Editing Tim McCarthy (section)

==Early life==
McCarthy was born on June 20, 1949, and was raised in Chicago's [[Ashburn, Chicago|Ashburn]] neighborhood. He graduated from St. Denis Grammar School and [[Leo Catholic High School]]. He then attended the [[University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign]].<ref name=ACTING>{{cite web|url=http://www.theregionalnews.com/index.php/newsx/160-local-news/top-news-story-2/35073-chief-mccarthy-named-interim-village-manager|title=Chief McCarthy named interim village manager|author=Connolly, Dermot|publisher=[[The Regional News]]|date=July 14, 2016|access-date=November 13, 2016|archive-date=August 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820115327/http://www.theregionalnews.com/index.php/newsx/160-local-news/top-news-story-2/35073-chief-mccarthy-named-interim-village-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> 

He joined the [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Fighting Illini football team]] as a [[walk on (sports)|walk on]] in his freshman year. He earned a football scholarship for his sophomore year and played as [[strong safety]] his junior year before an injury ended his college career.<ref name=SECSTATE1>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/10/21/secret-service-hero-bucks-odds-in-political-run/|title=Secret Service Hero Bucks Odds In Political Run: McCarthy Announces Candidacy|author=Tybor, Joseph|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=October 21, 1997|access-date=November 13, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114234307/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-10-21/news/9710210273_1_political-run-statewide-office-party|url-status=live}}</ref> 

While there, he was a member of [[Delta Tau Delta]].<ref name=RECOVER>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2014-08-06/reagan-assassination-attempt-forever-linked-pair-illini.html|title=Reagan assassination attempt forever linked pair of Illini|author=Des Garennes, Christine|publisher=[[The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana)|The News-Gazette]]|date=August 6, 2014|access-date=November 13, 2016|archive-date=November 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114170344/http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2014-08-06/reagan-assassination-attempt-forever-linked-pair-illini.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He served 22 years in the [[United States Secret Service]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-01 |title=Timothy McCarthy, who took a bullet for President Reagan, to retire as Orland Park police chief |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/1/21310202/timothy-mccarthy-retire-orland-park-police-chief-ronald-reagan-secret-service |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |language=en}}</ref>