Doody was born January 15, 1945, in
Evergreen Park, Illinois. He attended
Illinois State University and
St. Procopius College, graduating with a
Bachelor of Arts from the latter institution. Doody later earned a
Juris Doctor from
John Marshall Law School. Doody was a soldier in the
United States Army and is a veteran of the
Vietnam War. Doody was, for a time, the Mayor of
Homewood, Illinois. Doody explored challenging McCarthy in the 1998 election, but opted out in favor of Maureen O'Hara who was supported by Minority Leader
Lee Daniels. After his 1996 loss, he became a member of the Homewood Public Library Board. In 2002, he became a Circuit Court Judge, a position he would hold until his retirement in 2013. ==References==