John F. Harris (Illinois)
| John F. Harris | |
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| Chief of Staff for Illinois Governor | |
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In office 2005 – December 12, 2008 (resignation) |
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| Governor | Rod Blagojevich |
| Budget Director for Mayor of Chicago | |
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In office 1996–2005 |
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| Leader | Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley |
| Judge Advocate for U.S. Army | |
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In office 1984–1992 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 17, 1962 Chicago, Illinois |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Chicago, Illinois |
| Alma mater | Loyola University Chicago School of Law |
John F. Harris (born 1962) is the former Chief of Staff to the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. He resigned in December 2008 after being charged, along with Blagojevich, with wire fraud .On March 28, 2012 Harris was sentenced by Judge James B. Zagel. In contrast to the 14-year sentence Judge Zagel previously handed down to former Governor Blagojevich, Harris was sentenced to a period of 10 days incarceration, two years supervised release and a $1000 fine. In imposing the unusually lenient sentence, Judge Zagel noted that the former Governor had worn down his staff and demonstrated signs of “mental instability.” Judge Zagel observed that other than leaving the administration earlier if he were in Harris’ shoes, he might have acted the same way. The Judge also acknowledged an unusual number of character reference letters in support of Harris that had been received from prominent city and state political and business figures.
Harris graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1984. He attended Loyola University Chicago School of Law and graduated in 1987.
From 1984 to 1992, Harris served as an intelligence officer and judge advocate general in the United States Army. He resigned his commission in 1992 and subsequently joined the administration of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, where he served in many senior management positions and ultimately as budget director from 1996 to 2005. Among his many accomplishments, Harris negotiated and launched the multi-billion dollar O'Hare International Airport modernization program and led the City's successful transaction to sell the Chicago Skyway for $1.8b to the private capital joint venture team of Cintra/MacQuarie. In 2005, Harris joined the administration of the Governor of Illinois as Chief-of-Staff, Rod Blagojevich.
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