With Fran Samuel McRoberts, U.S. Attorney under Andrew Jackson, U.S. Senator Margaret McWade, actress, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Doug McWeeny, MLB pitcher 1921–30 Md–Mh George J. Mecherle, founder of State Farm Insurance David Meckler (born 1987), ice hockey player Joseph Medill, publisher, Mayor of Chicago 1871–73 (born in Canada) Chris Medina, singer-songwriter, American Idol contestant Mark Medoff, playwright, screenwriter, Children of a Lesser God Patrick Meek, speed skater Bill Mehlhorn, golfer, 1924 Western Open champion, 3rd in U.S. Open Garry Meier, radio personality Merrill C. Meigs, pilot, newspaper executive, Meigs Field named for him Leo Melamed, CEO of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Gene Melchiorre, basketball player, 1951 top NBA draft pick, banned for point-shaving scandal Ski Melillo, MLB infielder 1926–37 Chuck Mellor, winner of 1925 Boston Marathon Rich Melman, restaurateur Lester Melrose, music producer Walter Melrose, music producer Bill Melton, MLB third baseman, sportscaster (born in Mississippi) Rachel Melvin, actress, Dumb and Dumber To Rashaan Melvin, NFL cornerback John Willis Menard, first African-American elected to U.S. Congress, 1858 Pierre Menard, fur trader, Illinois' first lieutenant governor (born in Canada) Carol Mendelsohn, TV executive, CSI and CSI:NY Rashard Mendenhall, running back for Illinois and Super Bowl XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers Alex Meneses, actress, model, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Everybody Loves Raymond Sid Mercer, sportswriter Joanna Merlin, casting director, actress Charles Edward Merriam, political scientist, professor (born in Iowa) Doris Merrick, actress, The Big Noise, The Counterfeiters Ahmad Merritt, NFL wide receiver 2000–08 Aries Merritt, hurdler, 2012 London Olympics gold medalist Bus Mertes, football coach, Kansas State, Drake Robert Meschbach, soccer player Laurie Metcalf, Emmy-winning actress, Roseanne, The Conners, JFK, Internal Affairs, Toy Story, Getting On Ralph Metcalfe, sprinter, 100-meter silver medalist at 1936 Summer Olympics; politician (Democrat), U.S. Representative Bert Metzger, football player Dick Meyer, journalist, CBS News, BBC America and NPR Joey Meyer, head basketball coach at DePaul 1984–97 John Meyer, pro football player and coach Ray Meyer, Basketball Hall of Fame coach for DePaul Russ Meyer, MLB pitcher 1946–59 Seth Meyers, comedian, actor, and television personality Mezz Mezzrow, jazz musician Mi–Mn Patrick Michaels, climatologist, senior fellow at Cato Institute M. Alfred Michaelson, banker, U.S. Representative (born in Norway) Robert H. Michel, politician (Republican), U.S. Representative for 38 years, House Minority Leader 1981–95 Lucia Mida, golfer Ray Middleton, actor, Hurricane Smith, Lady for a Night, 1776 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, modernist architect (born in Prussia) Richard W. Mies, admiral,