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Michael Anthony Bilandic
40th Mayor of Chicago

Party:
Democrat

Elected:
1st term:
Elected by City Council (following the death of Richard J. Daley) to serve as Acting Mayor pending a special election

2nd term:
April 19, 1977 (primary)
Defeated Edward V. Hanrahan, Anthony Martin-Trigona, Roman Pucinski, Ellis Reid and Harold Washington.

June 7, 1977 (general)
Defeated Dennis Block (Republican), Dennis Brasky (Socialist Labor) and Gerald Rose (U.S. Labor)

Inaugurations:
1st term: December 28, 1976: Inaugural Address
2nd term: June 22, 1977: Inaugural Address

Terms of office:
1st term: 1976-1977
2nd term: 1977-1979

Birth:
February 13, 1923
Chicago, IL

Personal:
Graduated from DePaul University with law degree
Served in World War II as first lieutenant in Marine Corps
1969 – Elected alderman of the 11th ward
1977 – Married Heather Morgan; together had one child
Started ChicagoFest
1984 – Won seat on the Illinois Appellate Court
1990 – Elected to a 10-year term as justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
1994 – Became chief justice of Illinois Supreme Court

Death:
January 15, 2002
Chicago, IL

Gravesite:
St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL

Sources:
Grossman, James R., Ann Durkin Keating, and Janice L. Reiff, editors. Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004.
Chicago Tribune, Jan. 17, 2002, pg. 1.
St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Evergreen Park, IL