Bob Schillerstrom

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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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