2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70
2003 Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney
1997 Shirley Allen, 51, held Illinois police off for 39 days captured
1995 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Chicago, Illinois on WCKG 105.9 FM
1994 John Wayne Gacy, mass murderer, executed in Illinois at 52
1994 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" closes at Beaumont New York City after 40 performances
1993 "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" opens at Beaumont Theater New York City for 40 performances
1992 Dorothy Tree, actress (Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Nazi Agent), dies
1990 Sara Martin, of Illinois, crowned America's Junior Miss
1989 Then largest lottery in North America ($69M) drawn in Illinois
1984 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery
1982 Northwestern ends 34 football game losing streak, beats No Illinois 31-6
1982 Longest baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, ends after 22 innings - before Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cubs 2-1 (game started Aug 17th)
1981 Natalie Lacuesta, born in Chicago, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics
1980 Anna Chlumsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, My Girl
1980 Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ
1980 Lori Fredrickson, born in Aurora, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96
1979 Challen Sievers, born in Downers Grove, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics
1979 Jane Byrne, elected 1st woman mayor of Chicago, Illinois
1979 Donny Hathaway, Chicago, Illinois, rocker (Ghetto), commits suicide at 33
1978 Kate Robinson, Peoria, Illinois, dance skater, & Kate Robinson
1978 Autumn Waterbury, Miss Illinois Teen USA, 2nd-1997
1978 Eisa Istok, Miss Illinois Teen USA 1996
1978 Neo-Nazis call off plans to march in Jewish community of Skokie, Illinois
1978 Nicholle Tom, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, actress, Beethoven, Maggie-Nanny, BH 90210
1978 Caroline Hunt, born in Chicago, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast, US team-96
1977 Kate Nelson, Evanston, Illinois, rhythmic gymnast 1996 Olympics
1977 Larissa Fontaine, born in Chicago, Illinois, gymnast alternate for 1996 Olympics
1977 Tania Joy Gibson, born in Lake Barrington, Illinois, Miss America-Illinois 1997
1977 Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ
1976 John Lee, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Julia Bikbova
1976 Fred Savage, born in Illinois, actor, Kevin-Wonder Years, Vice Versa
1976 David Diaz, born in Chicago, Illinois, light welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics
1976 Christian Vande Velde, born in Chicago, Illinois, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1975 Heather Tom, Hinsdale, Illinois, actress, Victoria Howard-Young and Restless
1975 Heather Tom, Hinsdale, Illinois, Victoria-Y&R, Deadly Whispers
1975 Mike Fisher, Naperville, Illinois, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1975 Debbie Keller, born in Winfield, Illinois, soccer forward 1996 Olympics
1975 Brian Buetsch, born in Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes Sr champ
1974 Sandra Cacic, born in Joliet, Illinois, tennis star
1974 Steve Bornhoeft, born in LaGrange, Illinois, canoe alternate for 1996 Olympics
1974 Vincent Spadea, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis star
1974 Carrie Zarse, born in Chicago, Illinois, diver 1996 Olympics
1974 Kevin Donovan, born in Des Plaines, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes-2nd
1973 Erin Moorad, born in Chicago, Illinois, pairs skater, & Richard Gillam
1973 Jack E Leonard, Chicago, Illinois, comedian, dies at 62
1973 Tracy Kathleen Hayes, born in Wheaton, Illinois, Miss America, Illinois-5th-1996
1973 Otto Kerner, former governor of Illinois, convicted for his role in an illegal racetrack scheme
1973 Chip McCaw, born in Chicago, Illinois, volleyball setter 1996 Olympics
1973 Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner
1972 Cliff Floyd, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder/1st base for the Montreal Expos
1972 Shawn Green, born in Des Plaines Illinois, outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays
1972 Jenny McCarthy, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Oct, 1993, host, Singled Out
1972 45 die in a train crash in Chicago, Illinois
1972 Jason Isringhausen, born in Alton, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets
1972 Nate Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze
1972 Robert Peal, born in Chicago, Illinois, dance skater, & Margot Contois
1972 Bryan Rekar, born in Oak Lawn, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1972 Renee Heiken, Peoria, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1994 Florida Women's Open
1972 Jennie Garth, born in Champaign, Illinois, actress, Kelly Taylor-Beverly Hills 90210
1972 Richard Becker, Aurora, Illinois, outfielder for the Minnesota Twins
1971 Todd Van Poppel, Hinsdale, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1971 Bernadette Przybycien, Miss Illinois USA 1996
1971 Sal Fasano, born in Chicago, Illinois, catcher for the Kansas City Royals
1971 Bryan Dattilo, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, California Dreaming, Days of Our Lives
1971 Alison Krauss, born in Decatur, Illinois, country singer, 2 Highways
1971 11 die in a train crash in Salem, Illinois
1971 Michael Sirotka, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1971 Pam Schaffrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, female catcher, Colo Silver Bullets
1971 Amy Peistrup-Matthews, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, WPVA, Old Orchard-17-1995
1971 Linda Wild, Arlington Heights, Illinois, tennis star, 1993 Melbourne Open
1971 Kevin Sefcik, Oaklawn, Illinois, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies
1971 Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate
1970 Lisa Gathright, Moline, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-17th-1993
