Francis Bongiovanni

• Law Offices of Francis J. Bongiovanni
  Roselle, Illinois
  1996 to Present
  General practice with emphasis on: real estate, municipal law, corporate law, business litigation, commercial transaction, eminent domain litigation, and Prosecutor for Elmwood Park Liquor Commission.
• Law Office of Bongiovanni, Castaldo and Urgo
  1990 to 1995
  Law firm handled all aspects of municipal law and prosecution of traffic and code violations for the Village of Stone Park. Firm also was the Village Prosecutor of Nothlake and handled various legal matter for the Village of Melrose Park.
• Hearing Officer Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
  Chicago, Illinois
  1997 to Present
  Hearing appeals under the User Charge Ordinance and for conducting proceedings under the Sewage and Waste Control Ordinance.
• Special Assistant Attorney General
  Illinois Attorney General
  Chicago, Illinois
  1991 to Present
  Appointed to litigate condemnation matters for the Illinois Department of Transportation and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority.
• City Attorney
  City of Nothlake, Northlake Illinois
  August, 1990 to 1994
  Hired to handle all aspects of municipal law. Responsibilities included: attending city council meetings, advising the Mayor and the city council; drafting municipal codes, enforcement of municipal codes, advising the Police and Fire Commission and coordinating Tax Increment Finance Projects.
• Assistant Attorney General
  Illinois Attorney General, Chicago, Illinois
  Department of Revenue Litigation
  August, 1990 to December, 1990
  Appointed to prosecute and collect monies owned the Illinois State Board of Education for the Teacher Education Scholarship program. Other duties include the enforcement of tax laws for the Illinois Department of Revenue, including: Illinois Income Tax Act Retailers’ Occupation Tax Act, and the Use Tax Act.
• Department of Consumer Fraud
  November, 1988 to August, 1990
  Responsible for enforcing the rights of consumers through litigation and mediation. Litigation responsibilities included: investigating potential fraud cases, drafting lawsuits, obtaining discovery, freezing assets, obtaining injunctions to put violators out of business. Obtained over $300,000 in restitution for consumers and in civil cases, including: home repair fraud, travel scams, automobile fraud, telemarketing fraud and home-building fraud.

Publication

• The Illinois legislature’s attempt to resolve the insurance crises: Too Much Tort Reform and Too Little Insurance Regulation
• John Marshall Law Review
  Vol. 21 Fall 1987, No. 1
• National Insurance Law Review
  Vol. 2 No. 3, 1988
• National Law Journal – Recommended for reading in the Worth Reading column.
  Vol. 10 No. 24, February 22, 1988

Awards and Memberships

1991 – Italian American National Organization “David Award” winner for Achievement in Government