John Janicik, attorney at Mayer Brown and volunteer with Joliet Diocese, dies
almost 5 years in Chicago Tribune
John Janicik worked after college for Illinois Gov. James Thompson, who along with others encouraged him to go to law school. That led to a 30-year-plus career at the Chicago firm of Mayer Brown, where his colleagues included Mayor Lori Lightfoot. “John was like an older brother to me … a great...