth term in the House. (1) Roger C. Stanley, 32, Streamwood, management consultant. He is Hanover Township Republican committeeman and member, Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board. (1,2)

3rd District
Democrats
Joan E. Brennan, Elk Grove Village, special education consultant. She has been commissioner, Elk Grove Park District; member. Elk Grove Township Committee on Youth, and board member. Youth Services Bureau. *Eugenia S. Chapman, 53, Arlington Heights, full-time legislator. She has been a member, League of Women Voters: an Illinois delegate. Education Commission of the States, and a state legislator since 1964. (1,2)
Republicans
*Virginia B. Macdonald, Arlington Heights, full-time legislator. She has served as assistant to the director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency; president, Illinois Federation of Republican Women; chairwoman, Republican Cook County; committeewoman. Wheeling Township; state chairwoman. Sen. Everett Dirksen's Women Division, and delegate, Illinois Constitutional Convention. She seeks a third term as representative. *Donald L. Totten, 43, Hoffman Estates, businessman. He has been Schaumburg Township Republican committeeman (1966 to present); member, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce and American Management Association; chairman, American Legislative Exchange Council, and a state representative since 1972. (1,2,3)

4th District
Democrats
*Aaron Jaffe. 45, Skokie, lawyer and college instructor. He was Niks Township Democratic committeeman (1969-73); delegate to the Democratic National Convention (1972 and 1976), and state representative since 1970. (1,4,5) Alvin N. Marks, Niles.
Republicans
Penny Pullen, 29. Park Ridge, legislative assistant. She has been active in Main and Niles Townships regular Republican organizations and Republican women's clubs and Maine Township Young Republicans(named Young Republican of 1968 by Illinois Voung Republicans), and served as administrative assistant to the late Rep. Robert S. Juckett. (1,5) * Eugene F. Schlickman, 46, Arlington Heights, attorney He has served as village trustee, Arlington Heights (1959- 64); Wheeling Township Republican committeeman, and has been a state legislator since 1964. (1,3,5)

5th District
Democrats
*Ted E. Leverenz, 35, Maywood, business consultant. He is a member of Maywood Community Relations Committee, Human Relations Council. He seeks a second term in the House. *Jack B. Williams, 52, Franklin Park, pharmacist. He was village trustee. Franklin Park (1967-69), and president of that village since 1969. Williams, who has been on the board of directors, Illinois Municipal League, seeks a third House term. (1,2)
Republicans
* Edward E. Bluthardt, 59, Schiller Park, retired attorney. He has served as Schiller Park president and police magistrate, and is seeking his sixth term in the House, (1) Robert J. Guerine, 56, Melrose Park, finance agency owner. (1,2)

6th District
Democrats
David C. Dineff, Willow Springs. *Anne Wilier, 52, Hillside, full-time legislator. She was a delegate to the Illinois Constitutional Convention; member, Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board; director, Proviso Township Mental Health Center, and state representative since 1974. (4)
Republicans
Emil J. Boucek, 59, Western Springs, deputy sheriff to Judge Irving W. Eiserman. He was clerk, Village Court of Brookfield, and served four terms (1949-65) as Cook County constable. (1,2,5) *William D. Walsh, 52, LaGrange Park, realtor and insurance agent. A legislator for 16 consecutive years, he has served as assistant majority leader (1969), majority leader (1973-74), assistant minority leader(1975 to present), and member. Memorial Park District Board of Commissioners. (1,2)

7th District
Democrats
Samuel A. DeCaro, 54, Berwyn, electrical engineer. He has been alderman. City of Berwyn, for 10 years. (3) Robert C. Pechous, 42, Berwyn, city clerk. He has served as Berwyn city clerk since 1969. He was chairman,

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Berwyn's 65th Anniversary Committee (1973) and is general chairman, Berwyn Bicentennial Commission (1976). (5)
Republicans
*Henry J. Klosak, 50, Cicero, attorney. He is former justice of the peace and magistrate of the Circuit Court of Cook County and seeks a sixth term as representative. *Joseph G. Sevcik. 59, Berwyn, attorney. He has been Berwyn Township committeeman since 1974 and state representative since 1966. He is former Berwyn city prosecutor, Berwyn Township and Health Department attorney, and was a congressional administrative assistant in the 10th district.

