Personal

Oldest of six children of Paul (Joliet firefighter - deceased), and Marilyn (Mannell) McGuire, a native of Lockport

 

Graduate of St. Paul the Apostle School in Joliet, Joliet Catholic High School, and the College of St. Francis

 

Married to Lora (McDonald) McGuire, R.N., M.S. of Channahon, national pain management expert and the recipient of numerous state and local awards

 

One daughter, Molly, a graduate of the Joliet public schools and a junior at Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana.

Public Service

Will County Chairman
Better Funding for Better Schools Coalition

Led extensive efforts to bring about school funding reform and property tax relief such as organizing town hall meetings, testifying at Speaker Madigan's Bipartisan Budget Summit, arranging for an Illinois Senate Education Committee hearing to be held in Joliet, writing an op-ed piece on tax reform for The Herald News, leading Will County delegation to "A Day for Illinois Children" rally at the state capitol.

 

Board of Education (Secretary - 1997 to present)

Joliet Township High School District 204

Serves the residents of Jackson, Joliet, and Troy Townships including the municipalities of Joliet, Shorewood, Rockdale and Elwood.  Recipient of awards and endorsements from Tech Prep Parents Club, Bilingual Parent Organization, and S.P.O.R.T.S. (Students-Parents on Resurrecting Two Sports). Top vote-getter in all four elections: 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005

 

Board of Directors
Joliet Must Vote
Directed door-to-door voter registration canvassing from July to November 2004 -- vital to Democratic victories in 2004.

 

Central Area Advisory Board

Catholic Charities of the Joliet Diocese

2004 - present

Work & Union Experience

Writing Specialist - Adjunct Professor
Joliet Junior College

1997 - present

 

Teacher

Providence Catholic High School

1992 - 1997

 

Teacher & Vice-President, Oswego Education Association (IEA/NEA)

Oswego High School
1987 - 1992

 

Union Job Health & Safety/Worker's Compensation Trainer

Chicago Area Committee on Occupational Safety & Health

1987 - 1985

 

Campaign Staff

Democratic Campaigns in Illinois, Iowa & Virginia

1972 - 1975

 

Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers Union

 

Glass Bottle Blowers Union

 

Maintenance of Way Employees Union

 

Factory and Railroad Worker