1970 Kirk Rueter, Centralia, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1970 Nancy Mason, Belleville, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-17th-1995
1970 Chris Thorpe, Waukegan, Illinois, doubles luger 1994 Olympics
1970 Nicole Jeray, Cook County, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1995 Sprint Champ-22nd
1970 Jeanette Kollasch, Evanston, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Pismo-17th-1995
1970 Jim Thome, Peoria, Illinois, infielder, Cleveland Indians
1970 EAA Convention moves from Rockford Illinois to Oshkosh, Wi
1970 Steve Wojciechowski, born in Blue Island, Illinois, pitcher for the Oakland A's
1970 Todd Martin, born in Hinsdale, Illinois, tennis star, 1988 USTA Boys' 18
1970 Ben Weir, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Bogey Hills-2nd
1970 Sean Bergman, born in Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Diego Padres
1970 WSNS TV channel 44 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting
1970 James Calvin Spivey, born in Schiller Park, Illinois, miler
1970 Nathaniel Mills, Evanston, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics
1970 T J Mathews, Belleville, Illinois, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals
1969 Lisa Matthews, Peoria, Illinois, playmate, Apr, 1990
1969 "Clues Hint at Beatle's Death," reported in Illinois Univ newspaper, sparking widespread rumours of Paul McCartney's death
1969 Ernie Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Oakland A's
1969 Amy Carlson, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, actress, Josie-Another World, [1969-Approx]
1969 Michael Myers, born in Illinois, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers
1969 Mark Sohn, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, gymnast 1996 Olympics
1969 James Westphal, born in Oak Park Illinois, 10k runner
1969 Dan Wilson, born in Arlington Heights, Illinois, catcher for the Seattle Mariners
1969 April Lerman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Lila-Charles in Charge
1969 Dave Cruikshank, born in Northbrook, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics
1968 Lauralee "Bug" Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Cricket-Young and Restless
1968 Nancy Brookhart, Elmhurst, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Hermosa-17th-1994
1968 Chris Waller, Evanston, Illinois, gymnast 1992 Olympics
1968 Gillian Anderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, X-Files
1968 Roshumba Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, model, Bride
1968 John Lumkes, born in Chicago, Illinois, 3k steeplechase runner
1968 Stacy Leigh Arthur, born in Naperville, Illinois, playmate, Jan, 1991
1968 Tomas P Pukstys, born in Chicago, Illinois, javelin thrower, Olympics-8th-96
1968 Alan Levine, Park Ridge, Illinois, pitcher, Chicago White Sox
1968 Mark Clark, Bath, Illinois, pitcher for the New York Mets
1968 Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996
1968 Lorraine Olivia, Geneva, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1990
1967 [Francis] Barry Byrne, Chicago, Illinois, architect, dies at 83
1967 Rob Eiter, born in Chicago, Illinois, 105 lbs/48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1967 Race riots in Cairo, Illinois
1967 Michelle Torres, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis star
1967 Bill Risley, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
1967 Kenneth Gould, born in Chicago, Illinois, Welterweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze
1967 Matt Peterson, born in Chicago, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Hawkeye Open-7th
1967 Hollis Conway, born in Chicago, Illinois, high jumper, Olympics-silv/bronze-88, 92
1966 Rob Sullivan, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Tri-City Pro-Am
1966 Ron Coomer, Crest Hill, Illinois, infielder for the Minnesota Twins
1966 Andy Richter, Yorkville, Illinois, writer/sidekick, Conan O'Brien
1966 Darrin Fletcher, Elmhurst, Illinois, catcher for the Montreal Expos
1966 Kevin Koslofski, Decatur, Illinois, outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
1966 Race riot in Waukegan, Illinois
1966 Trenidad Hubbard, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the Colorado Rockies
1966 Mike Small, born in Aurora Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Emerald Coast
1966 Noelle Daghe, born in Decatur, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1994 PING-Cellular One-21st
1966 Cindy Crawford, born in Dekalb, Illinois, super model, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
1965 Nancy Reno, Elmhurst, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer 1996 Olympics
1965 Kimberly Donley, Aurora, Illinois, playmate, Mar, 1993
1965 Steve Decker, Rock Island, Illinois, catcher for the San Francisco Giants
1965 Terri Lynn Doss, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Jul, 1988
1965 Kathleen Horvath, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis player, French Open, Jr. 1980
1965 Marlee Matlin, Illinois, deaf actress, Children of Lesser God-Acad Award
1965 Chantal Bailey, Champaign, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics
1965 Caren Kemner, born in Quincy, Illinois, volleyball outside hitter, Oly-bronze-92, 96
1965 Jason Gedrick, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Heavenly Kid, Class of '96
1964 Andy Gabel, born in Chicago, Illinois, short track skater 1994 Olympics
1964 Kris Kamm, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Stuart Rosebrock-Coach
1964 Marjorie Judith Vincent, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Miss America 1991
1964 Sandra H Magnus, Belleville, Illinois, PhD/astronaut
1964 Joe Girardi, Peoria, Illinois, catcher, New York Yankees
1964 Joan Bennett, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, January, 1985
1964 Tom Prince, born in Kankakee, Illinois, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers
1964 Lisa Boyle, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Showgirls
1964 Moosie Drier, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Laugh-in
1964 Joan E. Higginbotham, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut
