Robert F. Casey (September 25, 1921 – October 7, 2006) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

Borton, Illinois Borton is an unincorporated community in Embarrass Township, Edgar County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metrop ...

, Casey moved with his family to

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and graduated from Hirsch High School. During

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, Casey served in the

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and was a pilot. Casey then received his bachelor's degree from

University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the University ...

and his law degree from

University of Illinois College of Law The University of Illinois College of Law (Illinois Law or UIUC Law) is the law school of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, a public university in Champaign, Illinois. It was established in 1897 and offers the J.D., LL.M., and J.S. ...

. He practiced law in

Aurora, Illinois Aurora is a city in the Chicago metropolitan area located partially in DuPage County, Illinois, DuPage, Kane County, Illinois, Kane, Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall, and Will County, Illinois, Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Locat ...

and

St. Charles, Illinois St. Charles is a city in DuPage and Kane counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It lies roughly west of Chicago on Illinois Route 64. Per the 2020 census, the population was 33,081. The official city slogan is "Pride of the Fox", after the F ...

. From 1959 to 1962 and in 1979 to 1980, Casey served in the

Illinois House of Representatives The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...

and was a Republican. Casey also served as chairman of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Review Board and as administrator of the Illinois Gaming Board. Casey died at his home in

Batavia, Illinois Batavia () is a city mainly in Kane County and partly in DuPage County in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located in the Chicago metropolitan area, it was founded in 1833 and is the oldest city in Kane County. Per the 2020 census, the population w ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Casey, Robert F. 1921 births 2006 deaths Politicians from Chicago People from Edgar County, Illinois People from Aurora, Illinois People from St. Charles, Illinois University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni Illinois lawyers Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American legislators People from Batavia, Illinois Military personnel from Illinois 20th-century American lawyers University of Illinois College of Law alumni United States Navy personnel of World War II 20th-century Illinois politicians