Pucinski, Roman (May 13, 1919 - 2002 ) - Pucinski earned disticntion in WWII as a pilot in the Air Force. He returned to Chicago and worked as a journalist for the Chicago Times and Chicago Sun-Times. In 1952, Puckinski was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress, Pucinski served IL in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 1973. His 1972 run for the U.S. Senate was not sucessful and Puncinski was appointed to the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education. Puncinksi then served as an alderman from 1973-1991.