8th District
Democrats
Robert (Bob) Bily, Bridgeview. *Harry "Bus" Yourell, 57, Oak Lawn, insurance broker and restaurant owner. He was trustee, Village of Oak Lawn (1959-63); president. Worth Township Regular Democratic Club; and Democratic committeeman, Worth Township; member. Cook County Democratic Central Committee, and delegate to the Democratic National Convention (1968 and 1972) and 1964 State Nominating Convention. He seeks a sixth term.
Republicans
*Jane M. Barnes, 50, Oak Lawn, real estate broker. She has served as assistant chief deputy sheriff of Cook County; administrative assistant, Illinois Department of Insurance; executive secretary. Worth Township Youth Commission and alternate delegate, 1972 Republican National Convention. She seeks a second term. Herbert V. Huskey, 59, Oak Lawn, owner of auto parts stores. He was trustee. Village of Oak Lawn; vice president. Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce, and state representative (1972-74). (1,2)

9th District Democrats
*Richard F. Kelly, Jr., 39, Hazel Crest, full-time legislator. He was employed by a bank in Chicago for 15 years before elected to the General Assembly in 1972. (1) Terry A. Steczo, 26. Tinley Park, legislative assistant. He was administrative assistant to Rep. Leland Rayson ( D., Tinley Park) during the 78th and 79th General Assemblies.(2, 3, 4)
Republicans
*William F. Mahar. 57, Homewood. investment corporation president. He was elected trustee of Homewood Village (1961); village president (1965-73), and president of the South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (1968-69). He seeks a third term in the House. (1, 2)Dennis B. Robertson, 38, Flossmoor, attorney. He was appointed auditor of Rich Township in 1974. (1,2,3,5)

10th District
Democrats
*L. Michael Getty, 38, Dolton,attorney. He has served as assistant state's attorney. Cook County; director, defender services, American Bar Association; associate editor, Legal Aid Brief Case, and member. Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission. He seeks a third term. (1, 3, 5) John M. Matejek, Jr., 27, Chicago Heights, tax adjuster. He is member, Polish Democratic Club, and the Young Democrats of Cook County and Illinois. (1)
Republicans
*Thomas H. Miller, 40, South Holland, manager of office administration. He has been trustee. Village of South Holland (1965-72); a delegate, Illinois Constitutional Convention, and state representative since 1973. (1,2) William W. Thorsness, 60, Flossmoor, executive director. Manufacturers' Association of Chicago Heights and South Suburbs. He has served as special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and enforcement officer, U.S. Office of Price Stabilization in Chicago. (1)

11th District
Democrats
Woods Bowman, 34, Chicago, college professor. He is an economist at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Campus. (4) Michael I. Brady, Chicago. Now a senator, he was appointed to fill a vacancy.
Republicans
Michael Burns, Chicago. *James P. McCourt, 51, Evanston, attorney. He was alderman. City of Evanston (1960-72), and member of 48th, 49th and 50th Ward Regular Republican Organization, He seeks a third term. (1,2)

12th District
Democrats
Ellis B. Levin. 30, Chicago, attorney. He has served as assistant state's attorney. Cook County (1973-76); legislative assistant to New York's U.S. Rep. Leonard Farbstein (1969-70); legislative policy officer to assistant secretary for metropolitan development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (1968-69), and research assistant to Maryland's U.S. Sen. Joseph D Tydings (1967-68). Levin was member of Lake View Citizens Council; Independent Precinct Organization' Metropolitan Area Anti-Crime Coalition, and Independent Voters of Illinois. (1, 2) *William A. Marovitz, 31, Chicago, attorney. He has served as assistant corporation counsel, City of Chicago' elected "assembly representative," Illinois State Bar Association; and member. Lake View Citizens Council. He is seeking a second term. (1,2)
Republicans
Paul M. Powers, Chicago. *Arthur A. Telcser, 44, Chicago, pharmacist. Elected to the House in 1966. he served as majority whip (1969), assistant majority leader (1973) and minority leader since 1974. (6)

