district religion birth_place party state_house birth_date term_start article_title state name
87th roman catholic decatur , illinois , u.s. republican illinois 29 march 1960 1999 bill mitchell -lrb- politician -rrb-
 illinois bill mitchell
bill mitchell -lrb- politician -rrb-

bill mitchell -lrb- born march 19 , 1960 -rrb- is a republican member of the illinois house of representatives , representing the 87th district since 1999 .
mitchell is a graduate of eastern illinois university , receiving a b.a. in political science in 1982 .
he has been a decatur city councilman , macon county republican chairman , and mayor pro tem 1997-1998 .
he has sponsored curfew laws and made efforts to cut government waste , reduce taxes and institute juvenile justice reform .
in 2011 , mitchell joined with state representative adam brown of the 101st district in proposing statehood for cook county .
mitchell said that chicago is `` dictating its views '' to the rest of the state and brown added that chicago `` overshadows '' the rest of illinois .
an august 30 , 2003 article in the bloomington-normal newspaper `` the pantagraph '' stated that mitchell was arrested for dui near heyworth , illinois , and was also charged with improper traffic lane usage .
the mclean county sheriff 's report indicated that his breath-alcohol level was 0.186 percent , which is more than twice illinois legal bac limit of 0.08 .
mitchell pled guilty to both charges and was sentenced to 24 months of court supervision .
