Fred Foreman
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Fred Foreman
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| office1 = United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
| term_start1 = 1990
| term_end1 = 1993
| predecessor1 = Anton R. Valukas
| successor1 = Jim Burns
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|birth_place = Oak Park, Illinois
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|occupation = Attorney
Judge
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|party = Republican
|education = {{nowrap|Carroll University (B.A.)
John Marshall Law School (J.D.)}}
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Fred Foreman is an American politician who served as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1990 to 1993.
Biography
Foreman was born in Oak Park, Illinois. During his childhood, his family moved to Wildwood, Illinois. Foreman graduated from Warren Township High School. He was accepted to the United States Air Force Academy, but left due to an injury. He subsequently took classes at Loop College, the University of Illinois Chicago, and Carroll University. He played football at Carroll where he graduated in 1970. He earned his J.D. degree from John Marshall Law School and became a licensed lawyer in 1974.{{cite news|last=Flynn Rooney|first=John|title=Foreman pursues diverse career|date=December 14, 2011|newspaper=Chicago Daily Law Bulletin|access-date=October 27, 2021|url=https://news.law.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Foreman-Dec14.pdf}}
In the 1980 election, Foreman defeated Democratic incumbent Dennis P. Ryan for the position of Lake County State's Attorney.{{cite news|last=Roszowski|first=John|title=Foreman arrives full circle as judge|date=January 6, 2005|newspaper=Gurnee Review|via=NewsBank at Chicago Public Library}} A decade later, Foreman was Robert Michel's top pick to succeed Anton Valukas as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois at least in part due to the perception that Foreman would, unlike Dan K. Webb and Valukas, use the office as a stepping stone to statewide office.{{cite journal|title=Lake County's Foreman nominated to replace Valukas as U.S. attorney|journal=Illinois Issues|volume=16|number=2|page=26|publisher=Sangamon State University|issn=0738-9663|access-date=October 27, 2021|url=https://www.lib.niu.edu/1990/ii900229.html}}{{cite news|last=Gorman|first=John|title=Fame Makes Case for U.S. Atty. Fred Foreman|date=January 26, 2021|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=October 27, 2021|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-01-26-9201080237-story.html}} President Bill Clinton appointed Jim Burns to replace Foreman as U.S. Attorney.{{cite news|title=Madigan Paves Way for Burns|first1=John|last1=Kass|first2=Matt|last2=O'Connor|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=August 13, 1997|access-date=July 25, 2021|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-08-13-9708130079-story.html}}
He was elected as judge for Illinois's 19th circuit court in 2004 and retained in 2010. In 2014, Foreman retired from the bench and joined Freeborn & Peters LLP as senior counsel dealing with the government & regulatory law, anti-trust law, and complex litigation.{{cite news|last=Fawcett|first=Amanda|title=former-u-s-attorney-and-chief-judge-fred-foreman-returns-to-law-practice|date=April 8, 2014|newspaper=The Daily North Shore|access-date=October 27, 2021|url=https://jwcdaily.com/2014/04/08/former-u-s-attorney-and-chief-judge-fred-foreman-returns-to-law-practice/}}
References
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Category:United States attorneys for the Northern District of Illinois
Category:University of Illinois Chicago School of Law alumni
Category:Carroll Pioneers football players
Category:United States Air Force officer trainees
Category:People from Oak Park, Illinois