Lillian Piotrowski (July 12, 1911 – April 30, 1974) was an American politician and probation officer. Born in

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, Piotrowski went to the Harrison High School in Chicago. She also went to the

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and then received her bachelor's degree from

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. Piotrowski was an adult and juvenile probation officer, a deputy sheriff, and a truant officer for the

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. She was involved with the

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and in 1969, Piotrowski became the first woman in Chicago named a Democratic ward committeeman. Piotroski served in the

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from 1951 to 1964. Piotroski then served on the

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from 1964 until her death in 1974. Piotrowski died from a heart attack at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois.'Lillian Piotrowski dies at 58,' Chicago Tribune, May 3, 1974, section 3, pg. 22

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