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                                                                    EXHIBIT 24.1


                            SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned constitutes and appoints Paul T. Stecko, Richard B. West
and Samuel M. Mencoff, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by Packaging Corporation of America, a
Delaware corporation, together with any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.


      DATED:  March 19, 2002


      /s/ PAUL T. STECKO
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      Paul T. Stecko


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                            SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned constitutes and appoints Paul T. Stecko, Richard B. West
and Samuel M. Mencoff, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by Packaging Corporation of America, a
Delaware corporation, together with any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.


      DATED:  March 19, 2002


      /s/ RICHARD B. WEST
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      Richard B. West


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                            SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned constitutes and appoints Paul T. Stecko, Richard B. West
and Samuel M. Mencoff, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by Packaging Corporation of America, a
Delaware corporation, together with any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.


      DATED:  March 19, 2002


      /s/ SAMUEL M. MENCOFF
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      Samuel M. Mencoff


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                            SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned constitutes and appoints Paul T. Stecko, Richard B. West
and Samuel M. Mencoff, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by Packaging Corporation of America, a
Delaware corporation, together with any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.


      DATED:  March 19, 2002


      /s/ JUSTIN S. HUSCHER
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      Justin S. Huscher


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                            SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned constitutes and appoints Paul T. Stecko, Richard B. West
and Samuel M. Mencoff, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by Packaging Corporation of America, a
Delaware corporation, together with any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

      DATED:  March 19, 2002


      /s/ THOMAS S. SOULELES
      ------------------------------------------------------
      Thomas S. Souleles


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                            SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned constitutes and appoints Paul T. Stecko, Richard B. West
and Samuel M. Mencoff, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by Packaging Corporation of America, a
Delaware corporation, together with any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

      DATED:  March 19, 2002


      /s/ HENRY F. FRIGON
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      Henry F. Frigon


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                            SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned constitutes and appoints Paul T. Stecko, Richard B. West
and Samuel M. Mencoff, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by Packaging Corporation of America, a
Delaware corporation, together with any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

      DATED:  March 19, 2002


      /s/ RAYFORD K. WILLIAMSON
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      Rayford K. Williamson


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                            SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY

      The undersigned constitutes and appoints Paul T. Stecko, Richard B. West
and Samuel M. Mencoff, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, for filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission by Packaging Corporation of America, a
Delaware corporation, together with any and all amendments to such Form 10-K,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting to such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in
and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.


      DATED:  March 19, 2002


      /s/ LOUIS A. HOLLAND
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      Louis A. Holland