Calvin Sutker was an American politician and lawyer.
18 Facts About Calvin Sutker
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Over his nearly four decades in politics, Sutker served as a Skokie Village Board member, Niles Township Democratic Committeeman, Democratic National Committeeman from Illinois, Chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party, a member of the Illinois House of Representatives and a Cook County Commissioner.
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Calvin Sutker was born May 23,1923, in Forest Park, Illinois.
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Calvin Sutker was raised in Forest Park and attended Proviso High School before moving to Chicago and transferring to Austin High School.
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Calvin Sutker served in one of the battalions that liberated Dachau concentration camp.
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In 1965, Calvin Sutker joined the Skokie Village Board as a member of the Caucus Party.
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On January 4,1985, Sutker was unanimously elected chair of the Illinois Democratic Central Committee, succeeding Philip J Rock who had resigned to focus on his campaign in the 1984 United States Senate election in Illinois.
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Calvin Sutker is credited with helping establish the Skokie Northshore Sculpture Park.
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Calvin Sutker defeated Louis Black and a challenger for his role as Niles Township Democratic Committeeman in the primary.
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Calvin Sutker was succeeded as chairman by Senator Vince Demuzio, who became the first chairman from downstate in fifty years.
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Calvin Sutker was slated by the Cook County Democratic Party, but lost to independent Democrat and former Chicago City Council member David Orr.
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In 1993, Calvin Sutker announced his candidacy for one of these newly created districts.
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Calvin Sutker lost to Stroger by a margin of approximately 2 to 1.
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In 2000, Calvin Sutker proposed an ordinance to create a residency requirement for new Cook County employees, similar to the ordinance Chicago has had since at least 1922.
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Calvin Sutker won Niles Township and Chicago's 50th ward by a combined total of 3,668 votes, but lost in Evanston, New Trier Township and Chicago's 49th ward by a combined total of 8,129 votes.
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In 2005, Calvin Sutker handed over the leadership of the Niles Township Democratic Organization to State Representative Lou Lang.
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Calvin Sutker died at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Illinois, on April 25,2013, at age 89.
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One of his daughters, Edie Sue Calvin Sutker, is currently a Village Trustee in Skokie and another daughter, Shelley Calvin Sutker-Dermer, is a Cook County judge.