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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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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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.
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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.
*Incumbents
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