Peg McDonnell Breslin (born July 11, 1946) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1977 until 1991.
After graduating from a Catholic high school in the Ottawa area, Breslin moved to Chicago to attend Loyola University.
Democratic incumbent James Riccolo, appointed to fill the vacancy created by Joseph Fennessey's resignation, finished fourth.
[1] As Breslin had voted in Chicago while a Loyola student, she did not meet the constitutionally mandated two-year residency requirement to serve as an Illinois State Representative.
Quinn, who had name recognition from his political activism including the Cutback Amendment and Citizens Utility Board, defeated Breslin with 450,217 to her 422,295.