el as ic , ▁former ▁Governor ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Bank ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁ ▁Fred d ren na ▁L yle , ▁al der man ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁w ard ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Chicago ▁ ▁I ris ▁Mart ine z , ▁Democratic ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Senate , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁district ▁ ▁Jim ▁Mc D erm ott , ▁M . D . ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁Democratic ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative ▁for ▁Washington ' s ▁ 7 th ▁con gression al ▁district ▁( 1 9 8 9 – present ). ▁ ▁Michael ▁N ol and , ▁B . A . ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁M . B . A . ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Democratic ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁Senate , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁District ▁ ▁Mil ton ▁P atter son , ▁M . P . A ., ▁former ▁two - term ▁Democratic ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Illinois ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁representing ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁District ▁ ▁Tony ▁P era ica ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Cook ▁County ▁Commission er ▁ ▁Lou anner ▁Peters , ▁M . A . ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁former ▁deput y ▁governor ▁of ▁Illinois ▁ ▁Bobby ▁R ush , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁and ▁civil ▁rights ▁leader ▁ ▁James ▁R . ▁Thompson ▁( N avy ▁Pier ), ▁former ▁governor ▁of ▁Illinois ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 /