1964 Pete Jordan, born in Elmhurst, Illinois, Nike golfer, 1992 Fresno Open-2nd
1964 Page Hannah, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Kate Riley-Fame
1964 Linda French, born in Oak Park, Illinois, badminton player 1996 Olympics
1963 Jennifer Beals, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Flashdance, Bride
1963 Richard Marx, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Hold on to the Night
1963 Mark Carreon, born in Chicago, Illinois, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants
1963 Mark Leiter, Joliet, Illinois, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
1963 Marvin Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, pitcher for the Colorado Rockies
1963 Joe Lloyd, Highland Park, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1993 Space Coast
1963 Yaro Dachniwsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, team handball goalie 1996 Olympics
1963 Jeff Fassero, born in Springfield, Illinois, pitcher for the Montreal Expos
1962 Dean Cameron, Morrison, Illinois, actor, Herbie-Spencer
1962 Jill Briles-Hinton, Elmhurst, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1995 Women's Open-16th
1962 Jeff Reed, Joliet, Illinois, catcher for the Colorado Rockies
1962 Cathy Boswell, Joliet, Illinois, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold
1962 Derrick Waldroup, born in Chicago, Illinois, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1962 Joan Cusack, born in Evanston, Illinois, actress, SNL, Addams Family Values
1962 Mike Conley, born in Chicago, Illinois, triple jumper 1984 Olympics silver
1962 Rob Stone, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Kevin-Mr Belvedere
1962 Andre Braugher, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Frank Pembleton-Homicide
1962 Karen Kurreck, Urbana, Illinois, cyclist 1996 Olympics
1962 Tonya Pinkins, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Livia Frye-All My Children
1962 Keith Brantley, Scott AFB, Illinois, marathoner 1996 Olympics
1962 Kevin Seitzer, born in Springfield, Illinois, infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers
1962 Penny Hammel, born in Decatur, Illinois, LPGA golfer, Jamie Farr Toledo-1985, 89
1962 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, heptathele won Olympic gold 1988, 1992
1962 Donn Pall, Evergreen Park Illinois, pitcher, Philadelphia Phillies, Fl Marlins
1961 Virginia Madsen, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dune, Hot Spot, Class
1961 Suzi Schott, born in Springfield, Illinois, playmate, August, 1984
1961 Elizabeth McGovern, Evanston, Illinois, actress, Once Upon a Time in Amer
1961 Johnny Ray Huston, Mt Vernon, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1990 Honda Classic
1961 Lisa Rathgber, Hillsboro, Illinois, bowler, LPBT Rookie of Year 1980
1961 Nancy Scranton, born in Centralia, Illinois, golfer, 1991 du Maurier Ltd Classic
1961 Casey Siemaszko, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Biloxi Blues, 3 O'Clock High
1961 Davis Daniel, born in Arlington Heights Illinois, country singer
1961 Michele Tobin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Fitzpatricks
1960 Daryl Hannah, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Splash
1960 Mary Beth Zimmerman, Mt Vernon, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1987 Henredon Classic
1960 Mark Derwin, Park Forest, Illinois, actor, AC Mallet-Guiding Light
1960 Emily Arth, Evanston, Illinois, playmate, Jun, 1988
1960 1st commercial oral contraceptive, Enovid 10 debuts in Skokie, Illinois
1960 Joseph Guzaldo, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stir Crazy
1960 Julie Fulton, born in Evanston, Illinois, actress, Lime Steel
1960 Alfrederick Joyner, E St. Louis, Illinois, triple jumper 1984 Olympics gold
1959 Citizens of Deerfield, Illinois block building of interracial housing
1959 Jesse Barfield, Illinois, outfielder, Blue Jays, Yankees, 1986 HR leader
1959 Scott D. Altman, born in Lincoln, Illinois, Lt Cmdr USN/astronaut, sk: STS 90
1959 Bill Campbell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Rocketeer
1959 Kevin Anderson, Illinois, actor, Hoffa, Sleeping with the Enemy
1958 Lynn-Holly Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Ice Castles
1958 John J York, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mac Scorpio-General Hospital
1958 Bill Roy, Versailles, Illinois, skeet 1996 Olympics
1958 Allison Finney, Winnetka, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1989 Standard Register
1958 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Color of Money
1958 John M Grunsfeld, born in Chicago, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS 67, 81
1958 Marty Schiene, born in Chicago, Illinois, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Illinois Open
1958 Gregg Edelman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Green Card
1958 Marlene Janssen, born in Rock Island, Illinois, playmate, Nov, 1982
1958 David H Mattheisen, Blue Island, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS 73 alt
1958 Gary Gaetti, Centralia, Illinois, infielder for the St. Louis Cardinals
1958 Greg Foster, born in Maywood, Illinois, 110m hurdler 1984 Olympics silver
1958 Michael Flatley, born in Chicago, Illinois, Irish choreographer, Lord of Dance
1958 Gary George Hallberg, Berwyn, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1983 Andy Williams
1958 Bart Wayne Conner, born in Morton Grove, Illinois, gymnist 1984 Olympics 2 gold
1957 David Allen Ogrin, Waukegan, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1994 Byron Nelson-2nd
1957 Liz Glazowski, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, April, 1980
1957 Jodi Anderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. long jump champ, 1978-81
1957 Sarah McGuire, born in Springfield, Illinois, LPGA golfer, 1983 United Virginia Bank-5th
1957 42.01 cm (16.54") of rainfall, East St. Louis, Illinois (state record)
1957 42.0 cm rain falls on East St. Louis, Illinois, state record
1956 Suzy Bogguss, born in Aledo, Illinois, singer, I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart
1956 Scott Jacoby, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Bad Ronald, Return to Horror High
