| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Saul Alinsky |
Activist |
30-Jan-1909 |
12-Jun-1972 |
Rules for Radicals |
| 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 |
| Richard A. Ballinger |
Government |
9-Jul-1858 |
6-Jun-1922 |
US Interior Secretary, 1909-11 |
| Andrew C. Barrett |
Government |
14-Apr-1942 |
|
FCC Commissioner, 1989-96 |
| William J. Bauer |
Judge |
15-Sep-1926 |
|
7th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1975-93 |
| Peter B. Bensinger |
Government |
24-Mar-1936 |
|
DEA Administrator, 1976-81 |
| Michael A. Bilandic |
Politician |
13-Feb-1923 |
16-Jan-2002 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1976-79 |
| Rod Blagojevich |
Politician |
10-Dec-1956 |
|
Governor of Illinois, 2003-09 |
| John R. Block |
Government |
13-Feb-1935 |
|
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1981-86 |
| Norman R. Bobins |
Business |
c. 1942 |
|
CEO of ABN AMRO North America, 2002-07 |
| Anne M. Burke |
Judge |
3-Feb-1944 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Roland W. Burris |
Politician |
8-Aug-1937 |
|
US Senator from Illinois, 2009-10 |
| Jane Byrne |
Politician |
24-May-1933 |
14-Nov-2014 |
Mayor of Chicago, 1979-83 |
| Joseph Gurney Cannon |
Politician |
7-May-1836 |
12-Nov-1926 |
Speaker of the House, 1903-11 |
| Anton J. Cermak |
Politician |
9-May-1873 |
6-Mar-1933 |
Mayor of Chicago, assassinated in office |
| Bruce S. Chelberg |
Business |
c. 1935 |
|
CEO of Whitman Corporation, 1992-2000 |
| Cardiss Collins |
Politician |
24-Sep-1931 |
2-Feb-2013 |
Congresswoman from Illinois, 1973-97 |
| Jerry Costello |
Politician |
25-Sep-1949 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 12th |
| Shelby M. Cullom |
Politician |
22-Nov-1829 |
28-Jan-1914 |
Governor and Senator from Illinois |
| Richard M. Daley |
Politician |
24-Apr-1942 |
|
Mayor of Chicago, 1989-2011 |
| Danny Davis |
Politician |
6-Sep-1941 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 7th |
| David Davis |
Judge |
9-Mar-1815 |
26-Jun-1886 |
US Supreme Court Justice, Senator |
| Everett Dirksen |
Politician |
4-Jan-1896 |
7-Sep-1969 |
US Senator from Illinois, 1951-69 |
| Stephen A. Douglas |
Politician |
23-Apr-1813 |
3-Jun-1861 |
US Senator, debated Lincoln |
| Arne Duncan |
Educator |
6-Nov-1964 |
|
US Secretary of Education |
| Edward F. Dunne |
Politician |
12-Oct-1853 |
24-May-1937 |
Governor of Illinois, 1913-17 |
| John Erlenborn |
Politician |
8-Feb-1927 |
30-Oct-2005 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1965-84 |
| Harris W. Fawell |
Politician |
25-Mar-1929 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1985-99 |
| Thomas R. Fitzgerald |
Judge |
10-Jul-1941 |
1-Nov-2015 |
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court, 2000-10 |
| Joel M. Flaum |
Judge |
26-Nov-1936 |
|
7th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Charles E. Freeman |
Judge |
12-Dec-1933 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Brenda J. Gaines |
Business |
c. 1949 |
|
CEO of Diners Club NA, 2002-04 |
| Rita B. Garman |
Judge |
19-Nov-1943 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Diane Suitt Gilleland |
Educator |
c. 1946 |
|
University of Arkansas Dept. of Higher Education |
| Debbie Halvorson |
Politician |
1-Mar-1958 |
|
Congresswoman from Illinois, 2009-11 |
| Alice B. Hayes |
Educator |
c. 1937 |
|
President, University of San Diego, 1996-2003 |
| Henry Horner |
Politician |
30-Nov-1878 |
6-Oct-1940 |
Governor of Illinois, 1933-40 |
| Randy Hultgren |
Politician |
1-Mar-1966 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 14th |
