James J. Yacullo (March 14, 1904 –March 31, 1990) was an American lawyer and politician. Yaculla was born in

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. In 1911, he moved to

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. In 1922, he graduated from McKinley High School. He also went to

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and

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. Yacullo was admitted to the Illinois Bar, in 1927, and practiced law in Chicago. He also worked as an Illinois Assistant Attorney General. Yaculla served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1953 and 1954 and was a

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. Yaculla died at a nursing home in Bloomingdale, Illinois.'Former State Representative Attorney James Yacullo, 85,' The Chicago Tribune, April 2, 190

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