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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>The Political Graveyard: Illinois Delegation to 2004 Democratic National Convention</title> <meta name="description" content="A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 320,919 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present."> <meta name="keywords" content="political biography history genealogy cemeteries politics candidates congress senators legislators governors politicians biographies ancestors mayors birthplace geography elections"> <meta name="author" content="Lawrence Kestenbaum"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7383562-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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Barrow</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/benedum-benito.html#344.70.32">Lisa Benigno-Praznowski</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bergan-berkstresser.html#485.48.14">Bonnie Berger-Neel</a>, Wildwood - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berl-berrien.html#483.02.87">Toni Berrios</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blackdon-blackstone.html#483.75.73">Margaret Blackshere</a>, Niles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blackwood-blaine.html#691.35.77">Rod Blagojevich</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bragaw-brancato.html#161.99.43">Celiza Braganca</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brayman-breckenridge.html#680.44.42">Edonna Brazzle</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brockson-bronrott.html#159.01.72">Gila Bronner</a>, Highland Park - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bronstein-brookover.html#713.50.45">Howard Brookens</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown1.html#052.97.30">Barbara Leavitt Brown</a>, Chester - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown2.html#001.00.01">Carole Brown</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brown2.html#180.07.95">Dorothy A. Brown</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html#497.20.83">Kurt Brunner</a>, Mt. Carroll - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buenemeyer-bufford.html#043.16.61">Regina Bueno</a>, Lombard - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#483.09.07">Ed Burke</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carfield-carll.html#277.43.80">Joseph Cari, Jr.</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chandless-chapline.html#660.00.83">Linda Chapa=La Via</a>, Aurora - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cherry.html#269.41.29">Myron Cherry</a>, Lincolnwood - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chertov-childers.html#005.27.39">Gery Chico</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/churchwell-ciro.html#651.81.52">Daisy Cintron</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collins2.html#695.22.12">Cardiss Collins</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#516.67.34">Kevin Conlon</a>, Wilmette - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/costello.html#436.52.68">Jerry F. Costello</a>, Belleville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cuomo-curlin.html#307.20.94">Paulette Curkin</a>, Carbondale - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dales-dalto.html#926.89.61">John P. Daley</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dales-dalto.html#430.40.06">Richard M. Daley</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davern-davidow.html#269.74.88">Oscar David</a>, Winnetka - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis2.html#806.07.10">Danny K. Davis</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis8.html#123.24.99">Steve Davis</a>, Bethalto - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/debolt-deckard.html#537.35.02">Alonzo DeCarlo</a>, Downers Grove - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delay-delwin.html#708.83.02">James A. DeLeo</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dentlinger-derousse.html#690.94.79">Guillermo Montes de Oca</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/devine.html#393.48.49">Dick Devine</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickman-diket.html#128.01.85">Gregory Arlen Diephouse</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dorn-dorsett.html#693.12.42">Leigh Anne Dorris</a>, Le Roy - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/driver-dryzga.html#838.36.87">Selma D'Souza</a>, Des Plaines - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dukes-dunblazier.html#658.96.37">Lisa Dunbar</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dupper-durgin.html#834.72.99">Richard J. Durbin</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellet-ellington.html#297.45.98">Kurt Elling</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ellison-ellsberry.html#808.55.37">Lisa Ellman</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/elystus-emerich.html#602.91.13">Rahm Emanuel</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/evans6.html#611.37.89">Lane A. Evans</a>, Rock Island - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/farrelly-farris.html#151.07.68">Kimberly Farris</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fergusson-ferrington.html#333.84.32">Gayl Ferraro</a>, Lombard - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/fleury-flye.html#837.84.95">Manny Flores</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/flynt-fogg.html#796.64.90">Barbara Flynn-Currie</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/forde-forlenza.html#486.71.04">David Foreman</a>, Joliet - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#949.04.67">Michael W. Frerichs</a>, Gifford - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gambrell-garcelon.html#101.80.37">Dennis J. Gannon</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#638.36.49">Adrianna Garcia</a>, Glen Carbon - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#957.62.45">Maria Garcia</a>, Aurora - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garrett.html#429.66.74">Susan Garrett</a>, Lake Forest - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilberta-gilgun.html#845.16.14">Calvin Giles</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gilhams-gillen.html#423.46.41">Ellen Beth Gill</a>, Deerfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grainger-gransback.html#244.09.69">Kurt Granberg</a>, Carlyle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gutierrez-gyger.html#959.95.99">Juanita Gutierrez</a>, Danville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gutierrez-gyger.html#440.28.47">Luis V. Gutiérrez</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halstad-hamill.html#423.60.19">Debbie Halvorson</a>, Crete - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#588.06.97">Donald Heard</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hill2.html#188.16.24">Carol Hill</a>, Naperville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hodgkins-hoffer.html#328.99.58">Michael Hoerner</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hoffman.html#600.13.64">Jay