Names

Leitch and Woodyard new senators; new Rep. Black

David Leitch, 37, a Peoria banker, has been named to complete the term of the late Sen. Prescott E. Bloom, who died in a fire at his home January 11. Chosen January 31 by Republican party chairmen in Peoria, Knox and Warren counties, Leitch will serve out the remainder of Bloom's term in the 47th District, which ends next January. Since Bloom had been the only candidate to file from either party for the primary election, write-in candidacies were expected in March primary. The 47th District Senate seat will be filled by election in November.

Leitch is vice president of Midwest Financial Group and has served as vice chairman of the Peoria Public Building Commission. He was founder and director of the Peoria Convention and Visitors Bureau and a former president of the Peoria Downtown Development Council. Sen. Leitch's capital office is in Room 4A, Stratton Building; his Springfield office phone is (217) 782-6363 or 782-3886.

Sen. Leitch

Sen. Woodyard

Harry "Babe" Woodyard, 53, of Chrisman was sworn in as 53rd District state senator in ceremonies February 3 at the Vermilion County Courthouse in Danville. Woodyard, a Republican state representative (105th District), was appointed to fill out the term of Sen. Max E. Coffey, who resigned in January. Woodyard is running for election to the Senate seat for a full term in November. Woodyard gave up his seat as representative from the 105th District. He had been in the House since 1979. Sen. Woodyard's capital office is in Room 3A Stratton Building; his capital phone is (217) 782-4392 or 782-8899.

Named to fill Woodyard's vacant House seat was William B. Black, who is currently acting dean of student services at Danville Area Community College. Black was the only Republican to file for the primary in the 105th District. Rep. Black's capital office is in Room 2008 Stratton Building; his capital phone is (217) 782-4811.

Berman chairman of Joint Committee on Education Reform

Sen. Arthur L. Berman (D-2, Chicago) was elected chairman of the legislature's Joint Committee on Education Reform during its organizational meeting in October. Elected vice chairmen were Reps. Gene L. Hoffman (R-40, Elmhurst) and Richard T. Mulcahey (D-69, Durand). Sen. John Maitland (R-44, Bloomington) was elected secretary.

The joint committee, formed as a part of the education reform package approved last year, will be a watchdog to review the progress of programs and policies authorized by Senate Bill 730 and related reform measures.

Other members of the joint committee are Reps. Mary Lou Cowlishaw (R-41, Naperville), Barbara Flynn Currie (D-26, Chicago), Loleta Didrickson (R-37, Flossmoor) and Helen Satterthwaite (D-103, Urbana) and Sens. Vince Demuzio (D-49, Carlinville), Emil Jones Jr. (D-17, Chicago), Robert Kustra (R-28, Glenview) and Jack Schaffer (R-32, Cary).

Woelffer to Oklahoma; Hedges named DCCA director

The change in directors for the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs (DCCA) was termed a sound transition by Gov. James R. Thompson but criticized as a revolving-door for the Thompson administration's economic development policy by Senate President Philip J. Rock (D-8, Oak Park).

Following close on the heels of Illinois' successful pursuit of Mitsubishi and Chrysler for their new Diamond-Star auto manufacturing plant came the announcement from the governor February 14 that Michael T. Woelffer, one of the orchestraters of that drive, would leave Illinois. Director of DCCA since September 1983, Woelffer headed for Oklahoma City to become director of economic development for that city's chamber of commerce, effective April 1. The governor announced that Woelffer's replacement would be Jay R. Hedges of Springfield, a member of Thompson's administration since November 1984. Thompson cited Hedges' involvement with DCCA for the past year as ensuring "a smooth transition in the economic development programs so essential to the state's continued growth."

At the end of February, it appeared that the criticism from Rock might lead to a political fracas during the required Senate confirmation proceedings for Hedges. The director's salary is $60,000.

Woelffer had been with the Thompson administration since 1979 and with DCCA since 1981. Before that he worked for IBM. He was Thompson's third director of DCCA, an umbrella agency created in 1979 by merging the Department of Business and Economic Development, the Department of Local Government Affairs and the Governor's Office of Manpower and Human Development.

