User:Pete Colarelli

Pete Colarelli, First Ward Alderman for the City of Lockport

Pete was elected to the City Council in 2007. He has served on the City’s Finance Committee, the Law and Ordinance Committee and the Public Safety Committee. His current assignment on the Council is in public affairs and public safety.

Pete has worked as a litigation and corporate paralegal in Chicago and he served as a Lockport Police Officer for almost 10 years. As a police officer, Pete earned Officer of the Year honors and was appointed to the positions of Crime Prevention Officer and High School Liaison Officer. Pete left the police department in 2006 to serve as the Director of Development, Public Relations and the Lockport Township High School Foundation. While at the high school, Pete raised money for student scholarships and teacher grants that were awarded throughout the school year. Currently, Pete works for the CITGO Lemont Refinery as their Government and Public Affairs Manager and lives in Lockport with his wife Angela and their ten children.

Pete attended Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California. Pete also attended Lewis University in Romeoville and earned his Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership in 2006.

Pete received additional education through the Legal Assistant Certification program at Roosevelt University and police academy training with the Illinois State Police and the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

Pete has volunteered for the Lockport Kiwanis Club and the Lockport Exchange Club. He is the President of the Lockport Chamber of Commerce and serves as the chairman of their Government Affairs Committee. Pete and his wife Angela serve as marriage preparation presenters for the Archdiocese of Chicago and are involved with many other Church activities.