Mayor Daley once stated, out respect for the Illinois Congressman, "he should have been a Democrat."

Because you do not want to mess with Barack Obama's choice as chief of staff, a Clinton administration veteran and Illinois congressman:

The Illinois congressman, who had been as high as 20% in some polls, and at the time of the debate was over 10%, dropped to about 5% soon after.

Harold Washington resided there while he served as an Illinois Congressman and later as Mayor of Chicago.

"Nixon in 2000 - he's not as stiff as Gore," the Illinois Congressman quoted with a big Machiavellian grin.

Hon. Jacob Zimmerman (September 27, 1831 - October 17, 1912) was an Illinois Congressman, newspaper editor, and businessman.

Hynes and multimilionaire former securities trader Blair Hull each won the endorsements of two of nine Democratic Illinois congressmen.

But he also supported Philip Crane over Ronald Reagan for President in 1980 because he found the former Illinois Congressman more conservative.

Spring term, Ralph Metcalfe, Jr. '66, son of the Olympic gold-medalist and Illinois Congressman, is the top high school hammer thrower in the country.