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Margaret M. Kennedy, 60, of Rockford, as director of the Department of Children and Family Services, by the governor, effective April 20, pending Senate approval. Kennedy began working for the department in 1973 as the Rockford area administrator, had previously been regional director of the Illinois Department of Mental Health, 1961-1973, and served with the Illinois Department of Public Welfare, 1946-1961.

John Petrilli, Springfield, as administrative assistant to the director of the Department of Children and Family Services, effective April 4. For the past 19 years, Petrilli has been with the Department of Corrections.

William Bowling, 37, East Moline, as director of the state Department of Labor effective May 16, pending Senate confirmation. Bowling, who was president of United Auto Workers Local 1309, succeeds Donald A. Johnson who served as director since April 1975. Bowling's appointment completes Gov. Thompson's Cabinet.

Robert H. Klemm, Springfield, as deputy superintendent of the Illinois State Police Department. Klemm, a 21-year State Police veteran, will be in command of field operations. Max Fritschel, Chicago, as superintendent of the Illinois Bureau of Investigation (IBI). Fritschel, a 25-year veteran of the federal Bureau of Investigation, will become deputy director of the Department of Law Enforcement to be created by the merging of the IBI with the State Police under Gov. Thompson's reorganization proposal. Fritschel will head the Division of Investigations. Gayle Franzen, 32, as special assistant for law enforcement to Gov. James Thompson, effective March 1. Previously he worked as a criminal investigator in the Attorney General's Office and as director of a county probation office in the state of Washington. Former Sen. William C. Harris (R., Pontiac), as commissioner of banks and trust companies by the governor, effective May 1, Pending Senate approval. Harris retired from the General Assembly in January after serving six years in the Illinois House and 16 years in the Senate. He was Senate president, 1973-1975 and Senate minority leader, 1975-1977. James C. Helfrich, 61, as assistant director of the Department of Conservation by the governor, effective April 18, pending Senate approval. Helfrich began working for the department in 1957, becoming a member of the executive staff in 1970 as a government liaison.

Gov. Thompson has appointed 23 members to the Commission on State Mandated Programs, effective April 20. The commission, which is headed by Lt. Gov. Dave O'Neal, is divided into two committees: the education subcommittee, chaired by James Nowlan, the governor's special assistant on education; and the local government subcommittee, chaired by John Castle, director of the Department of Local Government Affairs. Members of the education subcommittee are: State Senators Arthur L. Berman, (D., Chicago), Prescott E. Bloom, (R., Peoria), Kenneth V. Buzbee, (D., Carbondale), and Jack Schaffer, (R.., Crystal Lake); State Representatives Betty J. Hoxsey, (R., Ottawa), and Douglas N. Kane, (D., Springfield); and public members Sandra Absher, Marion, a teacher; Martin Geraghty, Chicago, assistant vice president of Draper and Kramer, Inc.; Mary Margaret Langdon, Chicago, vice president of the National Association of Boards of Education, a department of the National Catholic Education Association; L. Milton McClure, Beardstown, a partner in the law firm of McClure, McClure and Brannan; and Shirley Rauschenberger, Elgin, editor of the Elgin Herald. Members of the local government subcommittee are State Senators John E. Grotberg, (R., St. Charles), and Sam M. Vadalabene, (D., Edwardsville); State Representatives James Von Boeckman, (D., Pekin), A. T. McMaster, (R., Galesburg), Betty Lou Reed, (R., Deerfield), and Harry (Bus) Yourell,(D., Oak Lawn); and public members Nancy Follett, Oak Park, a township official; Peter Perrecone, Rockford, member of the Winnebago County Board; Tom Ryan, mayor of Kankakee; and Tim G. Soldwedel, Pekin, president of the Illinois Association of Park Districts.

