Walter B. Lookofsky has lived in Shelbyville, Illinois for more than 35 years. He is a graduate of Shelbyville High School and earned his Eagle Scout award as a member of Shelbyville Boy Scout Troop 51.
Walt holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received his Juris Doctor with honors from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. While in law school, Walt served as Law Journal Editor and clerked for the Jackson County State's Attorney.
In addition to practicing law, he served as a Captian in the United State's Army and the Illinois National Guard through two overseas deployments and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Airborne School, the Engineer Officer's Basic Course, and the Signal Officer's Advanced Course. During his military career, Walt served as a combat engineer platoon leader, a cavalry squadron signal officer, and company commander of both Signal and Engineer companies; as well as other assignments both in the United States and overseas.