13th District
Democrats
*James M. Houlihan, 33, Chicago, part-time college instructor. He has served as project director, Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission; director of special projects, Illinois Arts Council; representative, Citizen's Lobby Project of Committee on Illinois Government; advisory board member. National Consumers Union; board member, Foundation for a New Business Ethic, and member. Independent Precinct Organization. He seeks a third term as representative. Daniel P. O'Brien. 30, Chicago, health care administrator. He has served as state senator(1970-71) and 43rd Ward Democratic committeeman (1970 to present). (4)
Republicans
Tom (Thomas E.) McNamara, 31, Chicago, president of industrial consultant firm. He received commendations from the President and Chicago Police Department for apprehending an assailant in a street crime (1974) and served as executive board member of Lincoln Club. (3) Elroy C. Sandquist, Jr., 53, Chicago, attorney. He has

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served as first assistant state's attorney, Cook County, civil division (1957-60); member, Illinois Liquor Control Commission (1973 to present); special assistant attorney general (1973 to present), and member, State Senate Committee on Municipalities (1969). (1)

14th District
Democrats
*John B. Brandt, Chicago, florist. He has served as alderman, 33rd Ward; committeeman, 33rd Ward; trustee Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago (1960-66); and is founder, Brandt Youth Council. He has been state representative since 1968. *Bruce A. Farley, 33, Chicago, full-time legislator. He is member, IAAO-CIAO Designation and Ravenswood Conservation Commission, and served as president, 47th Ward Young Democrats. He seeks a third term in the House.
Republicans
Michael A. Abramson, 27, Chicago, attorney. He was employed by the Illinois Bureau of Employment Securities (1971-74). (1, 2,3,4) Charles A. Hadley, Chicago.

15th District
Democrats
*Alan J. Greiman, 44, Skokie, attorney. He has served as Skokie prosecutor; senior counsel for a federal regulatory agency; and chairman, Skokie Public Transportation Commission. He seeks a third term. (1,4) *William J. Laurino, 35, Chicago, full-time legislator. He has served as field director. Mayor's Citizens Committee for a Cleaner Chicago; delegate, Illinois Constitutional Convention, and president, 39th Ward Regular Democratic Organization. He seeks a fourth term.
Republicans
Erna I. Guns, 52, Skokie. president of a printing company. She has been chairman, Skokie Youth Welfare Commission since 1967; member, Niles Township Committee on Youth, and Mayor's Task Force on Drug Abuse; and volunteer. Cook County Juvenile Court. (1,2) *Peter Piotrowicz Peters, 40, Chicago, full-time legislator. He has served as assistant treasurer of Cook County; deputy chairman. Republican Central Committee of Cook County; associate director. Governor's Office of Human Resources; committeeman, 39th Ward, and member, Sauganash Community Association and Northwest Community Organization, He seeks a third term in the House.

16th District
Democrats
*Ralph Capparelli, Chicago, deputy. Board of Tax Appeals. He has served as supervisor, Chicago Park District; superintendent of 41st Ward, Department of Sanitation; administrative assistant to a Cook County commissioner, and state representative since 1970. *Roman J. Kosinski, Chicago, jeweler. He has been chairman. Mayor's Committee on School House Rehabilitation; secretary. Northwestern University Settlement Council, and member of the 38th Ward Regular Democratic Organization. He seeks a fourth term.
Republicans
*Roger P. McAuliffe, 37, Chicago, police officer. He has served as precinct captain, president and committee man, 38th Ward Regular Republican Organization; alternate delegate, 1964 Republican National Convention and 1964 presidential elector. He is seeking a third House term. (1) Hellmut W. Stolle, 69, Chicago, state driver examiner. He has been member of the 41st Ward Republican Organization, State Republican Nationalities Council and John Ericsson Republican League, and also served as state representative in the 73rd, 75th and 76th sessions. (1,2,3,4,5)

