He then earned a political science degree at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign where he was also a member of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
[2] Upon his graduation from law school in 1974, Homer served as Assistant State's Attorney in Lake County, Illinois.
[6] In 1990, Homer and fellow Democrat Bill Edley, were opponents of the decision to rebury the unearthed remains of Native Americans found at Dickson Mounds unburied.
However, Homer lost the primary to trial lawyer, G. Douglas Stephens who previously ran competitive elections against Michel in 1982 and in 1988.
Homer defeated Republican candidate John F. Michela, who was originally appointed to the vacancy created by Allan Strouder’s death.
During this time, Homer authored numerous written judicial decisions, opinions that serve as legal precedent throughout the State of Illinois.
The Homer Law Firm in Naperville, Illinois, focuses on estate planning, asset protection, probate, trust administration and civil mediation.
[3] In this role, he investigated allegations of misconduct and ethics violations filed against members of the Illinois General Assembly and its employees.