Jon is currently a teacher in the Chicago and Cicero Public Schools, as well as an owner/manager of two commercial cleaning companies. In the past, he has held management and executive positions in the health care and transportation industries; has owned and operated fast-food restaurants; established charitable foundations; and was a principal of a health care consulting firm which provided operational, financial, and management assistance to its clients. Jon attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, and received his teaching degree, and B.A. in Industrial Psychology from Chicago State University.