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Tyrone C. Fahner - Governor Jim Thompson Project

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Feature Excerpt

Thompson Decides on Governor Run

Abstract

Interview Session 01 (Audio)

Upbringing in 1950s Detroit, and his education during the 1960s

Interview Session 02 (Audio)

Working as a prosecutor for U.S. attorney Jim Thompson

Interview Session 03 (Audio)

Joining Gov. Thompson’s cabinet as director of law enforcement

Interview Session 04 (Audio)

Life in the Thompson administration from 1977 to 1979

Interview Session 05 (Audio)

Serving as the attorney general of Illinois, 1980-Jan 1983

Interview Session 06 (Audio)

Investigating the Chicago Tylenol murders during the 1982 campaign

Photos

Caption
Ty Fahner joined a group of colleagues for a trip in 1973 to Treeline Lodge at Lake Nueltin, Canadian Northwest Territories. From left to right are Charles Kocoras, Matt Lydon, Ty Fahner, Anthony Valukas, Dan Webb and Howard Hoffman.

Where:
Lake Nueltin, Canadian Northwest Territories

When:
1973

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo

Caption
Ty Fahner at work at his desk at Mayer Brown, where he’s worked since 1985 and now serves as a partner with the firm.

Where:
Chicago, Illinois

When:
Circa 1985

Ownership:
Narrator’s photo



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