Adelizzi resigns as Schaumburg Twp. GOP committeeman

Schaumburg Township Republican Committeeman Mike Adelizzi made his long-rumored resignation official Thursday morning.

Adelizzi submitted his resignation to Cook County Republican Chairman Lee Roupas, saying he had accomplished nearly all he had set out to and as much as his full-time job in the private sector had allowed.

“When I took this position as committeeman, I did it at a time when the Republican Party in Schaumburg Township was really in disarray,” Adelizzi said.

Adelizzi succeeded then 56th District State Rep. Paul Froehlich, who had just switched to the Democratic Party. At the time Republicans were reeling from the loss of several important political posts, including the 8th Congressional District seat.

But the greatest damage to the local Republican Party was an internal split caused by a series of personal rifts during Froehlich’s tenure, Adelizzi said.

Several Schaumburg Township Republican Organization members, including Treasurer Joe Folisi, said repairing those rifts was among Adelizzi’s greatest accomplishments.

“I did what I said I was going to do,” Adelizzi said. “I never wanted to do this forever. It’s time. It’s a grueling proposition when you’re not a politician making money doing this full-time.”

Roupas said the vacancy will be posted for two weeks before an approximately two-week period of interviewing and assessing candidates. Applicants must be Republicans who reside in Schaumburg Township, he said.

Adelizzi felt confident that it will be someone who’s already active within the organization.

“Undoubtedly it will come from within the organization, because there’s no reason it shouldn’t,” he said. “They’re going to have an infinitely easier time than I had because they have a unified organization and success behind them.”

“Certainly it is a very different dynamic than when Mike was appointed,” Roupas agreed.

After Adelizzi’s original appointment in 2007, he was elected to a four-year team last year. His replacement will serve through the remaining three years of his term.