Editing Gary Fencik (section)

==Retirement==
Following his football career, Fencik has worked in the finance industry. Fencik worked with [[Wells Fargo]] and [[UBS AG|UBS]] before joining [[Adams Street Partners]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adamsstreetpartners.com/team/executive-committee.html |title=Executive Committee
|publisher=ADAMS STREET PARTNERS |access-date=August 10, 2011 }}</ref> He has also worked as a [[sports commentator]], mainly on [[WGN (AM)|WGN]] radio where he was a [[color commentator]] on Bears radio broadcasts from 1990 to 1993. During the [[1988 NFL season]] he paired with [[James Brown (television)|James Brown]] as an NFL television commentator on [[CBS]].

During Fencik's final NFL season, he was widely speculated as a potential candidate in the then-upcoming [[1987 Chicago mayoral election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Political Office Probably Too Small for Fencik |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/09/21/political-office-probably-too-small-for-fencik |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=22 November 2024 |date=21 September 1986}}</ref> [[Donald L. Totten]] (the chairman of the [[Cook County Republican Party]]) attempted to persuade Fencik to run as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>{{cite web |title=John Lattner, A Promising Political Rookie |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/10/19/john-lattner-a-promising-political-rookie |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=22 November 2024 |date=19 October 1986}}</ref> When asked in September 1986 to describe his political ideology, Fencik remarked, "maybe an [[Independent Republican (United States)|independent Republican]]."<ref name="GOPLeadersWant"/> In a 2022 radio interview, Fencik said while he believes he would be able to impact positive change if he were to become mayor of Chicago, he currently held no intention of seeking that office.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kass |first1=John |title=The Chicago Way: Gary Fencik Ran with the Bulls in Spain, and Ran with the Bears on the Lakefront, Would He Run for Mayor of a Troubled Chicago? |url=https://johnkassnews.com/the-chicago-way-gary-fencik-ran-with-the-bulls-in-spain-and-ran-with-the-bears-on-the-lakefront-would-he-run-for-mayor-of-a-troubled-chicago |website=John Kass News/The Chicago Way |access-date=22 November 2024 |date=19 November 2022}}</ref>

In October 2012, the [[Illinois Lottery]] Board unanimously voted to name Fencik as its chairman.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gary Fencik Elected Illinois Lottery Control Board Chairman |url=https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.10630.html |website=Government of Illinois |access-date=22 November 2024 |date=October 15, 2012}}</ref>