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Elected Officials

Washington | Illinois | Cook County | Des Plaines


Washington

President

Barack H. Obama (D)
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Washington, DC  20500
www.whitehouse.gov/

Vice President

Joe R. Biden Jr. (D)
Senate Office Building
Washington, DC  20510
www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident

U. S. Senators from Illinois:

Richard J. Durbin (D)
www.durbin.senate.gov
(202) 224-2152
(312) 353-4952

Roland W. Burris (D)
http://burris.senate.gov
(202) 224-2854


U. S. Congressmen/Women from Illinois

U.S. Congressman –Sixth District:

Peter Roskam (R)
http://roskam.house.gov
(630) 893-9670
(202) 225-4561

U. S. Congresswoman – Ninth District:

Janice D. Schakowsky (D)
www.house.gov/schakowsky
(847)-328-3409
(202) 226-6890

U. S. Congressman – Tenth District:

Mark Steven Kirk (R)
www.house.gov/kirk/

(847) 940-0202
(202) 225-4835 

President Obama's Cabinet

http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/cabinet.html


Senate -- www.senate.gov

Presiding Officer
Joe R. Biden Jr. (VP - D)
www.whitehouse.gov/vicepresident


President Pro Tempore
Robert C. Byrd
http://byrd.senate.gov


Majority Leader
Harry Reid (D-Nevada)
http://reid.senate.gov


Majority Whip
Dick Durbin (D-Illinois)
http://durbin.senate.gov


Minority Leader
Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky)
http://mcconnell.senate.gov

Minority Whip
Jon Kyl (R-Arizona)
http://kyl.senate.gov



House of Representatives -- www.house.gov

Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi (D-California)
http://speaker.house.gov

 


Majority Leader
Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland)
www.majorityleader.gov 


Majority Whip
James E. Clyburn (D-South Carolina)
www.majoritywhip.house.gov


Minority Leader
John Boehner (R-Ohio)
http://republicanleader.house.gov


Minority Whip
Eric Cantor (R-Virginia)
www.republicanwhip.house.gov



Supreme Court

www.supremecourtus.gov

Chief Justice (appointment date):

John G. Roberts Jr. (2005)

Justices (appointment date)

Stephen G. Breyer (1994) 
David Hackett Souter (1990) 
Anthony M. Kennedy (1988) 
Clarence Thomas (1991) 
Antonin Scalia (1986) 
John Paul Stevens (1975) 
Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993)
Samuel Anthony Alito, Jr. (2006)



Illinois Elected Officials

Governor:

Pat Quinn (D)
www.state.il.us/gov/

(312) 814-2121
(217) 782-0244

Lieutenant Governor:

Vacant
www.state.il.us/ltgov/

Attorney General:

Lisa Madigan (D)
www.ag.state.il.us
(312) 814-3300
(217) 782-1090
 

Secretary of State:

Jesse White (D)
www.sos.state.il.us
(312) 814-2262
(800) 252-8980
 

State Treasurer:

Alexi Giannoulious (D)
www.state.il.us/treas/
(312) 814-1700
(217) 782-2211

State Comptroller:

Daniel W. Hynes
www.comptroller.state.il.us
(312) 814-2451
(217) 782-6000

Illinois General Assembly

www.ilga.gov

Illinois State Senate

www.ilga.gov/senate

Illinois House of Representatives

www.ilga.gov/house

State Senators - Des Plaines

33rd District: 

Dan Kotowski (D)
M108 State House
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-3875


1100 W. Northwest Hwy.
Suite 114
Mt. Prospect, IL  60056
(847) 797-1192
FAX (847) 797-1195
www.ilga.gov/senate

29th District: 

Susan Garrett (D)
129 Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-3650


425 N. Sheridan Road
Highwood, IL 60040
(847) 433-2002
www.ilga.gov/senate

State Representatives - Des Plaines

57th District: www.ilga.gov/house

Elaine Nekritz (D)
258-W Stratton Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 558-1004
 


