Palatine High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

  • Mauro Fiore is an Academy Award winning cinematographer.
  • Carol Marin is a journalist known for her work in print and on television.
  • Kevin McKenna is a former NBA basketball player (1981–88) and current head men's basketball coach at Indiana State University.
  • Maria Pinto is a fashion designer who has designed for Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, among others.
  • Len Rohde is a former offensive tackle for the NFL San Francisco 49ers (1960–74).
  • Anton R. Valukas was the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1985 to 1989. In 2007, he became the chairman of Chicago law firm Jenner & Block, in which capacity he gained notoriety in 2009, when he was appointed bankruptcy examiner in the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers).

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