Background
Bong, Robert Edward was born on December 18, 1954 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard Gerald and Patricia Joan (O'Brien) Bong.
Bong, Robert Edward was born on December 18, 1954 in Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States. Son of Richard Gerald and Patricia Joan (O'Brien) Bong.
Bachelor, St. Joseph's Calumet College, 1976.
Editor-in-chief, The Daily Calumet, Lansing, Illinois, 1976-1987; editor, Pulitzer Community Newspapers, Chicago, since 1987.
Board of directors South Chicago Young Men’s Christian Association, 1986-1987, Calumet Area Goodwill, Hammond, Indiana, 1986-1987, Chicago Health Planning Agency, Maywood, 1985-1986. President Teenage Representatives of Thornton Township, Calumet City, 1972. Precinct captain Thornton Township Republican Organisation, 1968-1976.
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Married Corine Lynn Potter, May 12, 1984. 1 child, Jennifer Lauren.