24 S. Des Plaines River Road
Suite 400
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847) 257-0450
 
65th District:  www.ilga.gov/house

Rosemary Mulligan (R)
218-N Stratton Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 782-8007


932 Lee Street, Suite 201
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847) 297-6533
 
66th District:  www.ilga.gov/house

Mark L. Walker (D)
266-S Stratton Office Building
Springfield, IL 62706
217-782-3739 


2015 S. Arlington Heights Road -- Unit 104 Arlington Heights, IL 60005
847-640-8645
FAX: 847-640-8690
 

Cook County Elected Officials

Cook County Board President

Todd H. Stroger Jr. (D)
118 N. Clark Street, Room 537
Chicago, IL 60602
www.co.cook.il.us/
(312) 603-6400

Assessor

James Houlihan (D)
118 N. Clark Street, Room 314
Chicago, IL 60602
www.cookcountyassessor.com
(312) 443-7550

County Clerk

David Orr (D)
118 N. Clark Street, Room 434
Chicago, IL 60602
www.cookctyclerk.com

(312) 603-5656

Clerk of the Circuit Court

Dorothy Brown (D)
50 W. Washington, #101
Chicago, IL 60602
www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org/
(312) 603-5030

States Attorney

Anita Alvarez (D)
Various addresses, phone numbers and email address listed on Web site.
www.statesattorney.org/

Sheriff

Thomas Dart (D)
50 W. Washington #704
Chicago, IL 60602
www.cookcountysheriff.org/
(312) 603-6444

Treasurer

Maria Pappas (D)
118 N. Clark Street #112 and #212
Chicago, IL 60602
www.cookcountytreasurer.com
(312) 443-5100

Des Plaines Elected Officials

City Council meetings are the first and third Mondays of each month at 7 P.M.

Mayor

Martin J. Moylan
1405 Oakwood Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-391-5301
www.desplaines.org/Government/Mayor/OverviewMayor.asp
(847) 391-5301
Email: mmoylan@desplaines.org

City Clerk

Gloria J. Ludwig
1327 Brown Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847) 391-5311
Email: gludwig@desplaines.org

Aldermen | Committee Assignments

First Ward

Patricia Haugeberg
1702 Mill Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-514-8526
Email: phaugeberg@desplaines.org

Second Ward

John Robinson
1669 Walnut Avenue
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-530-3345
Email: jrobinson@desplaines.org

Third Ward

Matthew Bogusz
990 W. Villa Drive
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-514-6318
Email: mbogusz@desplaines.org

Fourth Ward

Jean Higgason
329 E. Washington Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847) 530-3347  (847) 824-5838
Email: jhiggason@desplaines.org

Fifth Ward

James Brookman
702 Howard St.
Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847) 812-6463
Email: jbrookman@desplaines.org

Sixth Ward

Mark Walsten
2503 Magnolia
Des Plaines, IL 60018
(847) 759-9126
Email: mwalsten@desplaines.org

Seventh Ward

Dan W. Wilson
185 Stratford Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-878-5289
Email: dwwilson@desplaines.org

Eighth Ward

Rosemary S. Argus
495 Courtesy Lane
Des Plaines, IL 60016
(847) 297-4932
Email: rargus@desplaines.org

2009-2011 Committee Assignments:

Building Code
Haugeberg - Chair
Robinson - Vice-Chair
Walsten - Member

Community Development
Argus - Chair
Walsten - Vice-Chair
Higgason - Member

Community Services
Wilson - Chair
Haugeberg - Vice-Chair
Argus - Member

Engineering
Bogusz - Chair
Argus - Vice-Chair
Robinson - Member

Finance & Administration
Higgason - Chair
Bogusz - Vice-Chair
Wilson - Member

Legal & Licensing
Robinson - Chair
Wilson - Vice-Chair
Brookman - Member

Public Safety
Walsten - Chair
Brookman - Vice-Chair
Haugeberg - Member

Public Works
Brookman - Chair
Higgason - Vice-Chair
Bogusz - Member

Updated 5/20/09






 
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