Former Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie dies

Former Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie, 65, died May 10 in Chicago after suffering a heart attack the previous day at his former downtown law office. A similar heart attack felled Chicago Mayor Harold Washington last November.

Ogilvie, a Republican, defeated Democratic incumbent Sam Shapiro in 1968, thus becoming Illinois' 35th governor. By the time he left office in 1973 he had accomplished much: the state's first income tax; a reorganization of state government that included the newly established Bureau of the Budget and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and a centralized Department of Transportation; and increased state assistance to local governments and schools. Ogilvie also exerted considerable influence over what the state's 1970 Constitution said about the governor's powers, such as the line item and amendatory vetoes.

Just prior to his death, Ogilvie had agreed to serve as trustee of the Chicago, Missouri & Western Railway. He was to oversee its operations and reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, much as he had done for the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company from 1979-85. His trusteeship of the Chicago, Milwaukee railway was, according to Jerald Esrick of the Loop law firm Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon, "one of the premier legal accomplishments of the last decade." Ogilvie had become a partner in Wildman, Harrold on May 1.

Before his election as governor, Ogilvie served as president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Before that, he spent four years as Cook County sheriff (1962-66). From 1958-61, Ogilvie headed a special Midwest office on organized crime as a special assistant to the U.S. attorney general.

Ron Michaelson, now executive director of the State Board of Elections, was a member of the former governor's staff. In his estimation, as well as that of many others, Ogilvie will be "recognized as one of the best Illinois governors."

Stamos replaces Simon on Supreme Court

The Illinois Supreme Court in April unanimously chose 1st District Appellate Justice John J. Stamos to fill the vacancy created by Justice Seymour Simon's resignation February 15. A 20-year veteran of the appellate bench, Stamos was sworn in May 2 and joined the high court a week later when it reconvened. He will serve the remainder of Simon's term, which ends in December 1990. A native Chicagoan, Stamos spent two years as Cook County state's attorney before his election to the 1st District Appellate Court in 1968.

Stamos' appointment follows an unprecedented selection process announced by the high court shortly after Simon announced in January that he would be joining the Chicago law firm, Rudnick & Wolfe. Judges and lawyers were invited by the court to formally apply for the vacancy and 25 did so. Each candidate was evaluated by the Illinois State Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association and the Chicago Council of Lawyers. Stamos was found "highly qualified" by the state and Chicago associations and "exceptionally well qualified" by the council. Claiming that it was "premature to express a decision at the present time," Stamos refused to indicate whether he will run for a full term when this one expires.

Prairie State Games at UI July 20-23

Doug Collins, head coach of the Chicago Bulls, was named honorary sports chairman of the 1988 Prairie State Games by Gov. James R. Thompson in March. Robert B. Shapiro, chairman and chief executive officer of the NutraSweet Company, is chairman of the games, and Jeffrey Sunderlin, executive director of the Governor's Council on Health and Physical Fitness, is executive director.

The Prairie State Games, now entering their fifth year, annually spotlight Illinois' amateur athletes. Competition in eight regions around the state began in early May; final contests will be held July 20-23 on the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois.

The games are free and open to the public. For those unable to attend, two hours of highlights will be televised during the week of July 24. For more information on the games, call 1-800-THE-GAME.

The Prairie State Games are sponsored by Burger King, the NutraSweet Company, Illinois Bell, Gatorade, the American Dairy Association of Illinois, the Illinois State Lottery and the Illinois Office of Tourism.

CARE pushes tax hike for education, human services

A 75-organization coalition formed in March is busy lobbying the Illinois General Assembly for a tax increase this year. The Coalition for Adequate Revenue for Illinois (CARE) is headed by Mary Ellen Barry and James Compton, presidents, respectively, of the League of Women Voters of Illinois and the Chicago Urban League.

Member groups represent concerns ranging from education and mental health to senior citizen programs and child care and include both statewide associations and local service providers. CARE would like to see the state's income tax increased so that these concerns can be adequately addressed. Coalition members believe, however, that a greater tax burden should be shared by corporations and individuals, with provisions to lessen taxes on low-income taxpayers.

Chicago appointments

Chicago Mayor Eugene Sawyer announced appointments and reappointments to several city posts in February. They include: Denise Barber-Mitchell, formerly executive assistant in the mayor's office, as first deputy commissioner in the Department of Cultural Affairs; Lucille Dobbins, formerly a mayoral liaison, as director of the newly created Office of Debt Management; Anthony Q. Drake, most recently assigned to work with the Chicago Housing Authority, as the city's deputy chief operating officer and liaison for the Central Support Services Subcabinet; Sharon Grant, formerly executive assistant in the mayor's office, as assistant commissioner of cultural affairs; and John Maiorca, formerly deputy budget director, as acting budget director.

