Gayle Franzen, longtime Illinois and DuPage County public servant who helped build I-355, dies at 81

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date March 7, 2026, 6 a.m.
Last Updated March 7, 2026, 6 a.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/07/gayle-franzen-obituary-dupage/

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Across nearly three decades of public service, Gayle Franzen led the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority before he served one term as the DuPage County Board chairman. While at the toll authority, Franzen worked with legislators to create a deal that pav...