Nisha Rathode (Editor)

Ed Schock

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Preceded by
  
Kevin Kelly

Alma mater
  
Roosevelt University

Education
  
Roosevelt University

Preceded by
  
Sue Moylan

Name
  
Ed Schock

Party
  
Republican Party


Political party
  
Republican

Role
  
Former Mayor of Elgin

Succeeded by
  
Dave Kaptain

Children
  
three

Spouse
  
Karen Schock

Resigned
  
April 27, 2011

Ed Schock 2bpblogspotcomPNESGwoU4lkTCWSmKkuBIAAAAAAA

Occupation
  
Elementary school principal

Previous office
  
Mayor of Elgin (1999–2011)

Left Right and You - Elgin Mayor forum (part2)


Edward "Ed" Schock (born circa 1947) is an Illinois politician and former elementary school principal. He began service on the Elgin City Council after winning election in 1993, and he was re-elected in 1997. In 1999, Schock successfully contested incumbent Kevin Kelly for the office of Mayor of Elgin. He was re-elected in 2003 and 2007.

He married his wife Karen in June 1971. Schock is a lifelong Elgin resident and the couple has three adult children.

The Elgin government is dominated by Republicans and no City Council member was opposed by a Democrat or independent when he ran for re-election. During his time on the City Council, he was part of a 4–3 majority opposition block to Mayor Kevin Kelly. In the mid-1990s, Elgin had extensive debates on how to manage its casino revenues. As a city councilman, his proposal that seniors be given a property tax rebate because of surplus riverboat tax revenues made news outside of Illinois. Schock remained principal of Coleman Elementary School while on the city council.

His starting annual salary as mayor in 1999 was $7000, and he continued to serve as a principal until he retired in 2003. Day-to-day responsibilities fell to the full-time city manager. As a mayor, his city's success at managing its gambling-dependent economy and its relationship with the Grand Victoria Casino Elgin was well chronicled throughout the country. Revenues from the casino have helped pay for the Elgin Police Department building and a new town recreation center. In 2000, he lured Motorola to bring its distribution center to Elgin by using an Illinois state economic incentives package.

References

Ed Schock Wikipedia