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Peter J. Donoghue 1951-2009: Electrician, worked on movies filmed in Chicago and at McCormick Place
Lost race for alderman in 32nd Ward

April 04, 2009|By Trevor Jensen, CHICAGO TRIBUNE REPORTER

Peter J. Donoghue, an electrician on many movies filmed in Chicago, including "The Blues Brothers" and "Nothing in Common," worked to spruce up the city's Lakeview neighborhood and made an aldermanic run in the late 1990s.

Mr. Donoghue, 57, died Wednesday, April 1, apparently after suffering a heart attack while swimming at the Lake View YMCA, said his brother, Edmund, a former Cook County medical examiner. Mr. Donoghue was a resident of the Roscoe Village neighborhood. Mr. Donoghue was president of the Lake View Citizens' Council from 1996 to 1998. He led efforts to renovate Fellger Park at Belmont and Damen Avenues and to transform an abandoned swimming pool into a playground at the Chicago Housing Authority's Lathrop Homes.

Over the years he took on a number of issues, from seeking, unsuccessfully, to restore the Lincoln Park Gun Club building at Diversey Harbor (it was demolished by the Park District) to taking a lead in efforts to keep a lid on rowdy behavior around Wrigley Field.

In 1998 he ran for 32d Ward alderman, promising to put tighter reins on development. He finished third in a February 1999 election won by Ted Matlak.

Mr. Donoghue grew up in the Sauganash neighborhood and on the North Shore, graduating from New Trier High School. He attended what is now Minnesota State University, Mankato, before returning to Chicago and getting into electrical work.

He worked on two dozen film productions over an equal number of years. More recently, he was an electrician at McCormick Place.

Survivors include his two sons, Matthew and Jack; former wife Joan Merlo; his mother, Mary Helen; four brothers, Edmund, John, Thomas and William; and a sister, Mary Helen Cutler. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Ewald-Barlock Funeral Home, 2501 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Josaphat Church, 2311 N. Southport Ave.

Peter J. Donoghue 1951-2009: Electrician, worked on movies filmed in Chicago and at McCormick Place
Lost race for alderman in 32nd Ward

April 04, 2009|By Trevor Jensen, CHICAGO TRIBUNE REPORTER

Peter J. Donoghue, an electrician on many movies filmed in Chicago, including "The Blues Brothers" and "Nothing in Common," worked to spruce up the city's Lakeview neighborhood and made an aldermanic run in the late 1990s.

Mr. Donoghue, 57, died Wednesday, April 1, apparently after suffering a heart attack while swimming at the Lake View YMCA, said his brother, Edmund, a former Cook County medical examiner. Mr. Donoghue was a resident of the Roscoe Village neighborhood. Mr. Donoghue was president of the Lake View Citizens' Council from 1996 to 1998. He led efforts to renovate Fellger Park at Belmont and Damen Avenues and to transform an abandoned swimming pool into a playground at the Chicago Housing Authority's Lathrop Homes.

Over the years he took on a number of issues, from seeking, unsuccessfully, to restore the Lincoln Park Gun Club building at Diversey Harbor (it was demolished by the Park District) to taking a lead in efforts to keep a lid on rowdy behavior around Wrigley Field.

In 1998 he ran for 32d Ward alderman, promising to put tighter reins on development. He finished third in a February 1999 election won by Ted Matlak.

Mr. Donoghue grew up in the Sauganash neighborhood and on the North Shore, graduating from New Trier High School. He attended what is now Minnesota State University, Mankato, before returning to Chicago and getting into electrical work.

He worked on two dozen film productions over an equal number of years. More recently, he was an electrician at McCormick Place.

Survivors include his two sons, Matthew and Jack; former wife Joan Merlo; his mother, Mary Helen; four brothers, Edmund, John, Thomas and William; and a sister, Mary Helen Cutler. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Ewald-Barlock Funeral Home, 2501 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Josaphat Church, 2311 N. Southport Ave.Peter J. Donoghue 1951-2009: Electrician, worked on movies filmed in Chicago and at McCormick Place
Lost race for alderman in 32nd Ward

April 04, 2009|By Trevor Jensen, CHICAGO TRIBUNE REPORTER

Peter J. Donoghue, an electrician on many movies filmed in Chicago, including "The Blues Brothers" and "Nothing in Common," worked to spruce up the city's Lakeview neighborhood and made an aldermanic run in the late 1990s.

Mr. Donoghue, 57, died Wednesday, April 1, apparently after suffering a heart attack while swimming at the Lake View YMCA, said his brother, Edmund, a former Cook County medical examiner. Mr. Donoghue was a resident of the Roscoe Village neighborhood. Mr. Donoghue was president of the Lake View Citizens' Council from 1996 to 1998. He led efforts to renovate Fellger Park at Belmont and Damen Avenues and to transform an abandoned swimming pool into a playground at the Chicago Housing Authority's Lathrop Homes.

Over the years he took on a number of issues, from seeking, unsuccessfully, to restore the Lincoln Park Gun Club building at Diversey Harbor (it was demolished by the Park District) to taking a lead in efforts to keep a lid on rowdy behavior around Wrigley Field.

In 1998 he ran for 32d Ward alderman, promising to put tighter reins on development. He finished third in a February 1999 election won by Ted Matlak.

Mr. Donoghue grew up in the Sauganash neighborhood and on the North Shore, graduating from New Trier High School. He attended what is now Minnesota State University, Mankato, before returning to Chicago and getting into electrical work.

He worked on two dozen film productions over an equal number of years. More recently, he was an electrician at McCormick Place.

Survivors include his two sons, Matthew and Jack; former wife Joan Merlo; his mother, Mary Helen; four brothers, Edmund, John, Thomas and William; and a sister, Mary Helen Cutler. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Ewald-Barlock Funeral Home, 2501 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Mass will be said at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Josaphat Church, 2311 N. Southport Ave.