Bob Schillerstrom

Robert Schillerstrom (born March 2, 1952) is an American politician and the former DuPage County, Illinois board chairman. He currently resides in Naperville, Illinois, and has been a resident of DuPage County for over 40 years. Schillerstrom is a suburban leader and lifelong Illinois resident who, and the former Chairman of the DuPage County Board. Bob was elected as County Board Chairman in 1998 with two-thirds of the vote.

The early years

Schillerstrom graduated from Naperville Community High School and soon went on to Jacksonville, Illinois, where he attended Illinois College and obtained a bachelor's degree in Religion and History, graduating with honors. Schillerstrom was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Upon graduating from Illinois College, Schillerstrom obtained his law degree from the Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law.

In the State's Attorney's Office

From 1980 to 1983, Schillerstrom prosecuted cases as an Assistant State's Attorney for DuPage County in the Criminal Division. After leaving, Schillerstrom became self-employed as an attorney in Naperville.

Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate

On June 28, 2009, Schillerstrom announced to a group of about 200 supporters in Naperville that he would seek the office of Governor of Illinois.^[2] On January 22, 2010, Schillerstrom withdrew from the race for Governor and endorsed fellow Republican Jim Ryan .^[3]

See also

• State of Illinois
• 2010 Illinois Gubernatorial Race
• Illinois Gubernatorial Corruption
• Pat Quinn
• Rod Blagojevich

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