Ed Zabrocki

Ed Zabrocki
Mayor of Tinley Park, Illinois
In office
May 1981 – June 2016
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 37th district
In office
January 1995 – August 1995
Preceded byJohn R. Sheehy
Succeeded byJohn Doody
Personal details
Born
Edward J. Zabrocki

(1942-01-04) January 4, 1942
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ProfessionPolitician

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]

References

  1. ^ Alumnac of Illinois Politics - Google Books Search
  2. ^ a b Sun Times Staff (June 24, 2016). "Tinley Park Mayor Zabrocki resigning due to recurrence of cancer". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Illinois Blue Book 1995-1996. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Secretary of State. 1994. p. 84. ASIN B000FM19AI.
  4. ^ "People". lib.niu.edu. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Kevin A. (March 2, 2005). "House Resolution 183 Congrats Ed Zabrocki". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  6. ^ "Politics". lib.niu.edu. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Moran, Tim (June 24, 2016). "Zabrocki Appointed to Will County Board of Health". Tinley Park Patch. Retrieved February 9, 2017.