1956 Joan Allen, Illinois, actress, Peggy Sue Got Married, Tucker, In Country
1956 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates Chicago, Illinois
1956 Dennie Shupryt-Knoop, born in Chicago, Illinois, beach volleyballer 1996 Olympics
1956 Paula Zahn, born in Napperville, Illinois, news anchor, ABC, CBS This Morning
1956 Ken Wahl, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Wanderers
1956 John Phillips Naber, Evanston, Illinois, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold/silver-76
1956 Rosalyn Bryant, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4x400m runner 1976 Olympics silver
1955 Robert E Sherwood, dramatist (Abe Lincoln in Illinois), dies at 59
1955 Charlotte Lewis, born in Chicago, Illinois, basketball player 1976 Olympics silver
1955 1st solar automobile demonstrated, Chicago, Illinois
1955 WILL TV channel 12 in Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (PBS) begins broadcasting
1955 1st automobile seat belt legislation enacted, Illinois
1955 Debbie Boostrom, born in Peoria, Illinois, playmate, Aug, 1981
1955 Laurie Metcalf, Carbonville Illinois, actress, Jackie-Roseanne
1955 Michael Anthony, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, Van Halen-Jump, 1984
1955 Candace L Collins, Dupo Illinois, playmate, Dec, 1979
1955 Melinda Culea, Western Springs, Illinois, actress, A-Team, Brotherly Love
1955 Ray Kroc starts McDonald's chain of fast food restaurants in Illinois
1954 Tom Scheckel, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, Buckinghams
1954 D. W. Moffett, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Fine Things, Lisa, Chicago Sons
1954 Cindy Morgan, [Cichorski], born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Tron
1954 William Quinn Buckner, Phoenix, Illinois, basketballer 1976 Olympics gold
1954 Sam J Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chris-Code Red, The Highway Man
1954 Ken Olin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hill St. Blues, Michael-30 Something
1954 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), East St. Louis, Illinois (state record)
1954 Wendy Schaal, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, It's a Living, Julie-Fantasy Is
1954 James Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Sat Night Live, Trading Places
1954 Adrian Zmed, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, TJ Hooker, Dance Fever
1953 John Malkovich, born in Christopher, Illinois, actor and director, Killing Fields
1953 1st department store to sell insurance is Carson Pirie Scott in Chicago, Illinois
1953 Paulie Carmen, born in Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist
1953 Donald Albert Weibring, Jr., Quincy, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1979 Quad Cities
1953 Bruce Hall, Champaign, Illinois, rock bassist, Reo Speedwagon
1953 Mary Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress/comedian, SNL, Club Paradise, Feds
1953 Chaka Khan, born in Great Lakes, Illinois, rocker, Rufus-I am Every Woman
1953 Christine Ebersole, Park Forest, Illinois, actress, SNL, Valerie, Tootsie
1953 Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary
1952 Susan Hallock Dey, Illinois, actress, 1st Love, Partridge Family, LA Law
1952 Keith Szarabajka, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Nightlife
1952 Mandy Patinkin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, Yentl, Alien Nation
1952 Bruce Soboroff, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Buckinghams
1952 Robin Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Mork and Mindy, Awakenings
1952 Stan Shaw, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mississippi, Roots Next Generation
1952 Nora Dunn, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, SNL, Miami Blues, Working Girl
1951 James Turner Brewer, Maywood, Illinois, basketball player, Oly-silver-1972
1951 Kevin Cronin, Champaign, Illinois, rock vocalist, REO Speedwagon
1951 Karen Allen, Illinois, actress, Cruising, Starman, Wanderers
1951 Leah Poulis Mueller, Berwyn, Illinois, speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold
1951 Michael Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Ronnie-Brian Keith Show
1951 Dan Fogelberg, born in Peoria, Illinois, rocker, Same Auld Lang Syne
1951 100,000 acres flooded from Mississippi River in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois
1951 Jonathan Hogan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House on Carroll St
1951 Alan Dysert, born in Danville, Illinois, actor, Sean Cudahy-All My Children
1951 Alley Mills, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Norma Arnold-Wonder Years
1951 Walt Willey, Ottawa, Illinois, actor, Jackson Montgomery-All My Children
1950 Bill Murray, born in Evanston, Illinois, comedian, SNL, What About Bob, Stripes
1950 Amy Madigan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uncle Buck, Twice in a Lifetime
1950 John Landis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, American Werewolf in London
1950 Mark Arnott, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Return of the Secaucus 7
1950 Toni Alessandrini, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vice Academy Part 2
1950 Tom Berenger, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Big Chill, Someone to Watch Over Me
1950 Bruce Boxleitner, Elgin, Illinois, actor, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Babylon 5
1950 Tom Petersson, Rockford, Illinois, rock bassist, Cheap Trick
1950 Amy Wright, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist
1950 Joseph R Tanner, Danville, Illinois, astronaut, STS 66, 82, sk: 97
1949 Brian Kerwin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Chisholms, King Kong Lives, Lobo
1949 Gary Richrath, Peoria, Illinois, rock guitarist, REO Speedwagon
1949 Jessica Harper, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inserts, Stardust Memories
1949 John Belushi, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, SNL, Blues Brothers
1948 Lynne Thigpen, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Nancy-Love Sidney
1948 James Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Styx
