Ed Zabrocki Explained

Ed Zabrocki
Office:Mayor of Tinley Park, Illinois
Term Start:May 1981
Term End:June 2016
State House2:Illinois
District2:37th
Term Start2:January 1995
Term End2:August 1995
Predecessor2:John R. Sheehy
Successor2:John Doody
Birth Name:Edward J. Zabrocki
Birth Date:4 January 1942
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Party:Republican
Profession:Politician

Edward J. "Ed" Zabrocki (born January 4, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois)[1] is a politician who served as the mayor of Tinley Park, Illinois, from May 1981 until his resignation in June 2016.[2] During his mayoral tenure, he briefly served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1995.[3] After his resignation from the Illinois House of Representatives, local Republicans appointed John Doody, the Mayor of Homewood, Illinois, to replace him.[4] While Mayor, Zabrocki also taught at Brother Rice High School in the City of Chicago from 1965 until 2005. At Brother Rice he taught English, including a stint as the English Department Chair, and was a guidance counselor.[5] [6] In 2016, Zabrocki resigned as Mayor for health and family reasons.[2] In 2017, Zabrocki was appointed by Larry Walsh, Sr., the Will County Executive, to the Will County Board of Health.[7]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&biw=962&bih=601&tbm=bks&ei=O1tJXZj7LMvp_Qb7p7L4Ag&q=edward+j.+zabrocki+January+4%2C+1942&oq=edward+j.+zabrocki+January+4%2C+1942&gs_l=mobile-gws-serp.3...492703.493397.0.493749.5.5.0.0.0.0.115.498.2j3.5.0....0...1c.1j4.64.mobile-gws-serp..0.4.423...30i10k1.0.VsGzRLs_D9Q Alumnac of Illinois Politics - Google Books Search
  2. News: Sun Times Staff. Tinley Park Mayor Zabrocki resigning due to recurrence of cancer. June 24, 2016. Chicago Sun-Times. May 17, 2018.
  3. Book: . 1994. Illinois Blue Book 1995-1996. Springfield, Illinois. Illinois Secretary of State. 84. B000FM19AI.
  4. Web site: People. lib.niu.edu. May 18, 2018.
  5. Web site: McCarthy. Kevin A.. House Resolution 183 Congrats Ed Zabrocki. Illinois General Assembly. March 2, 2005. July 1, 2019.
  6. Web site: Politics. lib.niu.edu. May 18, 2018.
  7. News: Moran. Tim. Zabrocki Appointed to Will County Board of Health. June 24, 2016. Tinley Park Patch. February 9, 2017.