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James Peyton Philip was a symbol of Chicago suburban political growth in the post-World War II era of white flight from the city, a hulking, cigar chomping retired Marine who helped build a Republican firewall against Chicago’s Democratic domination as Illinois Senate president for a decade. Philip, 93, known most commonly in Illinois statehouse politics by the nickname “Pate,” died Tuesday ...

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James Peyton Philip was a symbol of Chicago suburban political growth in the post-World War II era of white flight from the city, a hulking, cigar chomping retired Marine who

'Larger than life': Former state Senate President James Peyton "Pate" Philip Jr. -- the last Republican to hold that post in Illinois -- has died. He was 93.

Restoring the local share to its historical 10% would mean real money for Chicago and other localities.