1948 George Wendt, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Norm-Cheers
1948 Beverly Archer, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actress, Iola-Mama's Family
1948 WGN TV channel 9 in Chicago, Illinois (IND) begins broadcasting
1948 Berry Oakley, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Allman Brothers-Ramblin' Man
1947 Joe Mantegna, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, House of Games, Weeds
1947 Lynn Lowry, E St. Louis, Illinois, actress, Cat People, Crazies
1947 Chris Wallace, born in Chicago, Illinois, newscaster, NBC Weekend News
1947 Carl Giammarese, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, Buckinghams
1947 James Pankow, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Chicago
1947 Carol Moseley-Braun, Sen-D Illinois
1947 Sally Eaton, born in Illinois, Broadway actress, Jeanie-Hair
1947 Michael Gross, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Family Ties, FBI murders
1947 Patti Reynolds, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Sept, 1965
1947 Al Ciner, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed
1947 Jon-Jon Poulos, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Buckinghams
1947 Coal mine explosion in Centralia, Illinois, claims 111
1947 Dennis De Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Styx-Its Raining Again
1946 Patti Smith, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock vocalist, Radio Ethiopia
1946 Rick Nielsen, Rockford, Illinois, rock vocalist and guitarist, Cheap Trick
1946 Bill Bryson, Evanston, Illinois, singer, Desert Rose Band-Love Reunited
1946 John Prine, Maywood, Illinois, country singer, Hello in There
1946 Larry Breeding, Winchester, Illinois, actor, Who's Watching the Kids?
1946 Dennis Dugan, born in Wheaton, Illinois, actor and director, Can't Buy Me Love, Howling
1946 Neal Doughty, born in Evantson, Illinois, rock keyboardist, Reo Speedwagon
1946 Chelsea Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Laugh-in, Matt Lincoln
1946 Fire at LaSalle Hotel cocktail lounge kills 61 (Chicago, Illinois)
1946 "Exposition Flyer" rammed at Napierville Illinois, killing 48
1946 Ranger Doug, [Douglas Green], Illinois, singer, Riders in Sky-Cowboy Way
1945 Carrie Snodgress, Park Ridge, Illinois, actress, Diary of Mad Housewife
1945 Clifton Davis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/singer, That's My Mama, Amen
1945 Bob Balaban, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, 2010, Girlfriends
1945 Gary Loizzo, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock guitarist, American Breed
1945 Walt Parazaider, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock saxophonist, Chicago
1945 Mimsy Farmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Devil's Angel, Road to Salina
1944 Harold Ramis, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, SCTV, Stripes
1944 Dennis Franz, Maywood, Illinois, actor, Buntz-Hill Street Blues, New YorkPD Blue
1944 Warren Burton, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor (Jason Dunlap-Another World
1944 Charles Lacy Veach, born in Chicago, Illinois, astronaut, STS 39, STS 52
1944 Charles Colbert, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, American Breed
1944 Sherry Lansing, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, China Syndrome, Black Rain
1944 Jim Hart, Evanston, Illinois, NFL quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals
1944 2,500 women trample guards and floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago, Illinois department store
1944 Dennis Farina, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mike Torello-Crime Story
1943 Donna Mills, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Knots Landing, Incident
1943 Lee Graziano, born in Chicago, Illinois, rock drummer, American Breed
1943 Sam Shepard, Illinois, actor and playwright, Frances, Crimes of the Heart
1943 Joel Higgins, Bloomington, Illinois, actor, Salvage 1, Silver Spoons
1943 Martin Mull, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/comedian, Bad Manners, Flick, Serial
1943 Mike Bloomfield, born in Chicago, Illinois, blues guitarist/singer, Analine
1943 Michael Greer, born in born in Galesburg, Illinois, actor, Bobby Gentry Show
1943 Michael Mann, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, Sexpot, Close Friends
1942 Randy Kirby, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Randy-Girl From UNCLE
1942 Jeffrey Siegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Chicago Symph
1942 David Ogden Stiers, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Winchester-M*A*S*H, Doc
1942 Harrison Ford, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Frantic
1942 Karen Black, [Ziegler], Park Ridge, Illinois, 5 Easy Pieces, Pyx
1942 Roger Ebert, born in Urbana, Illinois, film critic, Siskel and Ebert at the Movies
1942 Elwood Ordnance Plant near Joliet Illinois kills 54
1942 John Wayne Gacy, born in Chicago, Illinois, serial killer, 32 boys
1941 Allan Carr, Illinois, director, Grease, Happiest Millionaire
1940 Peter Brown, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker
1940 Richard Pryor, Illinois, comedian/actor, Lady Sings the Blues, Stir Crazy
1940 Raquel Welch, born in Chicago, Illinois, Myra Breckenridge, 1,000,000 BC, 100 Rifles
1940 Kip King, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Charlie and Company
1940 Reva Rose, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Temperature's Rising
1940 James Gammon, born in Newman, Illinois, actor, Cool Hand Luke, Nick-Nash Bridges
1939 Rick Lenz, born in Springfield, Illinois, actor, Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John
1939 Garrick Utley, born in Chicago, Illinois, newscaster, 1st Tuesday, NBC Weekend
1939 Mary Ellen McAnally, Illinois, poet, Dance of the Zygotes
1938 Robert Sherwoods "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," premieres in New York City
1938 Dick Anthony Williams, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Family Honor
1938 Roy Thinnes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Invaders, Falcon Crest, General Hospital
