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Illinois State University. University of Illinois system. University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Thomas Chiola
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He was the first openly gay person elected to any federal, state, county or municipal office in Illinois. Chiola grew up in Springfield, Illinois. He graduated from Springfield"s Griffin High School (now Sacred Heart-Griffin High School) in 1970.
Chiola then received a Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University in 1974 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1977.
In 1994, Chiola was elected to the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County. Chiola was the first openly gay candidate elected to any federal, state, county or municipal office in Illinois.
In 1997 Chiola was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.
