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Funeral services set for former area lawmaker Mike Smith

Funeral services are set for former area state lawmaker Mike Smith. The 48-year-old Democrat died Saturday morning at his home of a suspected heart attack. Visitation is Wednesday from three to seven at Oak-Hines Funeral Home in Canton.  The funeral is set for Thursday at 10 at the funeral home.  

 Smith served 16 years in the state Legislature before losing his 2010 re-election bid.  He was later named by Governor Pat Quinn to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board. That appointment drew criticism over whether Smith was qualified for the $94,000 position. Quinn called Smith "a friend" with a long record of working on education in the statehouse.  Quinn says Smith "set an example for what service to the people of his district and the people of Illinois should be."   

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Alex Rusciano