1937 Tommy Sands, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actor, Teenage Rock, Dream With Me
1937 Yvonne Craig, Taylorville, Illinois, actress, Batgirl-Batman, Kissin Cousin
1937 Barbara Pearl Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4X100m relayer, Olympics gold 1952, 1960
1937 Bus blew a tire, going out of control, killing 18 (Salem Illinois)
1937 1st blood bank forms (Chicago, Illinois)
1937 David Ackles, Illinois, vocalist/songwriter, American Gothic
1936 Nichelle Nichols, Robbins, Illinois, actress, Uhura-Star Trek
1936 Butch Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, PGA golfer, 1961 Waco Turner Open
1936 Bruce Dern, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Coming Home, Silent Running, Tatoo
1936 Quinn Redeker, Woodstock, Illinois, actor, Dan Raven, Young and Restless
1935 Lewis Arquette, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Horror Show, Book of Love
1935 Lou Rawls, born in Chicago, Illinois, vocalist, Dean Martin's Golddigers, Natural Man
1935 Robert H Lawrence, born in Chicago, Illinois, USAF/astronaut
1935 Ronnie Burns, born in Evanston, Illinois, adopted son of George Burns
1935 Avery Schreiber, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, My Mother the Car
1935 Sam Cooke, born in Chicago, Illinois, soul singer, Sam and Dave-You Send Me
1935 Sherrill Milnes, Hinsdale Illinois, baritone
1934 KYW-AM in Chicago, Illinois moves to Philadelphia Penn
1934 Carol Lawrence, Illinois, dancer/actress, West Side Story
1934 Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport, Illinois, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold
1934 FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois
1934 Thomas Paul, born in Chicago, Illinois, bass, New York City Opera 1963-70
1933 Quincy Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer and singer, We Are The World
1933 Kim Novak, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Vertigo, Of Human Bondage
1933 Richard Dufallo, born in Chicago, Illinois, clarinetist/conductor
1933 Arlene Golonka, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Millie-Mayberry RFD
1932 George Furth, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor/dir, Tammy, Good Guys, Dumplings
1932 William Christopher, Evanstown, Illinois, actor, Father Mulcahy-M*A*S*H
1932 Robert Reed, born in Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Mike-Brady Bunch, Nurse
1932 Joyce Jameson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedienne, Spike Jones Show
1932 Melvin Van Peebles, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, Sophisticated Gent
1932 Bruce Glover, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Diamonds are Forever
1932 Michael Colgrass, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Best Wishes
1932 Joseph P Kerwin, born in Oak Park, Illinois, Capt Med Corps USN/astro, Skylab 2
1931 Mitzi Gaynor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress/vocalist, Les Girls, South Pacific
1931 Jerry Van Dyke, born in Danville, Illinois, actor, My Mother the Car, Coach
1931 Marla Gibbs, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Florence-Jeffersons, Mary-227
1931 Florian Zabach, born in Chicago, Illinois, violinist, Hot Canary, Club Embassy
1931 Robert D Novak, Joliet, Illinois, news reporter, CNN-Evans and Novak
1930 Ken Berry, Moline, Illinois, actor, F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mama's Family
1930 James Olsen, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Andromeda Strain, Spell
1930 Abbey Lincoln, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress and singer, Nothing But a Man
1930 Bill Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer, Torpedo-Dreams
1930 Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in 10 overtimes
1930 -35 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Carroll, Illinois (state record)
1929 McLean Stevenson, Normal, Illinois, actor, M*A*S*H, Hello Larry
1929 Skip Homeier, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Beachhead, Dan Raven, Interns
1929 David S Broder, born in Chicago Hgts, Illinois, journalist, Pulitzer 1973
1929 Bob Newhart, born in Oak Park, Illinois, comedian, Bob Newhart Show, Newhart
1929 Richard B Shull, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Diana, Holmes and Yoyo
1929 Arte Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Laugh-in, Don't Call Me Charlie
1928 Jimmy Nelson, born in Chicago, Illinois, ventriloguist, Nestles, Farfel
1928 John Lupton, Highland Park, Illinois, actor, Tom-Broken Arrow
1928 Dave Ketchum, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Agent 13-Get Smart
1927 Richard Long, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Prof-Nanny and the Professor
1927 Carl Switzer, born in Illinois, actor, Alfalfa-Our Gang
1927 John William Chancellor, born in Chicago, Illinois, news anchor, NBC, VOA
1927 Bob Fosse, born in Chicago, Illinois, choreographer/director, Cabaret, Damn Yankees
1927 Clint Walker, Hartford, Illinois, actor, Kodiak, Cheyenne, Dirty Dozen
1927 William J. Bell, born in Chicago, Illinois, soap opera creator, Young and Restless
1927 Donald May, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Adam-Edge of Night, Colt .45
1926 Miles Davis, Alton, Illinois, jazz trumpeter, L'ascenseur pour l'echafaud
1926 Cynthia Stone, Peoria, Illinois, actress, That Wonderful Guy, Ad Libbers
1926 Robert Eugene Richards, Illinois, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 48, 52, 56
1925 Marshall Thompson, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Bog, To Hell and Back, Daktari
1925 Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears
1925 Rock Hudson, Winnetka, Illinois, actor, Pillow Talk, A Farewell to Arms
1925 Mel Torme, born in Chicago, Illinois, jazz singer "Velvet Fog", Jet Set, Night Court
1925 Donald O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, dancer/actor, Singing in the Rain
1925 Mike Douglas, born in Chicago, Illinois, talk show host, Mike Douglas Show
1925 Bill Hayes, born in Harvey, Illinois, actor, Your Show of Shows, Days of our Life
1925 29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor of Illinois in 2:33:00.6
