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Born: Feb. 21, 1946
Family: Married to Marie Pahls, 1968; father of six children, John, Jim, Matt, Amy, Patrick and the late Anne Marie.
Home: Elmhurst
Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science from St. Procopius College, now Benedictine University, in Lisle, 1968; law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law, 1971.
Career highlights: Assistant DuPage County state’s attorney, 1971-74; first assistant DuPage County state’s attorney, 1974-76; private defense attorney, 1976-1984; elected DuPage County state’s attorney, 1984, 1988 and 1992; elected Illinois attorney general, 1994 and 1998.
