Article: Joseph J. Cortez, Chicago Heights Worker

Joseph J. Cortez, 76, a well-known Chicago Heights employee and political stalwart, died Wednesday in St. James Hospital, Chicago Heights.

Mr. Cortez was a foreman for the village's streets and sanitation department for more than 15 years. He retired in 1983.

For two decades, the longtime Chicago Heights resident served the Bloom Township Republican Organization, mostly as a precinct captain.

A Princeton, Ill., native, he came to this area as a young child with his mother. He was involved in a number of business ventures, including used ...

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