Also, Gloria McFadden, formerly acting deputy commissioner of personnel, as deputy commissioner of that department; Samuel A. Patch, formerly administrative assistant to the mayor for contract compliance and affirmative action, as director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs; Nick Rabkin, deputy commissioner of cultural affairs, as deputy commissioner for cultural development and tourism; Arturo Vazquez, formerly deputy commissioner of economic development, as director of the Mayor's Office of Employment and Training; David Williams, previously first deputy commissioner of public works, as acting commissioner of that department; James Wise, previously assistant liaison for the Public Safety and Regulatory Agencies Subcabinet, as acting liaison for the same subcabinet; and Timothy W. Wright, the late Mayor Harold Washington's

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"Treasures from the Land of Lincoln" appeared at the National Museum of History in Taipei, Taiwan, from March 20-24 as part of Illinois' first cultural mission to the Republic of China. Over 20 artifacts from the Illinois State Historical Library's Lincoln Collection plus examples of contemporary and traditional Illinois art made the long trek. Included in the exhibit were Lincoln's reading glasses and his stovepipe hat where, at times, he reportedly stored legal papers and documents. During the exhibit's five-day stay at the museum, it was viewed by over 12,000 people, doubling daily attendance, according to museum officials. This was the first time that the Lincoln artifacts had been exhibited outside the U.S. and only the fourth time many had left the State Historical Library in Springfield. The cultural mission was sponsored by the Republic of China with assistance from three Chicago corporations — Klaucens and Associates Inc., Mah Chena Corporation and Reliable Contracting and Equipment Company. Photo courtesy of Illinois State Historical Library

special assistant and liaison for the Chicago City Council, as commissioner for the city's Department of Economic Development.

In addition, Sawyer made appointments and reappointments to several boards and commissions.

• Police Board: Attorney Marshall Korshak was reappointed and Russell H. Ewert, president and chief executive officer of Drexel National Bank, replaced Frances Zemans. Both will serve five-year terms.
• Plan Commission: Reappointed to five-year terms were Mary Langdon, director of community programs at Loyola University, and Leon D. Finney Jr., executive director of the Woodlawn Organization and president of the Woodlawn Community Development Corporation.
• Cable Commission: Lilia Delgado, a contract coordinator for Franchise Area Five, was reappointed to a five-year-term.
• Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission: Reappointed to a four-year term was Ald. Edward Smith.

ISBA gets new communications director

The Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) appointed Chicago journalist Stephen Anderson to the newly created position of communications director, effective in March. Based in ISBA's Chicago regional office, Anderson is the association's liaison with news media, law-related organizations and local and ethnic bar associations in the metropolitan area. An Illinois newspaper executive for 33 years, Anderson had been associate publisher of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin since 1981.

The Judiciary

Besides its appointment of Justice Stamos, the Illinois Supreme Court recently announced the following appointments and resignations:

Illinois Judicial Conference

• Circuit judges appointed or reappointed to the executive committee: William Cousins (Cook County) appointed as vice chairman; Simon L. Friedman (7th Circuit) and David Shields (Cook County) appointed as members; and Charles J. Durham (Cook County) and James C. Murray (assigned to Appellate Court, 1st District) reappointed as members. Chairman of the 12-judge committee is Circuit Judge Anthony M. Peccarelli (18th Circuit). Supreme Court Rule 41 charges the executive committee with assisting the Supreme Court in conducting the Judicial Conference, which considers the business and problems pertaining to the administration of justice and makes recommendations for its improvement. In addition to supervising Illinois' extensive judicial education program of annual and regional seminars, the committee makes specific recommendations for improving substantive and procedural law.

3rd District Appellate Court

• Appointed clerk by the judges of that court: Roger H. Johnson, formerly Warren County circuit court clerk, effective in March.

1st Judicial Circuit

• Resigned: Circuit Judge Louis G. Horman, a judicial officer since 1978, effective in March.

16th Judicial Circuit

• Resigned: Circuit Judge Joseph M. McCarthy, a judge since 1975 and currently chief judge, effective in December 1988.

Five win SIU science scholarships

Have you ever wondered how the dimples on a golf ball affect its flight? Or how alfalfa reacts to acid rain? How many hours have you contemplated the effect of calcium on regenerating planaria?

These topics and others are research projects, but the scientists doing the work were Illinois high school students. Over 80 students from 20 high schools gathered on the campus of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in March for

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the Illinois Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Ten of them gave presentations of their research projects. Of these, five left with one-year science scholarships to SIUC.

Top winner was Jennifer Smith. A senior at Monmouth High School, Smith studied "The Effect of Calcium on Regenerating Planaria." In addition to her scholarship she and her teacher, Robert R. Miller, got to attend the national competition at the University of Florida in May. Miller also received $300 to use for classroom equipment and supplies.

Other scholarship winners included, in second place, Joshua K. Rilying, a junior at Rochester High School, for "Precipitation ph and the effect of Duration on the ph Value"; in third place, Kevin M. Bruzan, also a junior at Rochester High School, for "Vertical Migration of Zoo Plankton in Lake Sangchris"; in fourth place, Jaynalee Fesler, a junior at Barry High School, for "The Roles of Polyamines in the Tissue Culture"; and, in fith place, Julia A. Lee, a junior at Monmounth High School, for "The Effect of Lidocaine on NPV Infections on Wax Moth Larvae".