C. Hoffman</a>, Collinsville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/houghtaling-housley.html#371.64.90">James M. Houlihan</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#455.07.51">Beverly Howard</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#270.59.01">Constance A. Howard</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howells-howey.html#507.55.07">Mary Howieson</a>, St. Charles - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hudson.html#658.86.25">Saundra Hudson</a>, Edwardsville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hull.html#603.62.03">Carlton Hull</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunter.html#258.19.31">Mattie Hunter</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyden-hyzer.html#753.61.38">Daniel W. Hynes</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hyden-hyzer.html#190.22.66">Thomas C. Hynes</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ivey-izlar.html#405.21.15">Larry Ivory</a>, Peoria - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson5.html#950.40.95">Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jackson8.html#541.62.40">Sandi Jackson</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#570.61.20">Kimberly Johnson</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones3.html#453.46.68">Emil Jones, Jr.</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jones6.html#439.91.00">Lou Jones</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/joyce.html#863.53.53">Martin Joyce</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kaneaster-karns.html#384.03.36">Jonathan Karmel</a>, Olympia Fields - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keathley-keena.html#997.02.16">Mike Keating</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelly7.html#855.68.77">Robin Kelly</a>, Hazel Crest - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kolter-kopriver.html#747.41.98">Madhuri Kommareddi</a>, Evanston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/laire-lamartine.html#458.40.94">L. Thomas Lakin</a>, Wood River - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lathem-lathrop.html#788.35.73">Sharon Latiker</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leakin-leaver.html#608.13.14">Howard Learner</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee8.html#025.42.53">Todd Lee</a>, Danville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lenahan-leonad.html#048.14.46">Michael Lenehan</a>, Schaumburg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linnan-littell.html#918.30.68">Rose Marie Lipinski</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/linnan-littell.html#646.53.23">William O. Lipinski</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/loges-lonergan.html#454.76.61">Martha Pulido Logemann</a>, Rockford - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lyons-lytle.html#849.15.54">Tom Lyons</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maddock-magerman.html#220.94.75">Lisa Madigan</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/maddock-magerman.html#941.45.63">Michael Madigan</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#451.14.20">Leonard Mandell</a>, DeKalb - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#657.59.59">David Mandiville</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/malster-manly.html#761.07.06">Paul Mangieri</a>, Galesburg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martin7.html#966.67.87">Richard Martin</a>, Murphysboro - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/martinez.html#545.67.11">Iris Y. Martinez</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclurg-mcconkey.html#628.75.22">Shirley McCombs</a>, Petersburg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckenzie.html#377.31.61">Molly McKenzie</a>, Belleville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcleary-mclennan.html#454.62.47">Craig McLendon</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#866.07.78">Linda McNeely</a>, Rockford - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamee-mcpheeters.html#865.06.65">Porter McNeil</a>, Moline - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#108.61.24">Dianne Meeks</a>, Carbondale - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/meekins-mellen.html#765.24.10">James Meeks</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mena-mercado.html#966.67.06">Susana Mendoza</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mena-mercado.html#473.43.39">Jayne Menssen</a>, Secor - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller8.html#042.30.11">Sheila Miller</a>, Macomb - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morehouse-morford.html#759.62.04">Jose Moreno</a>, East Moline - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#854.20.45">David Munar</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/muncell-murdoch.html#510.81.25">Tony Munoz</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nason-nazaire.html#024.92.47">Raghu Nayak</a>, Oak Brook - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/oakman-obrian.html#539.70.25">Barack Obama</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/orr.html#405.74.69">Rick Orr</a>, Pittsfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/osburn-ostrowski.html#581.48.49">Matthew O'Shea</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/paca-paganelli.html#172.34.25">Fabian Padilla</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/page.html#989.73.50">Kaleshia Page</a>, Lisle - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/palmer-parillo.html#116.99.44">Maria Pappas</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parish-parke.html#140.86.19">Paul Park</a>, Glenview - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parler-parshall.html#540.34.09">Geraldine Parr</a>, Champaign - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patteson-pattok.html#262.57.19">Alyx Pattison</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perky-perrizzo.html#329.17.58">Laura Perna</a>, Oak Park - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perky-perrizzo.html#590.91.00">Toni Perrin</a>, East St. Louis - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perryman-petersen.html#424.22.10">Maria Pesquiera</a>, Summit - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/porter6.html#467.16.30">Lori Porter</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powell.html#359.87.63">Bradley Powell</a>, Mundelein - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quigley.html#240.53.56">Mike Quigley</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/quinn.html#887.99.71">Pat Quinn</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/redd-redwood.html#261.80.86">John Rednour</a>, Du Quoin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/reily-remsen.html#658.71.52">Joyce Reitz</a>, Steeleville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/resa-reynold.html#027.98.46">Virginia Reyes</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ridge-riggin.html#612.91.86">Marilyn