Former Illinois Democratic Chair and state Sen. Gary LaPaille, who also was chief of staff for former House Speaker Michael Madigan, has died at 68.
Gary LaPaille, right, Democratic Party state chairman, talks with demonstrators at the State of Illinois Building on April 1, 1991.
A few years later, LaPaille and Freveletti started dating. They eventually got married, had children, left Illinois and launched careers that took them around the world from a base of Washington, D.C.Gary LaPaille, an extrovert who excelled at networking, was Madigan’s first chief of staff and also served as an Illinois state senator and chair of the state Democratic Party before becoming a lobbyist. He was 68 when he died Dec.
In 1990, Madigan backed LaPaille for Illinois Democratic chairman, and he went on to hold the post for two, four-year terms. He also represented Madigan’s House district in the state Senate for two years during which the chamber was under Republican control, choosing not to seek reelection in 1994. His relationship with Madigan had become acrimonious, though the two eventually mended their differences.
LaPaille was president of mCapitol Management for several years and was involved in construction projects worldwide. In 2016, he was a senior adviser to Dentons’ U.S. law firm.Gary and Christine LaPaille quietly began their courtship during a National Conference of State Legislatures convention in Seattle in the mid-1980s. They took a car ferry on a side trip to Vancouver. When the ferry suddenly stalled, several Illinois officials who were also on the boat began to get out of their cars.
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