Frank Stewart, District 8 (D-Joliet), Minority Whip

          A member of the Will County Board since 1996, Frank Stewart serves as the Minority Whip and on the Executive committee as well as the Judicial committee.  

Health care and education have been Mr. Stewart’s two uppermost concerns and he was instrumental in helping to build a new federally-qualified health clinic in Joliet , serving the entire Will County population including low-income and uninsured residents.  

            He is also active with the National Association of County Officials, serving as vice chair of its Health Steering Committee, chair of its Indoor Air Quality Committee and member of its Committees on Health Disparity.  He is a member of the National Association of Black County Officials.  

            Mr. Stewart is a member and former treasurer of the Will County Health Clinic and treasurer of Agape Missions, a social services provider for people with HIV/AIDS and at-risk populations in the south and southwest suburbs of Chicago .  For 19 years he served on the board of Joliet School District 86, including one term as president. He is a member of the executive board of the Rainbow/Push Coalition and of the Joliet chapter of NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.   He is a current member of the Joliet Kiwanis Club and a former member of the board of Easter Seals of Will County.  

            Professionally, Mr. Stewart is a retention and recruitment specialist for an education service network.  He has been an active member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church for 30 years and he has one son.

Other community service:

• Will County Health Clinic (Secretary-Treasurer)
• Easter Seal (Will Co.)
• Joliet Grade School #86
• Rainbow PUSH,
• Illinois Aids Ministry