Ridgway</a>, Herrin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rodgers-rodriguez.html#559.20.72">Cynthia Rodriguez</a>, Lockport - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/romano-roosa.html#604.43.05">Carol Ronen</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rootes-rosco.html#684.36.51">John Rosales</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rootes-rosco.html#624.44.29">Cynthia Rosario</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rowlands-roxburgh.html#296.38.91">Nora Rowley</a>, Western Springs - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rush.html#832.89.86">Bobby L. Rush</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ryan.html#276.76.17">James Ryan</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sanger-sargeant.html#677.61.79">Cynthia Santos</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scadden-schafe.html#998.51.84">Stephen Scates</a>, Shawneetown - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schaffer-scharmer.html#646.25.29">Janice D. Schakowsky</a>, Evanston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schlacter-schmies.html#750.12.39">Kathleen Bergan Schmidt</a>, Crystal Lake - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott2.html#980.07.92">Doug Scott</a>, Rockford - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shaffner-shanley.html#470.38.59">Smita Shah</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#736.14.41">Ellen Sinclair</a>, Salem - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simspon-sizemore.html#581.87.03">William Singer</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sloane-slusarev.html#582.32.82">Ricca Slone</a>, Peoria - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith3.html#107.86.09">Edward M. Smith</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith6.html#357.13.44">Mary Ann Smith</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/soapy-solwin.html#669.09.42">Daniel Solis</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/somervell-souter.html#171.25.98">Cynthia Soto</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/southall-spain.html#652.64.46">Darlene Sowell</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/starret-stearnes.html#886.09.75">Steven Stawarz</a>, Oak Brook - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stone.html#289.56.00">Lorie Stone</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/strickler-strom.html#566.36.22">John H. Stroger</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/suarez-sullinger.html#815.03.10">Charles Suarez</a>, Swansea - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thomas5.html#658.91.49">Juan Thomas</a>, Aurora - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson8.html#422.93.53">Sharon Thompson</a>, Dixon - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/toth-towns.html#908.68.86">Charlie Mae Towbridge</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#923.20.72">Tom Tunney</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/vanwagenen-vaudain.html#143.83.48">Blanca Vargas</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/verna-vigorito.html#331.41.30">Patricia Veronda</a>, Moline - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voelker-voorehees.html#540.91.03">Thu Anh Vo</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wagner.html#038.46.06">Robert Wagner</a>, Villa Park - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/walker6.html#397.60.24">Margaret Walker</a>, Decatur - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/washmon-waterlander.html#003.09.11">James Wasser</a>, St. Anne - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html#509.78.14">David Weinstein</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welch.html#437.25.17">Patrick D. Welch</a>, Peru - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/welch.html#565.59.77">Rena Welch</a>, Virginia - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/white5.html#007.96.01">Jesse White</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html#110.82.55">David Wilhelm</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilfley-wilkin.html#929.04.76">Degee Wilhelm</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilkinson-will.html#671.68.02">Mary Jane Wilkinson</a>, Streator - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wilson1.html#222.78.67">Audra Wilson</a>, Oak Park - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young3.html#064.42.75">Frederick Young</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/young6.html#699.09.27">Nancy Young</a>, Wheaton <p> <b>Alternates</b> <i>(may be incomplete!)</i><br> <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker8.html#717.46.25">Tanya Baker</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/battles-baxmeyer.html#899.72.59">Michael Bauer</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bland.html#875.50.73">Steve Bland</a>, Rockford - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carras-carrigg.html#634.21.55">Michael Carrigan</a>, Decatur - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/danielson-darke.html#644.84.86">Carol Danner</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/davis9.html#816.80.12">Vera Davis</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/debolt-deckard.html#697.09.36">Maggie DeCarlo</a>, Downers Grove - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/delay-delwin.html#538.41.82">Gilbert Delgado</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/galbreath-gall.html#373.07.62">Amy Galibois</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/halsey.html#459.07.27">Robert Halsey</a>, Alton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hicks.html#396.19.73">William Hicks</a>, Carpentersville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hull.html#198.09.45">Blair Hull</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jacobs.html#845.55.51">Denny Jacobs</a>, East Moline - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kidder-kilbourne.html#729.37.65">Lauren Kidwell</a>, Moline - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/klein.html#358.15.79">Gary Klein</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/logan.html#743.68.04">Cherita Logan</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mchie-mcintire.html#290.72.60">Michael McHugh</a>, Northbrook - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morry-mortimore.html#505.23.14">Gayle Morse</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/powell.html#417.11.75">Steve Powell</a>, Mundelein - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pratte-presba.html#144.06.32">Steven Preckwinkle</a>, Springfield - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schneiderman-schrock.html#214.58.27">Jeff Schoenberg</a>, Evanston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/scott5.html#227.39.26">Joan Scott</a>, Lewistown - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sena-serphin.html#159.59.24">Tamie Sepulveda</a>, Chicago - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/shawcroft-sheean.html#310.35.66">Susan R. 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