Walter D. Cummings, Homewood’s village attorney for 39 years, died Thursday, July 27. He had served under seven village managers.
Cummings, 85, was originally from Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. He served in the United States Marine Corps, graduated from DePaul University College of Law, and started a 63-year career as a lawyer. His first position was an assistant U.S. attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago. He later worked as an attorney for…
