Rod Blagojevich

Rod Blagojevich

male, 52 years old
Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's lead attorney says he plans to resign from his criminal case. Ed Genson 's decision Friday comes one day after...
George Ryan

George Ryan

male, 75 years old
George Homer Ryan (born February 24, 1934 in Maquoketa, Iowa) was the Republican Governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1999 until 2003....
Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson

male, deceased (1965)
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 - July 14, 1965) was an American politician, noted for intellectual demeanor and advocacy of liberal...
James R. Thompson

James R. Thompson

male, 73 years old
Governor Thompson has served on the board of Navigant Consulting, Inc. since 1998. As Illinois' longest-serving chief executive (14 years),...
Judy Baar Topinka

Judy Baar Topinka

female, 65 years old
Judy Baar Topinka (born January 16, 1944) was the Illinois State Treasurer (from 1995-2007) and former chairman of the Republican Party of...
Rich Whitney

Rich Whitney

male
Rich Whitney is an Illinois politician and the Illinois Green Party's candidate for Governor of Illinois in the election of 2006. During the...
Jim Edgar

Jim Edgar

male, 63 years old
James Edgar (born July 22, 1946, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American politician who was the Governor of Illinois from 1991 to 1999. Edgar was born in...
Lisa Madigan

Lisa Madigan

female
ATTORNEY GENERAL LISA MADIGAN Lisa Madigan (Democrat) was elected to her second term as Attorney General on Nov. 7, 2006, earning the largest vote...
John Peter Altgeld

John Peter Altgeld

male, deceased (1902)
John Peter Altgeld (December 30 1847 - March 12 1902) was the governor of the U.S. state of Illinois from 1893 until 1897. He was the first...
Richard Yates

Richard Yates

male, deceased (1873)
Richard Yates (January 18, 1818 - November 27, 1873) was governor of Illinois during the American Civil War and has been considered the greatest...