| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| John Anderson |
Politician |
15-Feb-1922 |
|
Independent candidate for President, 1980 |
| Frank Annunzio |
Politician |
12-Jan-1915 |
8-Apr-2001 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1965-93 |
| Melissa Bean |
Politician |
22-Jan-1962 |
|
Congresswoman from Illinois, 2005-11 |
| Judy Biggert |
Politician |
15-Aug-1937 |
|
Congresswoman, Illinois 13th |
| Rod Blagojevich |
Politician |
10-Dec-1956 |
|
Governor of Illinois, 2003-09 |
| Henry S. Boutell |
Politician |
14-Mar-1856 |
11-Mar-1926 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1897-1911 |
| Terry L. Bruce |
Politician |
25-Mar-1944 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1985-93 |
| Joseph Gurney Cannon |
Politician |
7-May-1836 |
12-Nov-1926 |
Speaker of the House, 1903-11 |
| Cardiss Collins |
Politician |
24-Sep-1931 |
2-Feb-2013 |
Congresswoman from Illinois, 1973-97 |
| George Washington Collins |
Politician |
5-Mar-1925 |
8-Dec-1972 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1970-72 |
| Jerry Costello |
Politician |
25-Sep-1949 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 12th |
| Daniel Crane |
Politician |
10-Jan-1936 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1979-85 |
| Phil Crane |
Politician |
3-Nov-1930 |
8-Nov-2014 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1969-2005 |
| Shelby M. Cullom |
Politician |
22-Nov-1829 |
28-Jan-1914 |
Governor and Senator from Illinois |
| Danny Davis |
Politician |
6-Sep-1941 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 7th |
| Edward J. Derwinski |
Politician |
15-Sep-1926 |
15-Jan-2012 |
US Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1989-92 |
| Everett Dirksen |
Politician |
4-Jan-1896 |
7-Sep-1969 |
US Senator from Illinois, 1951-69 |
| Robert Dold |
Politician |
23-Jun-1969 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 10th |
| Stephen A. Douglas |
Politician |
23-Apr-1813 |
3-Jun-1861 |
US Senator, debated Lincoln |
| Tammy Duckworth |
Military |
12-Mar-1968 |
|
Congresswoman, Illinois 8th |
| Dick Durbin |
Politician |
21-Nov-1944 |
|
US Senator from Illinois |
| Rahm Emanuel |
Politician |
29-Nov-1959 |
|
Mayor of Chicago |
| John Erlenborn |
Politician |
8-Feb-1927 |
30-Oct-2005 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1965-84 |
| Lane Evans |
Politician |
4-Aug-1951 |
5-Nov-2014 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1983-2007 |
| Harris W. Fawell |
Politician |
25-Mar-1929 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1985-99 |
| Michael Flanagan |
Politician |
9-Nov-1962 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1995-97 |
| Bill Foster |
Politician |
7-Oct-1955 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 2008-11 |
| Luis Gutierrez |
Politician |
10-Dec-1953 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 4th |
| Debbie Halvorson |
Politician |
1-Mar-1958 |
|
Congresswoman from Illinois, 2009-11 |
| Phil Hare |
Politician |
21-Feb-1949 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 2007-11 |
| Dennis Hastert |
Politician |
2-Jan-1942 |
|
Speaker of the House, 1999-2006 |
| Charles A. Hayes |
Politician |
17-Feb-1918 |
8-Apr-1997 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1983-93 |
| Randy Hultgren |
Politician |
1-Mar-1966 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 14th |
| Henry Hyde |
Politician |
18-Apr-1924 |
29-Nov-2007 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1975-2007 |
| Jesse Jackson, Jr. |
Politician |
11-Mar-1965 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1995-2012 |
| Tim Johnson |
Politician |
23-Jul-1946 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 15th |
| Adam Kinzinger |
Politician |
27-Feb-1978 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 16th |
| Mark Kirk |
Politician |
15-Sep-1959 |
|
US Senator from Illinois |
| Ray LaHood |
Politician |
6-Dec-1945 |
|