Hedges, 32, if confirmed, will be the fourth DCCA director. He has been assistant to the governor for economic development and also advised Thompson on local government affairs and revenue. He has been the liaison between the Thompson administration and business groups such as the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Manufacturers' Association and the Association of Illinois Employers. Before joining the Thompson administration, Hedges spent eight years in assistant village manager positions, for Hoffman Estates, 1976-1979; Skokie, 1979-1982; and Mount Prospect, 1982-1984.

Kiley gets top post at Mental Health; Valenti moves up at Public Aid

Ann Kiley, an associate director of the Department of Public Aid (IDPA) since March 1984, was appointed director of the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities (DMHDD) by Gov. Thompson, effective February 3, replacing Michael Belletire, who had resigned.

Kiley of Chicago is married to another member of the Thompson administration, James W. Kiley, director of the Illinois Housing Development Authority. She previously worked at the DMHDD, holding a variety of administrative positions from September 1979 to October 1982, when she was appointed executive director of the Governor's Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities, where she had earlier worked as a planner, from September 1978 to September 1979.

At IDPA Kiley administered the office for employment and social services, and she was responsible for the formation and direction of Project Chance, the newest program designed to help welfare recipients find jobs through increased education and training opportunities (see "Project Chance: more than just a check?" p.33).

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Kiley's appointment to head DMHDD requires Senate confirmation; the annual salary is $65,000. Paul M. Schyve, who served briefly as acting director, remains as the department's chief of clinical services.

Randale R. Valenti of Springfield, an 18-year-veteran of IDPA, was appointed to Kiley's former post as head of the office for employment and social services by IDPA director Gregory L. Coler in February. Valenti will head Project Chance as well as be responsible for his division's administration of all IDPA social services.

A Rockford native, Valenti joined the department in 1986 as a caseworker in the Garfield Park office. From 1970 to 1974 he worked in the quality control section and served as chief of the bureau of methods and systems. Since 1979 he was assistant policy and planning administrator. Coler noted that Valenti established the department's bureau of demonstrations and evaluations, designing and testing innovative ideas to improve the services offered by the department.

Duffy moves from DAS A to governor's staff

Edward Duffy, 40, director of the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse(DASA) since December 1984. moved into the governor's office, effective February 1. He is now Thompson's deputy chief of staff for public affairs and will work with Jim Reilly, the governor's chief of staff, and Kathy Selcke, deputy chief of staff for operations. His new post pays $56,000 annually. Duffy lives in Arlington Heights.

Temporarily serving as DASA director is Roalda J. "Jenny" Alderman of Wheaton. A 15-year state government veteran, she has been with DASA since the agency was created two years ago, serving as associate director. She came to DASA from the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities where she was associate director for the department's alcoholism services.

Governor fills out Guardianship & Advocacy Commission

The slate commission that serves to protect and promote the rights of the disabled in Illinois has a full complement of members following the governor's February 13 appointments and reappointments to the Guardianship and Advocacy Commission. Newly appointed members include Rep. Jane M. Barnes (R-38, Palos Heights), replacing Rep. Mary Lou Cowlishaw (R-41, Naperville); Corrine Hallett of Hinsdale, an attorney in private practice, replacing Marca Bristo; Carol Madison of Edwardsville, executive director of the Illinois Center of Autism, filling a vacancy; Pat Taylor of Northbrook, executive director of the North Shore Senior Center, replacing A. Gerald Erickson; and Dr. Robert Washington of Chicago, executive director of the Community Mental Health Council Inc., replacing Mary Chase Pell.

Reappointed to the commission were its chairman, Frank Uvena of Flossmoor, vice president and general counsel for R.R. Donnelly & Sons; and members, Dr. Patrick Staunton of Oak Park, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Lutheran General Hospital; and Dr. Robert O. Washington of Champaign, dean of the University of Illinois School of Social Work.

