Facts: - profession: small business owner teacher - residence: kankakee , illinois - state house: illinois - party: democratic - predecessor: lisa m. dugan - district: 79th - birth date: 20 september 1955 - state: illinois - name: kate cloonen - term start: 2013 jan - alma mater: national college of education ball state university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kate cloonen .
A:
kate cloonen -lrb- born september 20 , 1955 -rrb- is a democratic member of the illinois house of representatives , representing the 79th district since 2013 .the 79th district includes all or parts of kankakee , bourbonnais , bradley , essex , hopkins park , peotone , herscher and braceville .