Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- ca. 1968-1982 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
1.0 Files
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
"North Shore Democrat" Grace Mary Stern began her political career in 1966 after her successful election campaign to become assistant township supervisor in Deerfield Township (Illinois), a position on the Lake County Board. In 1970 she was elected as Lake County (Illinois) Clerk. Stern ran for lieutenant governor with gubernatorial candidate Adlai Stevenson III in 1982. (They lost.) Stern was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1984 where she served until her 1992 election as Illinois State Senator. Stern served as State Senator until her death from cancer in 1998. Stern received numerous civic awards, including the Highland Park Humanitarian Award and the Grace Mary Stern Scholarship Foundation for Women's Studies at Roosevelt University. Stern was married to H.L. "Hub" Stern. They had 10 children.
Repository
Archival history
This collection was donated to the Highland Park Historical Society from a campaign volunteer, Judy Helberg.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donor.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This file contains correspondence, clippings, campaign publications and a button.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
None.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
These papers are fragile and brittle.
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Grace Mary Stern's papers are located at the University of Illinois at Chicago Special Collections.