▁the ▁D ogs ▁Pet ition ▁ ▁Le ading ▁w elf are ▁group ▁and ▁British ▁char ity ▁▁▁ ▁Category : An imal ▁w elf are ▁Category : D ogs ▁Category : D ogs ▁in ▁popular ▁culture ▁Category : Me at ▁by ▁animal <0x0A> </s> ▁Christ ine ▁Rad og no ▁( born ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Republican ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Senate , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 4 1 st ▁Legisl ative ▁District ▁in ▁Cook , ▁Du Page , ▁and ▁Will ▁Count ies ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Rad og no ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Minor ity ▁Le ader , ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁political ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Legisl ature . ▁ ▁She ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Illinois ▁State ▁Senate ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁amid ▁the ▁Illinois ▁budget ▁crisis . ▁ ▁Early ▁life , ▁education ▁and ▁career ▁Rad og no ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁Chicago ▁area . ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁Ly ons ▁Township ▁High ▁School . ▁She ▁received ▁both ▁her ▁Bach elor ' s ▁and ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Social ▁Work ▁from ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Before ▁entering ▁politics , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁social ▁worker ▁at ▁Mer cy ▁Center ▁for ▁Health ▁Care ▁Services . ▁Her ▁interest ▁in ▁politics ▁began ▁when ▁she ▁decided ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁a ▁fire ▁station ▁on ▁her ▁street , ▁and ▁Rad og no ▁ran ▁successfully ▁for ▁Village ▁of ▁La G