| Valerie B. Jarrett |
Business |
14-Nov-1956 |
|
White House Office of Public Liaison |
| Lloyd A. Karmeier |
Judge |
12-Jan-1940 |
|
Justice, Illinois Supreme Court |
| Daniel P. Kearney |
Business |
1939 |
|
EVP at Aetna, 1991-98 |
| Florence Kelley |
Activist |
12-Sep-1859 |
17-Feb-1932 |
Founder of National Consumers League |
| James C. Kenny |
Diplomat |
c. 1954 |
|
US Ambassador to Ireland, 2003-06 |
| John A. Logan |
Military |
8-Feb-1826 |
27-Dec-1886 |
Union Army General, US Senator |
| Gary E. MacDougal |
Business |
c. 1936 |
|
CEO of Mark Controls, 1969-87 |
| 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 |
| Arthur C. Martinez |
Business |
1939 |
|
CEO of Sears Roebuck, 1995-2000 |
| John W. McCarter, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1938 |
|
CEO of the Field Museum |
| John Alexander McClernand |
Military |
30-May-1812 |
20-Sep-1900 |
Union General and Congressman |
| Robert McCormick |
Business |
30-Jul-1880 |
1-Apr-1955 |
Xenophobe in the Tribune Tower |
| Mary Ann G. McMorrow |
Judge |
16-Jan-1930 |
23-Feb-2013 |
Illinois Chief Justice, 2002-06 |
| Newton N. Minow |
Government |
17-Jan-1926 |
|
FCC Chairman, 1961-63 |
| George Muñoz |
Business |
1951 |
|
CEO of OPIC, 1997-2001 |
| George Musso |
Football |
8-Apr-1910 |
5-Sep-2000 |
Chicago Bears tackle, guard |
| Dawn Clark Netsch |
Politician |
16-Sep-1926 |
5-Mar-2013 |
Comptroller of Illinois, 1991-95 |
| George M. O'Brien |
Politician |
17-Jun-1917 |
18-Jul-1986 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1973-86 |
| Michelle Obama |
First Lady |
17-Jan-1964 |
|
Wife of Barack Obama |
| Richard B. Ogilvie |
Politician |
22-Feb-1923 |
10-May-1988 |
Governor of Illinois, 1969-73 |
| David D. Orr |
Politician |
4-Oct-1944 |
|
Cook County Clerk |
| Joseph Medill Patterson |
Business |
6-Jan-1879 |
26-May-1946 |
Founder of New York Daily News |
| John Barton Payne |
Government |
26-Jan-1855 |
24-Jan-1935 |
Red Cross Chairman, 1921-35 |
| David Phelps |
Politician |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 1999-2002 |
| Mike Quigley |
Politician |
17-Oct-1958 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 5th |
| Pat Quinn |
Politician |
16-Dec-1948 |
|
Governor of Illinois, 2009-15 |
| John E. Rau |
Business |
c. 1948 |
|
CEO of Chicago Title, 1997-2000 |
| 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 |
| Leonard D. Schaeffer |
Business |
28-Jul-1945 |
|
CEO of WellPoint, 1992-2004 |
| John R. Schmidt |
Attorney |
1943 |
|
Partner, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw |
| Aaron Schock |
Politician |
28-May-1981 |
|
Congressman from Illinois, 2009-15 |
| Samuel H. Shapiro |
Politician |
25-Apr-1907 |
16-Mar-1987 |
Governor of Illinois, 1968-69 |
| John Shimkus |
Politician |
21-Feb-1958 |
|
Congressman, Illinois 19th |
| John C. Staley |
Business |
c. 1941 |
|
Former Managing Partner, Ernst and Young |
| 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 |
| Robert R. Thomas |
Judge |
7-Aug-1952 |
|
Illinois Chief Justice |
| Vincent J. Trosino |
Business |
c. 1940 |
|
President of State Farm Insurance, 1998-2006 |
| David J. Vitale |
Business |
c. 1952 |
|
CAO, Chicago Public Schools |
| Harold Washington |
Politician |
15-Apr-1922 |
25-Nov-1987 |
First black Mayor of Chicago |
| Roy Owen West |
Attorney |
27-Oct-1868 |
29-Nov-1958 |
US Secretary of the Interior, 1928-29 |
| Steve Wilkos |
Talk Show Host |
9-Mar-1964 |
|
The Steve Wilkos Show |
| Sidney Yates |
Politician |
27-Aug-1909 |
5-Oct-2000 |
Congressman from Illinois, 1949-99 |
