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unusual facts about Illinois Governor



1967 Oak Lawn tornado outbreak

Senator Charles Percy and Illinois Governor Otto Kerner visited to speak with victims and thank the recovery volunteers.

Anne M. Burke

In 1987 Illinois Governor James R. Thompson appointed her a judge of the Illinois Court of Claims, and she was reappointed by Governor Jim Edgar in 1991.

Catherine Bertini

Earlier in her career, Ms. Bertini was appointed by Illinois Governor James R. Thompson as a member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission, and as a member of the Illinois State Scholarship Commission.

Ed Genson

Edward M. Genson (born June 30, 1941) is a Chicago attorney who has represented high profile defendants such as former Republic Windows CEO Richard Gillman, musician R. Kelly, newspaper owner Conrad Black, and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

George Miller, Jr.

Kefauver later lost the Convention nomination to Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, a late entry into the race, but that fall, both the Truman professionals and the Kefauver and Stevenson amateurs at last united in selecting Miller as the new Chairman of the state Democratic Party.

Illini State Park

Illini State Park was one of eleven state parks slated to close indefinitely on November 1, 2008, due to budget cuts by then-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

Victor deGrazia

Victor R. de Grazia was best known as the campaign manager and deputy governor to Illinois Governor Daniel Walker.

Wolf Creek State Park

Wolf Creek State Park was one of eleven state parks slated to close indefinitely on November 1, 2008 due to budget cuts by then-Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.


see also

Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson III (born 1930), U.S. Senator (1970–1981), Illinois State Representative (1965–1967), candidate for Illinois governor (1982 and 1986), son of Adlai Stevenson II

Austin Sarat

His most recent book, Mercy On Trial: What it Means To Stop an Execution, investigated the use of executive clemency, particularly Illinois Governor George Ryan's decision to commute all impending death sentences in the Illinois state penitentiary system.

Byron Nuclear Generating Station

The law was introduced by Illinois State Representative Careen Gordon and State Senator Gary Dahl, and was signed by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich on June 11, 2006 and became effective immediately upon his signature.

Charles E. Freeman

Illinois governor Otto Kerner appointed Freeman to the Illinois Industrial Commission in January, 1965 as an arbitrator, where he heard thousands of work-related injury cases.

Chicago Central Area Transit Plan

In 1979, then-mayor Jane M. Byrne of Chicago and former Illinois governor James R. Thompson reached an agreement whereby the Franklin Line subway project, along with the Crosstown Expressway on the West Side, was to be canceled, the elevated Loop retained and improved, and rapid transit improvements developed for residential sections of Chicago where improvements were needed.

Chicago Race Riot of 1919

William Hale Thompson was the Mayor of Chicago during the riot and a game of brinksmanship with Illinois Governor Frank Lowden may have exacerbated the riot since Thompson refused to ask Lowden to send in the militia for four days, despite Lowden ensuring the militia was in Chicago and ready to intervene.

Edward T. Hanley

Among the many notable individuals who Hanley counted among his friends were House Ways and Means Committee chairman Dan Rostenkowski, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, and former Illinois governor James R. Thompson.

Lowden State Park

Lowden State Park was one of eleven state parks slated to close indefinitely on November 1, 2008 due to budget cuts by former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.

Manuel Flores

On January 4, 2010, Flores was appointed by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to be the chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, replacing Charles Box.

Michael Jordan's Restaurant

Guests at the grand opening included Illinois governor Jim Edgar, Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley, actor Mickey Rooney, and comedian Jackie Mason.

Nancy Erickson

White refused to sign because the appointment was made by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who has been charged in the Rod Blagojevich corruption scandal with seeking to personally gain from the appointment.

Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area

However, Illinois Governor James R. Thompson decided to follow the engineers' recommendations and build the Western Illinois segment of Interstate 72 through Napoleon Hollow.

Rebecca R. Pallmeyer

Judge Pallmeyer was the judge who coordinated the brief visits of former Governor and Secretary of State of Illinois, Governor George Ryan, who was then imprisoned in a Terre Haute, Indiana, federal prison, to his wife, former Illinois First Lady Lura Lynn Ryan, who died of cancer in the summer of 2011.

Rich Bradley

In 2008, Deb Mell, daughter of Ald. Richard Mell and sister-in-law of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, announced that she was running for the 40th District seat.

Sylvester Millard House

Illinois Governor Shelby Moore Cullom appointed Millard a trustee of the Illinois Industrial University, where he served for twelve years including a six-year stint as President of the Board.

Thomson Correctional Center

In 2008, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich proposed to close the state prison in Pontiac, Illinois and to open the Thomson maximum-security unit instead.

Virginia Dale, Colorado

The Virginia Dale stage station hosted many famous travelers such as author Albert D. Richardson ("Beyond the Mississippi") and an Illinois governor, probably Richard Yates.

Women's suffrage in the United States

On June 26, 1913, Illinois Governor Edward F. Dunne signed the bill in the presence of Trout, Booth and union labor leader Margaret Healy.