Biography
A Representative from Illinois. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill. , May 26, 1944. Graduated from Sullivan High School, Chicago, Ill. , 1962. B. S. , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill. , 1965. Director, Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens, 1985-1990. Member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1990-1998. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present).