One of over 50 international symposia, this regional competition has been hosted by SIUC for the last 10 years. Each year invitations are sent to science teachers throughout the state (except for the Chicago area which holds its own compitition) asking them to nominate up to four students. These students then submit a paper to a panel of faculty judges who select the top 10 projects for presentation at the symposium. Based upon the presentations, five students are selected as scholarship winners.

These regional competitions are part of a national effort funded by the U.S. Army to encourage science education and research at the secondary level. The one-year science scholarships, however, are an extra benefit offered by SIUC.

Danville's Medishare program honored

United way of Illinois presented its Charles A. Bane Grassroots Award to Danville's MediShare program in March. MediShare, a joint effort by the Vermilion County AFL-CIO, the Vermilion County Medical Society and United Way of the Danville Area, is designed to provide basic health care to unemployed individuals who have no financial resources. The Bane award, named for the first president of United Way of Illinois, was started lasy year to honor individuals or programs whose grass-roots involvement has significant effects on their local communities.

Solovy and Underwood win Harley awards

Two Illinoisans were among the 14 recipients nationwide of the American Judicature Society's Herbert Harley Awards. The awards recognize those who, in their home states or regions, have made major contributions to court improvement. Jerold S. Solovy, a senior partner with the firm of Jenner & Block in Chicago, was honored for chairing the special commission resulting from the "Greylord" scandal and for implementing a number of recommendations, including new rules of judicial financial disclosure. Retired Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert C. Underwood, who served as chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court from 1969-76, was cited for his many implementations of policy to reduce court delay, structure attorney registration and discipline and improve judicial conduct. (Justice Underwood died in late March; see next column.)

Carlson steps down as IEPA director

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency director Richard J. Carlson resigned that post in May. He had been director since 1981. Prior to that he served as an adviser to Gov. Thompson for four years. Carlson has formed an environmental consulting firm based in Chicago.

Serving as acting IEPA director is Bernard P. Killian. Killian joined the agency in 1974 as a legislative liaison, becoming manager of public programs in 1980 and manager of government and community affairs four years later. Prior to joining the IEPA he was a teacher at Porta High School for five years. Killian's new annual salary is $65,835.

ISU's Watkins steps down; cites underfunding of higher ed

Citing a growing disenchantment with the state's financial commitment to higher education, Illinois State University President Lloyd Watkins announced in January that he will leave his job at the end of August. Watkins, who has been ISU's president since 1977, pointed out that Illinois is tied for last place with West Virginia in its funding of higher education over the past decade. He is not optimistic that this "serious underfunding of higher education" will be corrected by a General Assembly leery of raising taxes in an election year.

Chicago Housing Authority director resigns

Did he even have time to visit all of Chicago's public housing? It was less than a year (eight months to be exact) between Jerome Van Gorkom's appointment as managing director of the financially troubled Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and his resignation. A fiscal conservative, he was appointed to the $84,000-a-year post by the late Mayor Harold Washington and the CHA board last September at the height of the worst financial crisis in the authority's 50-year history. The move was credited with staving off a threatened takeover of the CHA by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Hired to help sort out the morass of mismanagement and political meddling at the CHA, Van Gorkom apparently became its victim. Reportedly citing "irreconcilable differences," he announced in January that he would resign effective April 1.

Attorney and CHA board member Paul A. Brady will serve as interim director. Rev. B. Herbert Martin, CHA board chairman, is heading the search team to find Van Gorkom's replacement.

Former Justice Underwood dies

Former Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert C. Underwood, 72, died in March at his home in Normal of an apparent heart attack. Justice Underwood served more than 38 years as a judicial officer, including 23 years as a member of the Supreme Court. He was the high court's chief justice from 1969-76. While on the bench, he participated in 927 opinions, writing 769 of them. Underwood had served as general counsel to Dunne, Goebel since retiring from the Supreme Court in 1984.

Southern Illinois congressman Price dies

U.S. Rep. Melvin Price (D-21, Belleville), 83, succumbed after a long bout with cancer April 22 at Andrews Air Force Base. He was serving his 22nd term in Congress and had planned to retire at its end.

A former newspaperman and congressional aide, Price was first elected to Congress in 1944 while serving in the U.S. Army. He became a strong advocate for nuclear power and weaponry in the late 1940s and 1950s. During this time he served on the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy where he coauthored the Price-Anderson Act. This legislation limited the liability of nuclear plant operators and is credited with spurring the development of the nuclear power industry. Price's strong support of nuclear weaponry was tempered by time, however. In 1983 he voted for the House resolution calling for a mutual and verifiable freeze on and reduction in nuclear weapons.

In 1974 Price started a decade of service as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. He was voted out of the post after the 1984 elections, reportedly because of his age.

Because Price died more than 180 days before the regularly scheduled election in November, a special election must be held. The writ of election issued by Gov. James R. Thompson on April 27 set the primary date as July 12; the special election is scheduled for August 9. □

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