Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1934 after defeating Oscar De Priest for his seat and served from...

Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1934 after defeating Oscar De Priest for his seat and served from...
Congressman William Dawson served in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly three decades. Dawson, a well-established politician in Chicago,...
Congressman George Collins was elected simultaneously in 1970 to the 91st and 92nd Congresses by special election to fill the seat left vacant by...
Congressman Ralph Metcalfe represented Illinois' 1st Congressional District from 1971 until his death on October 10, 1978 (92nd-95th Congresses)....
Congresswoman Cardiss Collins was the representative of Illinois' 7th Congressional District from 1973 to 1997 (93rd-104th Congresses) after winning...
Congressman Bennett Stewart represented Illinois' 1st Congressional District during the 96th Congress (1979-1981). Stewart was an educator,...
Congressman Oscar De Priest was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1929 to represent Illinois' 1st Congressional District. De Priest, a...
Congressman Harold Washington represented Illinois's 1st Congressional District from 1981 until his resignation to serve as Mayor of Chicago in...
Congressman Gus Savage represented the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois from 1981 to 1993 (97th-102nd Congresses). Savage was a veteran, civil...
Congressman Charles Hayes represented Illinois's 1st Congressional District from 1983 to 1993 (98th-102nd Congresses). Hayes was the first trade...
Congressman Mel Reynolds represented Illinois's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 (103rd-104th...
Senator Carol Moseley Braun served Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 1999 (103rd-105th Congresses). While a Senator, Moseley Braun served on...
Congressman Bobby Rush represented Illinois's 1st Congressional District from 1993 to 2023 (103rd-117th Congresses). A former Black Panther and U.S....
Congressman Jesse L. Jackson Jr served Illinois's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2012 (104th -112th...
Congressman Danny K. Davis has represented Illinois's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1997 (105th...
Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States from 2009 to 2017. Obama was the first African American President of the United States....
Senator Roland Burris represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate from 2009 to 2010. Governor Rod Blagojevich selected Burris to fill the unexpired term...
Congresswoman Robin Kelly has represented Illinois' 2nd Congressional District since 2013 (113th Congress-Present). Kelly serves on the House Energy...
Congresswoman Lauren Underwood has served Illinois' 14th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019 (116th...
Congressman Jonathan Jackson has represented Illinois' 1st Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023 (118th...