William (Bill) Waldack is 58 years old and has lived with Judy, his wife of 34 years, in Downers Grove since 1985. They have two young adult children, Jeff and Sara, who attended St. Joseph School and graduated from Downers Grove South. There are also a number of extended family members who also live in Downers Grove.

Bill graduated from DePaul University with a degree in Political Science in 1972. In 1988, he completed the Executive Development Program at the University of Iowa. He retired from AT&T as a Budget Manager in Global Real Estate in 1995. 

Bill has served as Downers Grove Commissioner since 2005 and is seeking re-election. He chairs the Finance and Administration Committee, has served on the Public Services Committee, and is liaison to Transportation and Parking and Environmental Concerns Committees. He was also a liaison to the Human Services Committee. Bill has always been involved in his community serving as Downers Grove Chairman of the Subcommittee on Alternative Transportation, and regularly attended Village Council meetings and numerous committee meetings addressing such issues as stormwater, planning, and finance meetings. “I was one of only a few individuals that attended the budget meetings. That is a great education on village issues.” 

Bill is in his second term as Chair of the DuPage County Inter-Agency Paratransit Coordinating Council (IAPCC) which consists of about fifty municipalities, townships, Not-For-Profits, as well as DuPage County. In this capacity, Bill has met and worked with a number of officials and community leaders in DuPage County. 

Bill served as Vice President, Chicago Afffiliate for the Foundation Fighting Blindness and has served on the South DuPage CROP Walk Committee for 13 years, and has assisted the DuPage United Way in evaluating grant applications.

Bill is an active parishioner at St. Joseph’s Parish. He served a term on the Parish Council and teaches Religious Education.