1925 Shecky Greene, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, Love Machine, Combat
1925 Rock Hudson, born in Winnetka, Illinois, actor, McMillian and Wife
1924 Gail Russell, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uninvited, Moonrise, Unseen
1924 Bobby Short, born in Danville, Illinois, singer/pianist, Carlisle Hotel
1924 Louis Bellson, Rock Falls, Illinois, orch leader, Pearl Bailey Show
1924 Dolores Gray, born in Chicago, Illinois, singer and actress, Designing Woman, Kismet
1924 Russell Nype, born in Zion, Illinois, singer and actor, Burton Farley-Dorothy
1924 WLS-AM in Chicago, Illinois begins radio transmissions
1924 WGN-AM in Chicago, Illinois begins radio transmissions
1923 Charlton Heston, Illinois, actor, 10 Commandments, Ben Hur, Planet of Apes
1923 William Kraft, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer/percussionist
1923 Liam Sullivan, Jacksonville, Illinois, actor, Mapoy-Monroes
1923 Alden Winship Clausen, Hamilton, Illinois, banker, President of World Bank
1923 Giorgio Tozzi, born in Chicago, Illinois, basso
1922 Geraldine McCulloug, Maywood, Illinois, painter/sculptor, Phoenix
1922 John Anderson, Clayton, Illinois, actor, Virgil-Legend of Wyatt Earp
1922 Joe Silver, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Mr I Magination, Fay
1922 Irwin Bazelon, born in Evanston, Illinois, composer, Duo for Viola
1922 WDZ-AM in Decatur, Illinois begins radio transmissions
1922 Bruno VeSota, born in Illinois, actor and director, Chopper, Teenage Doll, Wild Rovers
1921 James Jones, Robinson, Illinois, novelist, From Here to Eternity
1921 Neville Brand, Kewanee, Illinois, actor, DOA, Eaten Alive, Fire, Mohawk
1921 Barbara Hale, born in Dekalb, Illinois, actress, Della Street-Perry Mason
1921 Betty Friedan, born in Peoria, Illinois, feminist writer, Feminine Mystique
1920 Carole Mathews, Montgomery, Illinois, actress, Wilma-Californians
1920 Ray[mond Douglas] Bradbury, Illinois, sci-fi author, Fahrenheit 451
1920 Paul Frees, born in Chicago, Illinois, animation voice, Bullwinkle
1920 John Paul Stevens, born in Illinois, 103rd Supreme Court Justice, 1975-
1920 Robert Fizdale, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Misia
1920 John La Montaine, born in Oak Park, Illinois, composer, Pulitzer 1959
1919 Richard Webb, Bloomington, Illinois, actor, Invisible Monster, Git
1919 Anti-Cigarette League of America forms in Chicago, Illinois
1919 Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal
1919 George Gobel, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/TV personality, I Love My Wife
1919 Kathleen Freeman, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Beverly Hillbillies
1918 Frankie Darro, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Radio Ranch, Valley of Wanted Men
1918 Audrey Totter, Joliet, Illinois, actress, Carpetbaggers, Set-Up
1918 Jack Somack, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show
1918 Circus train rammed by troop train kills 68, Ivanhoe, Illinois
1918 William Holden, born in Illinois, actor, Stalag 17, Bridge Over River Kwai, SOB
1918 Mercedes McCambridge, Joliet, Illinois, actress, All the King's Men
1918 Robert Wadlow, Alton, Illinois, tallest known human, 2.72 m, 8' 11.1"
1917 Gene Rayburn, born in Christopher, Illinois, TV game show host, Match Game
1917 Marsha Hunt, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Jennifer-Peck's Bad Girl, Jigsaw
1917 Burr Tillstrom, born in Chicago, Illinois, puppeteer, Kukla, Fran and Ollie
1917 William Marshall III, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Blacula, Honky
1917 William Bishop, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Steve-It's a Great Life
1917 Race riots in East St. Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed)
1917 Race riot in East St. Louis Illinois, 1 black killed
1917 Howard Keel, born in Illinois, actor/singer, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers, Kiss Me Kate
1917 Ina Ray Hutton, born in Chicago, Illinois, orch leader, Ina Ray Hutton Show
1917 Buddy Lester, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Nick-Phil Silvers Show
1916 John Vivyan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Imitation of Life, Mr. Lucky
