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Janet J. Joyce (née Meece) (January 19, 1940 – March 27, 2015) was an American farmer and politician. Born in
Chenoa, Illinois Chenoa is a city in McLean County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the intersections of Interstate 55, Historic Route 66, and U.S. Route 24. Founded in 1854 by Mathew T. Scott, Chen ...
, Joyce went to Reddick High School in
Reddick, Illinois Reddick is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. A small portion of the village extends into Livingston County. The population was 163 at the 2010 census, down from 219 at the 2000 census. The Kankakee County portion of Reddick ...
. She married Jerome J. Joyce and they lived on a farm in Reddick, Illinois. Jerome J. Joyce served in the
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from 1975 until his resignation in April 1992. His wife Janet J. Joyce was appointed to the Illinois Senate and served until January 1993. She was a
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. Janet Joyce died at her home in Reddick, Illinois.
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succeeded her. Her son,
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, was appointed to represent portions of Grundy and Kankakee counties on November 8, 2019.


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1940 births 2015 deaths People from Chenoa, Illinois People from Kankakee County, Illinois Farmers from Illinois Women state legislators in Illinois Democratic Party Illinois state senators 21st-century American women {{Illinois-statesenator-stub