Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed Colette Lueck to serve as chairman of the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership in his most recent round of appointments.
Lueck, an out lesbian, is currently an Oak Park village trustee. She was appointed to the board in 2008 and was elected in 2009 and 2013 for four-year terms. She recently retired as the managing director for the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership, coordinating statewide efforts to improve mental health services for children and families.
Windy City Times has profiled Lueck. An article on her is at windycitytimes.com/lgbt/Lesbian-Oak-Park-trustee-is-focused-on-villages-issues/42234.html.
Rauner also named Kathleen Bankhead as independent juvenile ombudsman and Eric R. Anderberg as a member of the Illinois Finance Authority.