Ed Zabrocki

Edward J. "Ed" Zabrocki (born January 4, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois)[1] is a politician who served as the Mayor of Tinley Park, Illinois from May 1981 until his resignation in June 2016.[2] During his mayoral tenure, he briefly served as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1995.[3] After his resignation from the Illinois House of Representatives, local Republicans appointed John Doody, the Mayor of Homewood, Illinois to replace him.[4] While Mayor, Zabrocki also taught at Brother Rice High School in the City of Chicago from 1965 until 2005. At Brother Rice he taught English, including a stint as the English Department Chair, and was a guidance counselor.[5][6] In 2016, Zabrocki resigned as Mayor for health and family reasons.[2] In 2017, Zabrocki was appointed by Larry Walsh, Sr., the Will County Executive, to the Will County Board of Health.[7]