Bill Morris is a politician from Illinois who served as a
Democratic
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member of the
Illinois Senate
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and as Mayor of
Waukegan, Illinois. He is a graduate of
Marmion Academy and
Northern Illinois University.
In 1974, he defeated incumbent Republican
John H. Conolly that saw the Democratic Party win a majority of seats in the Illinois Senate for the first time in over a decade. While in the Senate, he was a member of the ''"Crazy 8,"'' a group of reform-minded Democrats, and an opponent of the
Regional Transportation Authority.
In 1977, he ran for Mayor of Waukegan, defeating incumbent Robert Sabonjian who would defeat his efforts for a third term in 1985. Larry Leonard, a fellow newscaster and Democratic precinct committeeman, was appointed to succeed Morris. Leonard lost his election bid to
Adeline Geo-Karis. After leaving the Mayor's office, he has served as a member of the
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority and the
Illinois Liquor Control Commission.
References
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Living people
20th-century American legislators
Mayors of places in Illinois
People from Waukegan, Illinois
Northern Illinois University alumni
Democratic Party Illinois state senators
Year of birth missing (living people)