17th District
Democrats
*Michael S. Holewinaki, 28, Chicago, full-time legislator. He has participated in the Independent Voters of Illinois, Independent Precinct Organization and the Committee on Illinois Government. He is seeking his second term. *Thaddeus (Ted) Lechowicz, 37. Chicago, finance. Elected Outstanding Young Democrat in Illinois (1969), he has served as committeeman, 30th Ward Regular Democratic Organization, and is founder and past president of Lockwood Improvement Association, He is *Incumbents seeking a fifth term. Republicans Joseph P. Morgan, Chicago. Jacob John Wolf, Chicago. He previously served four terms in the House.

18th District
Democrats
*Lawrence Di Prima,66, Chicago, full-time legislator. He has served as assistant administrator, Illinois Veterans Commission; community chairman. Mayor Daley's Citizen Committee for a Cleaner Chicago; member, 36th Ward Regular Democratic Organization, and state representative for the past 14 years. (1,2) Edward A. Doyle, Chicago.
Republicans
Elmer W. Conti, 55, Elmwood Park, real estate insurance broker and land developer. He was elected village trustee of Elmwood Park (1949); president, Village of Elmwood Park (1953 to present); state representative for three terms, and Leyden GOP committeeman (1960 to present). He is also founder of Suburban Contractor's Association and Leyden Nor wood Municipal League. John F. Galvin, 27, Oak Park, electrician. He has served as precinct committeeman, area deputy committeeman and member of the Oak Park Township Committee on Youth. (1,2)

19th District
Democrats
*Benedict Garmisa, 63, Chicago, insurance broker. He was elected state senator (1954 from 23rd district); and has served as secretary-treasurer. Cook County Forest Preserve District, and precinct committeeman for 31 years. He was first elected to the House in 1964. (6) *Michael L. Nardulli, 55, Chicago, full-time legislator. He is a member of 26th Ward Democratic Organization and Northwest Civic Committee. He seeks a third term.
Republicans
Boris R. Antonovych, Chicago. * Louis F. Capuzi, 55, Chicago, full-time legislator. He is

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seeking an 11th term as representative.

20th District
Democrats
*Marco Domico, 58, Chicago, assistant supervisor, street department, curb and gutter division. He was appointed to the House on March 4 by the district county chairmen to fill the seat vacated by Rep. John D'Arco who was named to the Senate to replace Sam Roma no who died in February. There was not sufficient time to list Domico on the ballot for the March primary, but he has been named by the county chairmen to seek the seat in November. The appointments were certified by the State Board of Elections. *Douglas Huff, Jr., 45, Chicago, full-time legislator. He has served as executive director. East Garfield Organization; board member, Chicago Westside Development Corporation, and state representative since 1974. Republicans
John S. Bozek, Chicago. *Ronald A. Stearney, Chicago, attorney. He seeks a second term.

21st District
Democrats
*Jesse D. Madison, 37, Chicago, management consultant. He has served as deputy director of operations and management services, Chicago Economic Development Corporation; senior vice president, Chicago Financial Development Corporation, and member of the 29th Ward Peoples Caucus, South Austin Coalition, Organization for a Better Austin, National Business League and The Chicago Forum. He is seeking a second term. Walter Shumpert. Chicago.
Republicans
Madie L. Barnett, Chicago. *Vincent E. Molloy, 52, Chicago, real estate broker. He has served as supervisor, Credit Union Division, Illinois Department of Financial Institutions; board member, Illinois Credit Union League; secretary, Young Republicans of Illinois; Oak Park Township auditor and clerk; and is member of Oak Park Regular Republican Organization. He seeks a third House term.

