Resident since 1953. Graduate of St. John Brebeuf School and Notre Dame High School for Boys. Member of Niles Lions, Knights of Columbus (PGK), Skokie Valley Rotary, Illinois Academy of Criminology (Past President), Northeastern Illinois Alumni Association (Past President), Midwestern Criminal Justice Association (US and Canada, International Secretary), former board member of School District 71, former trustee of Niles Library District, Executive Director of the Illinois House-Senate Committee on Medicare Fraud. Graduate of Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago State University and University of Illinois (PhD in Public Policy Analysis). Experience in public and private sector. Co-authored Schools Under Siege, college text.