All must be confirmed by the Senate, and the posts pay expenses only. Hallett's term will expire in June 1986, Staunton's in June 1987 and the rest in June 1988.

Appointments, reappointments to Human Rights Commission

Gov. James R. Thompson filled four vacant seats and made three reappointments to the Illinois Human Rights Commission in December.

New appointments to the commission were: Catherine Bertini, 35, of Chicago, the state and local public affairs manager for Container Corporation of America; Mathilda Jakubowski, 59, of Chicago, special assistant to Gov. Thompson; Saul J. Morse, 37, a Springfield attorney; and Debra Nesselson, 31, a Glencoe housewife.

Reappointed to the commission were: Randall Raynolds, 37, of Springfield, a realtor with Julie Davis Realtors; Howard Veal Sr., 43, of Springfield, executive director of the Springfield Urban League; and Alfred Whitley, 65, of Chicago, secretary-treasurer of the SEIU Janitors Union, Local #1.

Senate confirmation of the governor's action is required. Members are paid $22,500 annually; all terms expire January 16, 1989.

Conservation reorganizes to gain efficiency

A major reorganization of the Department of Conservation by director Michael Witte in January has resulted in new titles for some familiar faces. Temple Reynolds, the former associate director of natural resources, is now director of field operations and will oversee the six field divisions: fisheries, forestry, law enforcement, natural heritage, public lands and wildlife resources.

The department's office of public information was expanded, and Charles Tatnminga is now its director. Tamminga, formerly associate director of public lands, is responsible for special events and public information and education functions.

The reorganization is designed to make the department more efficient, according to Witte, by eliminating duplication and overlap in support functions, by emphasizing field operations and citizen services, and by expanding the department's public information program.

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Other governor's appointments

The Illinois Health Care Cost Containment Council got a new member in January and elected a new chairperson in November. Rand Wortman of Belvidere was appointed to the council by the governor effective January 31. An administrator at Belvidere's St. Joseph's Hospital, Wortman will serve a term expiring August 5, 1987. His apointment filled a vacancy and pays $150 per diem plus expenses. The council's new chairperson is Johanna M. Lund of Rockford. She is executive vice president of Robco Sales Inc., executive director of the Rockford Council for Affordable Health Care and past president of the Winnebago County Medical Society. She replaced Raymond B. Werntz, who resumed his duties as a business representative on the council. Reelected to their positions on the council were vice chairman Charles B. Van Vorst, president of Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, and secretary/treasurer Edward Mazur, president of Mazur and Associates in Chicago.

Andrew Raucci of Chicago was reappointed to a six-year term on the Court of Claims by the governor in January. Raucci, who was first appointed to this executive branch court in January 1984, is an attorney with Kusper and Raucci Chartered. The reappointment requires Senate confirmation, and the post pays $25,000 annually. The five-member Court of Claims hears monetary claims against the state and determines their validity and amount.

The Judiciary

The Supreme Court assigned Cook County Circuit Court Judge James C. Murray of Chicago to fill the vacancy in the 1st District Appellate Court left by the resignation of Justice James J. Medja. Murray's assignment began January 28, and he will serve until December 1, 1986, when a new justice elected in the November general election will be sworn in. Murray is not running for the appeals court vacancy. (For a list of candidates see the February Illinois Issues, p. 50.) Murray had also been acting presiding judge of the Cook County Circuit Court's chancery division. Named presiding judge of the division was Circuit Judge David J. Shields of Golf. The appointment was made by Chief Judge Harry G. Comerford effective in February.

The Supreme Court named the following associate judges to be circuit judges:

Matthew A. Jurczak of Danville was named to the 5th Judicial Circuit effective January 2. Jurczak, a retired associate judge, filled the vacancy created by the resignation of John Meyer. He will serve until a new judge elected in November is sworn in. Filing to fill Meyer's seat were Rita B. Garman, a Republican from Danville, and Paul T. Manion of Hoopeston and John P. O'Rourke of Danville, both Democrats.

