US Representative for Illinois' 5th district
B.A., Roosevelt University, Chicago, Ill., 1981; M.P.P., University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill., 1985; J.D. Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, Ill., 1989; professor; lawyer; legislative aide; Cook County, Ill., board of commissioners, 1998-2009; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Rahm Emanuel and reelected to the two succeeding Congresses (April 7, 2009-present).