22nd District
Democrats
*Corneal A. Davis, 74, Chicago, assistant pastor of Quinn Chapel. He has received the Prince Hall Shriner of the Year Award (1954), Chicago Urban League Award and American Legion Meritorious Service Award. Seeking an 18th term, he is considered the "dean" of the House. (1,2) *James A. McLendon, Chicago, attorney. He has served as master in chancery, Superior Court of Cook County; staff attorney, Chicago Transit Authority; president, Cook County Bar Association; and chairman, Speaker's Bureau of 4th Ward Regular Democratic Organization. He is seeking his sixth term.
Republicans
*Susan Catania, 34, Chicago, full-time legislator. She has been cochairwoman. Independent Voters of Illinois Women's Rights Commission; technical writer, editor and information director, Chicago chemical research firm, and member, Independent Precinct Organization, National Organization for Women, and League of Women Voters. She seeks a third term. Willie Reed, Chicago, director of a security agency. He has participated in Republican party activities.

23rd District
Democrats
*Walter S. Kozubowski, 36, Chicago, full-time legislator. Serving a second term as state central committeeman, he is member of the National Committee on Criminal Justice and Consumer Fraud; 14th Ward Polish Regular Democratic Club; executive committee, 14th Ward Regular Democratic Organization; and executive committee, Back of the Yards Neighborhood Council. He is seeking a third term as representative. (1,3) *John M. Vitek, Chicago, real estate and insurance broker, presently director of real estate and compensation, City of Chicago. He is member, 11th Ward Regular Democratic Organization, and former secretary, 11th Ward Property Owners Association. He also served as state representative from the 29th District (1960-66) and was appointed in August 1975 to fill the House seat vacated by resignation of John G. Fary.
Republicans
George Edward Esch, Chicago. *John F. Wall, 62, Chicago, full-time legislator. He has been alderman and committeeman, 11th Ward; superintendent of private employment agencies, Illinois Department of Labor, and member, Cook County Central Committee. He is seeking a seventh term.

24th District
Democrats
*Lewis A. H. Caldwell, 70, Chicago, public relations. He has been a social worker (1933-48); probation officer. Cook County Family Court; and executive director, president and vice president for public affairs, Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce. He seeks a sixth term in the House. (1,2,4) *Robert E. Mann, 47, Chicago, attorney. Voted outstanding freshman in the Illinois House of Representatives (1962), he also received the Best Legislator Award of the Independent Voters of Illinois during his first five terms. He seeks an eighth term. (13,4)
Republicans
Henry G. dark, Chicago. *Bernard E. Epton, 55, Chicago, attorney. He is president, National Conference of Insurance Legislators, and was president of Decaloque Society of Lawyers and South Shore Chamber of Commerce. He seeks a fifth term. (1)

25th District
Democrats
*Edmund E. Kornowicz, 62, Chicago, full-time legislator. Appointed to General Assembly on May 9, 1975, to fill vacancy, he has been clerk of the Circuit Court, Cook County (1943-45); sales tax supervisor, Illinois Department of Revenue (1949-53), and superintendent of factory inspection safety, Illinois Department of Labor (1973-75). He is president of 12th Ward Regular Democratic Organization. *Robert M. Terzich, Sr., 41, Chicago, insurance consultant. He has been precinct captain and president, 23rd Ward Regular Democratic Organization. He seeks a fourth term.
Republicans
Joseph J. Krasowski, Chicago. He previously served in Senate, 1967-71. *Walter "Babe" McAvoy, 71, Chicago, real estate broker. He has served as Republican committeeman, and has been a state representative for the past 30 years. (1)

26th District
Democrats
Peggy Smith Martin, 45, Chicago. She has served as state chairwoman, Illinois Council on Hunger, Health and Nutrition; member, Public Welfare Coalition; president, 4th Ward Young Democrats; delegate, Young Democrats of America Convention; precinct captain, 4th Ward; delegate, 1972 Democratic National Convention, and state representative (1972-74). *James C. Taylor, 46, Chicago, deputy superintendent for sanitation, City of Chicago, since 1975. He has served as 16th Ward sanitation superintendent (1967), 16th Ward committeeman (1971) and started the ward's Senior Citizens Program (1973). He seeks a fifth term.
Republicans
Irene E. Partee, Chicago. Jerry Washington, Jr., Chicago.

