Laurence Msall, the longtime president of a nonpartisan Illinois tax and budget watchdog group and a former aide to two governors, died following complications from surgery. He was 61.
Msall had been the Civic Federation's president since January 2002. He died Saturday surrounded by his family, the group said in a statement, calling his death a"devastating blow" that left its members heartbroken.
"While Laurence was the Civic Federation to so many in the community, his real legacy was in helping to make the Civic Federation the indispensable voice for fiscal responsibility throughout the state of Illinois," the group said. Before his 21-year tenure with the group, Msall's career included working as an aide to two Republican governors, according to his obituary. He first worked as an aide for then-Gov. Jim Thompson at the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs.
In 1990, Msall joined the staff of the Commercial Club of Chicago as vice president. But he returned to state government in 1999, after then-Gov. George Ryan appointed him senior advisor for economic development."Laurence was such an important bridge between the business community and government, holding the city, state, county and other units of government accountable by analyzing their budgets," Mendoza added Sunday in a statement.
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