Illinois Senator Lou Viverito's 16-year tenure in the Senate ended in January when he retired to concentrate on his job as a township supervisor.

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Illinois Senator Lou Viverito's 16-year tenure in the Senate ended in January when he retired to concentrate on his job as a township supervisor. A onetime barbershop owner and assistant majority leader under former Senate President Emil Jones who fired him for voting against a proposed gross receipts tax--the 78-year-old Viverito shared office space and the occasional game of golf with Barack Obama. When...