Illinois Mayor Elections Incumbents re-elected: Robert Arnstine, Macomb; Richard Carver, Peoria; Paul A. Lenz, Alton; James J. McClure, Jr., Oak Park, All-American Village Party*; Robert McGaw, Rockford, Democrat; Mark B. McLeroy, Freeport; James T. Ryan, Arlington Heights; Paul Schuler, Granite City; and Albert J. Smith, Skokie, Skokie Caucus Party*. New Mayors: Richard D. Buchanan, Bloomington; Ronald DaRosa, Glen Ellyn; Thomas A. Hett, Berwyn, Democrat; John J. "Jack" Hill, Aurora, Democrat; Robert W. Kimble, Gates burg; James C. "Jay" Lytle, Evanston, Republican; Jeff Markland, Urbana, Republican; Charles Nichols, Belleville; Dave Nuessen, Quincy, Republican. *Local political party

Albert D. McCoy, 50, as chairman of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission by the governor, effective April21. McCoy has been the mayor of Aurora for the past 12 years. Appointed in April by the governor as permanent members of a panel to conduct public hearings on reorganization of state government were: Joan Schilf, Chicago, special assistant to the governor for reorganization; Dr. William Monat, vice president and provost of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb; and Stanley C. Jensen, Malta, a former delegate to the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention. Dave Belknap, 35, Rockford, as deputy director of the Department of Conservation by Director David Kenney, effective April 13. Belknap was administrative assistant to the board members of the State Board of Elections, 1974-1976; staff consultant to Sen. Harris and the Elections Committee for the Senate Republicans, 1971-1974; and administrative assistant to the Speaker of the House, 1969-1974.

Dave Monson, Springfield, as one of the three deputy directors of the Department of Aging by its director, Josephine Oblinger, effective April 1. Monson had been the public information director at Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) for the past two years and was previously bureau chief of safety studies and programs at the Department of Transportation, 1967-1975.

Phil Bradley, 33, Springfield, as assistant to the director of the Department of Public Health, effective April 5. Bradley was previously an alumni and community relations officer for Sangamon State University, 1972-1977.

Robert Gray, 36, Springfield, as assistant to the director of the department of Mental Health, effective March 7. Gray's job includes legislative liaison work, especially in the area of education. He was previously on the Republican House staff and was the governor's downstate campaign coordinator.

Steve Perrigo, Rochester, as assistant to Joan Anderson, director of the Department of Registration and Education, effective March 1. Perrigo had previously worked as an administrative officer and then a manpower planner in the Department of Local Government Affairs, 1970-1975. In 1975 he transferred to the Governor's Office of Manpower and Human Development when the program came under the Comprehensive Employment Training Act.

Two appointments to the Department of Local Government Affairs were made by Director John W. Castle, effective in April:

John T. Anderson, 53, Marion, as chief of the Office of Housing and Buildings. Owner of a public relations and consulting firm, Anderson had worked for the past eight

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years with housing authorities, nonprofit associations and private developers on housing projects for low income families. David S. Cannon, 28, Rochester, as chief of the Office of Community Services. He served since 1975 as research associate for the bipartisan Illinois Commission on Intergovernmental Cooperation.

Donald B. Mackay, 38, Springfield, as chief of the Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Attorney General by Atty. Gen. William J. Scott effective March 28. He succeeded James B. Zagel, who resigned to become executive director of the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission. Mackay joined Scott's office March 15 under temporary assignment to the Anti-trust Division.

Michael Ellis, Springfield, as deputy director of communications for the Republican National Committee, Washington, D.C., in March. Ellis previously worked as director of the Republican Information Office for the House of Representatives.

Jack Koten, formerly of Springfield, has been elected vice president-public relations of Illinois Bell, effective April 1. Koten began his career with Illinois Bell as an editorial writer in 1955. He succeeds another Springfield man, John Clendenin, who was named vice president-suburban operations in February. Resignations
Langhorne Bond, 40, as secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation. Bond's resignation is effective upon Senate confirmation of his appointment by President Jimmy Carter to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Retirements
Maurice Scott, Springfield, as executive vice president of the Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois, effective July 1. Scott, who has been with the federation for 31 years, was a delegate to the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention. Deaths
Phillip K. Wrigley, 82, at Lakeland Hospital in Lake Geneva, Wis. on April 12. Born in Chicago, Wrigley joined his father's gum company in 1919, inheriting control of both the company and the majority interest in the Chicago Cubs in 1932.

Edward J. Barrett, 77, (D., Chicago) in the Veteran's Administration Lakeview Hospital on April 4. A veteran of both world wars, he became a strong political leader, first winning election as Illinois state treasurer, 1931-1933, and then as secretary of state, 1945-1953. He then served five terms as Chicago's Cook County clerk, 1955-1973.

The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people, and must be willing to bear the expense of it. ¾ John Adams

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