27th District
Democrats
*John J. Beatty, 48, Chicago, attorney. He has served as assistant corporation counsel, City of Chicago, and state representative since 1972. (1,2) *Michael J. Madigan, 34, Chicago, attorney. He has served as assistant majority leader of the House (1974 to present); community representative, 13th Ward Democratic Organization; secretary to Ald. David W Healy; president, 13th Ward Young Democrats, and delegate, Illinois Constitutional Convention. He seeks his third House term.
Republicans
*Edmund F, Kucharski, 29, Chicago, insurance broker He is active in political and business affairs of the Southwest Side. He seeks a third term. (1) Herbert F. Setzke, Chicago.

28th District
Democrats
*Daniel L. Houlihan, 39, Chicago, attorney. He has served as assistant state's attorney, Cook County (1962- 66); special assistant attorney general of Illinois (1966- 67), and as a member of 19th Ward Regular Democratic Organization. He seeks a third term in the House. *Emil Jones, Jr.. 41, Chicago, full-time legislator. Formerly employed by the U.S. Post Office, he has been precinct captain and executive secretary, 34th Ward, and is a member of Morgan Park Civic League. He seeks a third term.
Republicans
* J. Theodore Meyer, 39, Chicago, attorney. He has received environmental awards from the Village of Pullman (1970). Illinois Wildlife Federation (1972), and Illinois League of Conservation Voters (1974). Other awards include Chicago Bar Association Distinguished Lawyer Legislator. A state representative from 1966-72, he is seeking a second consecutive term since being reelected in 1974. Richard A. Wright, Riverdale.

29th District
Democrats
*Eugene M. Barnes, 45, Chicago, full-time legislator. He has served as chairman and vice chairman, Maple Park Homeowners Association; member and precinct captain, 34th and 21st Ward Regular Democratic Organizations; and board member, Comprehensive Health Planning. He seeks a fourth term. *Raymond W. Ewell, 47, Chicago, attorney. He is staff member and supervisor, 17th Ward Regular Democratic Organization; and member of Federal Public Defender Program. He seeks a sixth term. (1)
Republicans
*Charles E. Gaines. 52, Chicago, full-time legislator. He is member and director. South Central Community Health Service Organization and the Mental Health Association of Greater Chicago. He seeks a second term. Robert H. Holloway, Chicago. He previously served in the House during 1974-75.

30th District
Democrats
Glenn V. Dawson, Chicago. *Frank Giglio, 42, Calumet City, plumbing contractor. He has been alderman, Calumet City (1963-65); president, Thornton Township Young Democrats (1963); corresponding secretary, Cook County Young Democrats (1965); committeeman, Thornton Township (1963 to present), and state representative since 1972. (1,2,3)
Republicans
*Philip W. Collins, 45. Calumet City, insurance executive. He received the Continental Insurance Company's Pyramid Club service award and is a member of the East Side Chamber of Commerce and Calumet City Chamber of Commerce. He seeks a sixth term in the House. Elmer Stevenson. Chicago.

CORRECTIONS:
Monahan is candidate Thomas M. Monahan and not Richard A. Shipley as reported on page 18 in the June magazine will be on the ballot as a Democratic candidate for the House from the 39th district. We regret the error. Birchler is an incumbent Vincent A. Birchler (D., 58th) is an incumbent legislator seeking reelection to the House. We regret that he was incorrectly identified on page 20 in the June magazine.

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