Joseph Perrault Hannon (1932 or 1933 – August 9, 2019)[1][2] was an American educator and administrator who served as Superintendent of Chicago Public Schools from 1975 to 1979, who later was CEO of the Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority, executive director of the Illinois Export Development Authority, and vice president of the Chicago Stock Exchange.
[3] He won the National Preparatory School indoor broad jump title in 1952 at Madison Square Garden.
[1] In his first year on the job, Hannon dealt with budget issues and a teachers strike that had begun before he took office.
Additionally, the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare had threatened to revoke up to $100 million in federal funding to Chicago Public Schools due to the failure of the district to racially integrate its faculty.
[1] In July 1979, the Chicago Board of Education voted to give Hannon a second four-year term as superintendent.
"[6] In 1981, Hannon was named managing director and CEO of the Metropolitan Fair and Exposition Authority (MFEA) and president of the Chicago Convention and Tourism Bureau (CCTB).
His pay for the secondary role as president of the CCTB was raised from $45,000 to $52,000, giving him an annual combined salary of $100,000.
Following his tenure in this role, he worked as the executive vice president of the World Trade Center Chicago Association.
[3] Hannon died of heart failure on August 9, 2019 at his personal residence in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago.