IL SR2370

Louis B. Garippo of Glenview died on May 31, 2016; he was born in Chicago and grew up in the Galewood neighborhood on Chicago's northwest side.

Garippo served two years in the United States Army, then joined the Cook County State's Attorney's Office in 1958 as an Assistant State's Attorney, handling high-profile cases including the 1960 Summerdale police scandal and the 1962 Guido-Yonder case.

Garippo became a Cook County Circuit Court judge in 1968 and served 12 years; in 1970, he ruled state laws allowing subpoenas for journalists' notes unconstitutional, and presided over the 1980 trial of John Wayne Gacy.

After leaving the bench, Garippo entered private practice and provided legal counsel for high-profile cases, including Chicago Teamsters' leader Daniel Ligurotis in 1992 and research on Chief Illiniwek as a University of Illinois mascot in 2000.

The Illinois Senate mourns Garippo's passing and extends condolences to his wife Colette, daughters Ellen and Mary, son Tom, five grandchildren, and sister Anna Maria Sciaraffa.