Calvin Sutker
| Calvin Sutker | |
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| Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 13th District |
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In office December 1994 – December 2002 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Larry Suffredin |
| Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 56th district |
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In office January 7, 1985 – January 14, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Aaron Jaffe |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey Schoenberg |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 23, 1923 Forest Park, Illinois |
| Died | April 25, 2013 (aged 89) Evanston, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Phyllis (née Twery) |
| Children | Four children |
| Residence | Skokie, Illinois |
| Alma mater |
University of Chicago (B.A.) University of Chicago (J.D.) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Judaism |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 1942-1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Calvin Sutker (May 23, 1923 – April 25, 2013) was an American politician and lawyer. Over his nearly four decades in politics, Sutker served as a Skokie Village Board member, Niles Township Democratic Committeeman, Democratic National Committeeman from Illinois, Chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and a Cook County Commissioner.
Sutker was born May 23, 1923 in Forest Park, Illinois. He was raised in Forest Park and attended Proviso High School before moving to Chicago and transferring to Austin High School. He met his wife Phyllis while at Austin. They married in 1946. In 1942, he enlisted in the United States Army and served in Europe during World War II. He served in one of the battalions that liberated Dachau concentration camp. After the war, he received his bachelor's degree in 1947 and law degree in 1950 from University of Chicago and moved to Skokie to practice law.
In 1965, Sutker joined the Skokie Village Board as a member of the Caucus Party. In 1966, he helped to pass one of Illinois' first fair housing ordinances. In 1969, he chose to run for Mayor on the Democratic slate rather than seek reelection as a trustee on the Caucus Party's slate. Despite an endorsement from Senator Adlai Stevenson III, the Democratic slate was defeated by the Caucus Party in the April 1969 election. In 1973, he became the Democratic Committeeman for Niles Township. In 1978, he became chief attorney for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. That same year, he became a member of the Illinois Democratic Central Committee. During this period he would also serve as Illinois' representative to the Democratic National Committee.
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