Charles H. Wilhelm of Lewiston was appointed to the 9th Judicial Circuit effective February 1. Wilhelm filled the vacancy created by the resignation of Francis Murphy of Canton. Murphy had served as a judge since 1954. The seat will be up for election in 1988.

Judges of the 1st District Appellate Court elected their presiding judges for the five divisions and representatives on the executive committee for 1986. The presiding judges of each division for 1986 are Robert C. Buckley of Arlington Heights, 1st; Michael A. Bilandic of Chicago, 2nd; Dom J. Rizzi of Northbrook, 3rd; David Linn of Skokie, 4th; and John J. Sullivan of Glenview, 5th.

Executive committee representatives from the five divisions for 1986 are Calvin C. Campbell of Chicago, 1st; Allen Hartman of Chicago, 2nd; Rizzi, 3rd; Mel Jigantic of Winnetka, 4th; and Francis S. Lorenz of Chicago, 5th. The job of chairing the executive committee rotates annually. This year the chairman is Rizzi.

The Supreme Court accepted the following retirements from office:

Harold F. Trapp of Lincoln, a retired appellate judge serving by assignment in the 4th District Appellate Court, "retired" again, terminating his assignment on January 1, 1986.

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Robert J. Sulski withdrew his statement to be retained in office and will retire when his term expires on December 1, 1986. Filing for election to replace Sulski is Irwin J. Solganick of Chicago, a Democrat.

The following associate judges have retired or resigned:

Richard C. Christian of Waukegan from the 19th Judicial Circuit effective February 15, 1986. He had been a judicial officer since January 1981.

James K. Marshall of Sandwich from the 16th Judicial Circuit effective April 1, 1986. A judicial officer since December 1976, Marshall was a member of the Illinois Judicial Conference's Associate Judge Seminar Coordinating Committee and served as chairman of the Study Committee on Small Claims Courts.

Other appointments

James Brim of Jacksonville is the new superintendent of the Department of Agriculture's natural resources division. Appointed to the post November 16 by state agriculture director Larry Werries, Brim is a former school superintendent and has taught vocational agriculture. He replaces Ron Darden, who joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservations Service.

The division of aeronautics of the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has a new director: Robert F. Coverdale, retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general. He was appointed November 25 by IDOT secretary Harry R. Hanley. Coverdale was vice commander in chief of the Headquarters Military Airlift Command at Scott Air Force Base near Belleville. At IDOT he replaced Robert Donahue, aeronautics director since 1979 who is now associate administrator for airports for the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington, D.C. Besides administering the National Airport Improvement Program and the $1 billion annual Aviation Trust Fund, Donahue also is responsible for the operation of Washington National Airport and Dulles International Airport.

Roger D. Selberg, a 15-year employee of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, was appointed manager of the agency's division of public water supplies in December by department director Richard J. Carlson. Selberg of Springfield had been serving as acting manager of the division since Ira Markwood's retirement in February 1985.

Judith Rowan of Urbana is the new associate chancellor for public affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana, effective January 1. Recommended in December by UI chancellor Thomas Everhart, her appointment received approval of the university's Board of Trustees as its January meeting. Rowan had served as director of the UI News Bureau since 1983 and as associate director of public affairs since 1982. She joined the former UI Office of Public Information in 1970 as an editorial assistant and worked in various public affairs positions. Before coming to the university as a graduate student in 1967, Rowan served in the cultural service of the French embassy in New York City. She replaces John F. Burness, who is now vice president for university relations at Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.

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State Chamber of Commerce launches environmental regulatory group

Sid Marder is executive director of the Illinois Environmental Group (IERG), a new affiliate of the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce. Created January to provide the business community with economic and technical information related to regulation, IERG will also give businesses a forum where environmental control policies can be developed, according to IERG board chairman Jene Robinson of Illinois Power Company, Decatur.

According to Marder, an environmental consultant to the chamber, the group "will not only react to regulations but will make an aggressive attempt... to incorporate industry-backed proposals into final regulations."