US Secretary of Transportation, 2009-13 |
| Abraham Lincoln |
Head of State |
12-Feb-1809 |
15-Apr-1865 |
16th US President, 1861-65 |
| Bill Lipinski |
Politician |
22-Dec-1937 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1983-2005 |
| Dan Lipinski |
Politician |
15-Jul-1966 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 3rd |
| John A. Logan |
Military |
8-Feb-1826 |
27-Dec-1886 |
Union Army General, US Senator |
| Frank O. Lowden |
Politician |
26-Jan-1861 |
20-Mar-1943 |
Governor of Illinois, 1917-21 |
| Edward R. Madigan |
Politician |
13-Jan-1936 |
7-Dec-1994 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1991-93 |
| James R. Mann |
Politician |
20-Oct-1856 |
30-Nov-1922 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1897-1922 |
| Donald Manzullo |
Politician |
24-Mar-1944 |
|
Former Congressman from Illinois |
| Lynn Martin |
Politician |
26-Dec-1939 |
|
US Secretary of Labor, 1991-93 |
| John Alexander McClernand |
Military |
30-May-1812 |
20-Sep-1900 |
Union General and Congressman |
| Robert McClory |
Politician |
31-Jan-1908 |
24-Jul-1988 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1963-83 |
| Robert H. Michel |
Politician |
2-Mar-1923 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1957-95 |
| Abner J. Mikva |
Politician |
21-Jan-1926 |
|
Illinois Congressman, Clinton Counsel |
| George M. O'Brien |
Politician |
17-Jun-1917 |
18-Jul-1986 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1973-86 |
| David Phelps |
Politician |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1999-2002 |
| John Edward Porter |
Politician |
1-Jun-1935 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1980-2001 |
| Glenn Poshard |
Politician |
30-Oct-1945 |
|
President, Southern Illinois University |
| Mike Quigley |
Politician |
17-Oct-1958 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 5th |
| Mel Reynolds |
Politician |
8-Jan-1952 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1993-95 |
| Peter Roskam |
Politician |
13-Sep-1961 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 6th |
| Dan Rostenkowski |
Politician |
2-Jan-1928 |
11-Aug-2010 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1959-95 |
| Donald Rumsfeld |
Government |
9-Jul-1932 |
|
US Secretary of Defense, 1975-77 and 2001-06 |
| Bobby Rush |
Politician |
23-Nov-1946 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 1st |
| Marty Russo |
Politician |
23-Jan-1944 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1975-93 |
| George E. Sangmeister |
Politician |
16-Feb-1931 |
7-Oct-2007 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1989-95 |
| Gus Savage |
Politician |
30-Oct-1925 |
31-Oct-2015 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1981-93 |
| Jan Schakowsky |
Politician |
26-May-1944 |
|
Congresswoman, Illinois 9th |
| Bobby Schilling |
Politician |
23-Jan-1964 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 17th |
| Aaron Schock |
Politician |
28-May-1981 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 2009-15 |
| John Shimkus |
Politician |
21-Feb-1958 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 19th |
| Paul Simon |
Politician |
29-Nov-1928 |
9-Dec-2003 |
US Senator, one-time Presidential candidate |
| Adlai E. Stevenson |
Politician |
23-Oct-1835 |
14-Jun-1914 |
Vice President under Cleveland |
| William G. Stratton |
Politician |
26-Feb-1914 |
2-Mar-2001 |
Governor of Illinois, 1953-61 |
| Joe Walsh |
Politician |
27-Dec-1961 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 2011-13 |
| Elihu Benjamin Washburne |
Politician |
23-Sep-1816 |
22-Oct-1887 |
Congressman and Ambassador to France |
| Harold Washington |
Politician |
15-Apr-1922 |
25-Nov-1987 |
First black Mayor of Chicago |
| Jerry Weller |
Politician |
7-Jul-1957 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1995-2009 |
| Sidney Yates |
Politician |
27-Aug-1909 |
5-Oct-2000 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1949-99 |
