Licensed to practice law in Illinois since 2004, according to ARDC, Zink works currently as a partner in the firm of Starr, Bejgiert, Zink & Rowells. According to his campaign bio, Zink began his working life as a union stock clerk at Osco Drug and as a clerk at the Oak Park Chamber of Commerce. He had to juggle three jobs, at one point, to finance and supplement his legal education, working, after his first year of law school for Osco, and serving in internships in the Office of U.S. Sen. Richard J. Durbin and at the Citizen Advocacy Center.
Zink served as President of East LakeView Neighbors for over five years, according to his campain bio, also serving on a Subcommittee for the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice, and volunteering as a coordinator and preparing meals for homeless individuals through Lincoln Park Community Services. Zink lives in Lakeview with his wife and daughter.
A press release issued in conjunction with his petition filing, claims endorsements from a host of local elected officials. It notes that Zink "is the only candidate to declare boldly his dedication to rejecting the implicit bias that is rooted in our judicial system."
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