Cillo is a life-long resident of Avon Lake. He and his wife Debbie, originally from Wellington, have been married for 20 years. They have an adult son, daughter-in-law, and two young grandchildren, Joni and Juniper. Cillo graduated from Bowling Green State University and earned his law degree from Case Western Reserve School of Law.

 

Cillo has been a licensed attorney for 30 years, including 29 years as a prosecutor. Cillo worked for 27 years in the Lorain County Prosecutor’s office before resigning his position in 2022. During his tenure, Cillo served in a variety of roles including courtroom prosecutor, lead trial counsel, Chief of the Criminal Division, and Chief of Major Felonies. Cillo has tried hundreds of cases including more than fifty trials involving murder, sexual assaults, public corruption, and complex financial crimes, thirteen of which were death penalty cases.

 

Cillo is currently the Associate Director of the Lorain County Drug Task Force. A Republican, Cillo is running against incumbent Democratic Lorain County Prosecutor J.D. Tomlinson.