Katherine D. Christ of Marion has been hired as regulatory analyst, effective May 15. She will receive her law degree from Southern Illinois University in May and has been working part time while in law school for the SIU Coal Extraction Center and the environmental section of the Attorney General's Office. She previously worked for the state of Florida Energy Office.

Officers elected at the IERG's first meeting in January include: Robinson as chairman; Dennis Jurewicz of Sherex Chemical Company, Mapleton, as vice chairman; Darrell Bruckert of UNOCAL, Lemont, treasurer; and Ralph Grotelueschen of Deere & Company, Moline, secretary. Serving on the executive committee are Lester W. Brann Jr., president of the state chamber; Jeff Brown of Velsicol Chemical Corporation, Marshall; Fred Krikau of Interlake Inc., Oak Brook; and William Robertson of Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago. Twenty-five corporations had joined the IERG as of February 21, according to Marder.

Although a separate corporation from the state chamber, IERG will operate from the state chamber's Springfield office: phone (217) 522-5512.

Globe Democrat back in the Statehouse

The St. Louis Globe Democrat, forced to suspend publication in December because of financial problems, has returned to the newsstands. The paper, under new ownership, resumed publication January 27. Coverage from the Illinois state capital will be provided by Rod Furlow, 25, Statehouse bureau chief. He returned to Springfield February 1. The St. Louis paper had been under court-ordered trusteeship until its sale January 17 to St. Louis businessmen John Prentis and William Franke. A graduate of Sangamon State University's Public Affairs Reporting Program, Furlow was formerly Statehouse bureau chief for the Belleville News-Democrat.

Alford retires from State Board of Education

John Alford, 55, a veteran of 30 years in Illinois education, retired from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) on February 28. He was ISBE assistant superintendent for planning since the board's inception in 1974. Alford, who earned his Ph.D. in education administration from Harvard University, was a professor of education administration at the University of Illinois before joining the ISBE. Earlier in his career he was superintendent of schools in Mount Vernon and in Elmhurst.

Bowman, Homer and Luft honored for support of nursing home residents

For their legislative efforts at improving the life and care of nursing home residents, three state legislators received the Illinois Citizens for Better Care 1985 Best Legislator Award in January. Honored were:

Rep. Woods Bowman (D-4, Evanston), chief sponsor of legislation to increase the personal needs allowance for nursing home residents receiving public aid; and Rep. Thomas Homer (D-9, Canton) and Sen. Richard Luft (D-46, Pekin), cosponsors of the needs allowance bill.

Homer was also cited for his role in passing a bill prohibiting discrimination against Medicaid recipients in nursing homes, and Luft, a member of the Senate Public Health Committee, was commended for casting key pro-consumer votes on nursing home legislation up before his committee.

'Unsung Heroines' honored for 185 years of social service

Six Illinois women whose careers represent a combined total of over 185 years of commitment to positive social change received Unsung Heroine Awards at the Women in Charge Conference in Chicago on November 15. Criteria for the award in eluded a minimum of 15 years community service directed toward improving the quality of life, recognition as a role model to other women, demonstration of effective management skills and leadership, and achievement of their goals, often without the help of a support group or network.

The Unsung Heroines of 1985 are: Ruth Colodny of Skokie, for her over 50 years of volunteer service to the National Council of Jewish Women; Marion. Henley of Chicago, consultant to the Illinois Department of Human Rights, for her work with minority women and children; Margaret Redcloud, a caseworker at Chicago's American Indian Center, for her guidance and support for members of Chicago's Indian community; Muriel "Manny" Tuteur of Chicago, assistant director for education and political action for the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers and an activist in peace, civil rights and women's volunteer projects, for her development and operation of a model day-care program; Katie Walter of Chicago, recently retired director of community programs for Urban Gateways, for her commitment to exposing inner-city children to the arts; and Harriet E. White of Hinsdale, Illinois Bell's retired division manager for affirmative action and equal employment opportunity, for her 35-year career of working to better the relations between individuals and groups, and for attacking issues of social, racial and sexual discrimination.

The Unsung Heroine Awards are cosponsored by the School of Social Service Administration of the University of Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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