1916 Joel Herron, born in Chicago, Illinois, orch leader, Jaye P Morgan Show
1915 Dan Seymour, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, We the People, Sing It Again
1914 Rosalyn Tureck, born in Chicago, Illinois, pianist, Bach and Rock
1914 David Bruce, born in Kankakee, Illinois, actor, Harry-Beulah
1913 Vivian Fine, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Women in the Garden
1913 Dorothy Kilgallen, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, What's My Line?
1913 Frankie Laine, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Frankie Laine Show, Rawhide
1913 Gardner Read, Evanston, Illinois, composer
1912 Morey Amsterdam, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Buddy-Dick Van Dyke Show
1912 Don[ald] Siegel, born in Chicago, Illinois, director, Escape from Alcatraz, Shootist
1912 Irv Kupcinet, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV host, Tonight! America After Dark
1912 Virginia Graham, born in Chicago, Illinois, TV personality, Girl Talk, Where Was I
1912 Audrey Christie, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Dorothy-Fair Exchange
1911 Joe Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, drummer
1911 Irwin Kostal, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Garry Moore Show
1911 Jack E. Leonard, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Disorderly Orderly
1911 Smiley Burnette, Summum, Illinois, cowboy, Charlie-Petticoat Junction
1911 Ronald Reagan, born in Illinois, 40th President, R, 1981-89
1910 Phil Hanna, River Forest, Illinois, singer, Once Upon a Tune
1910 Vincente Minnelli, born in Chicago, Illinois, director, American in Paris, Gigi
1909 John Ridgely, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Northern Pursuit, Air Force
1909 Burl Ives, born in Hunt, Illinois, folk singer and actor, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1909 Olan Soule, La Harpe, Illinois, actor, My 3 Sons, Arnie
1909 Saul David Alinsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, radical writer, John L Lewis
1908 Ray Carter, born in Chicago, Illinois, orch leader, Arthur Murray Dance Party
1908 Harry A Blackmun, Illinois, 100th Supreme Court justice, 1970-94
1908 Clayton Moore, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Lone Ranger
1908 Race riot in Springfield Illinois
1908 Arthur J Goldberg, Illinois, United Nations ambassador/Supreme Court justice, 1962-65
1908 Michael T. Fitzmaurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Reported Missing, 14 Hours
1908 Eddie Albert, born in Rock Island, Illinois, actor, Oliver-Green Acres
1908 Buddy Ebsen, born in Belleville, Illinois, actor, Beverly Hillbillies, Barnaby Jones
1908 Staats Cotsworth, born in Oak Park, Illinois, actor, Peyton Place
1907 Don McNeill, Galena, Illinois, host, Don McNeill TV Club
1907 Gavin Muir, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Hollister-Betty Hutton Show
1907 Fred MacMurray, Kankakee, Illinois, actor, Caine Mutiny, My 3 Sons
1907 Roy K Marshall, Glen Carbon, Illinois, TV scientist, Nature of Things
1907 Paul Maxey, born in Wheaton, Illinois, actor, Matt-Lassie, Mayor-People's Choice
1907 Robert Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby MD
1906 H Allen Smith, Illinois, humorist/author, Low Man on Totem Pole
1906 Mary Astor, Quincy, Illinois, actress, Maltese Falcon, Dinky
1905 Howard St. John, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Born Yesterday, Li'l Abner
1904 Gertrude Olmsted, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, The Monster
1904 Paul McGrath, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Witness, No Time for Love
1903 Mary Philbin, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Phantom of the Opera
1903 Harold "Red" Grange, "Galloping Ghost" of football, Illinois Bears
1902 Jack Ingram, Illinois, actor, 2 Stars, Law of the West, Roaring Westward
1902 Ray Kroc, born in Illinois, founder of McDonalds and owner for the San Diego Padres
1902 John Peter Altgeld, German/US governor of Illinois, dies at 54
1901 William Samuel Paley, born in Chicago, Illinois, pres/CEO of CBS, 1928-90
1901 John Gunther, born in Chicago, Illinois, author/host, John Gunther's High Road
1901 Wayne King, Savannah, Illinois, saxophonist/bandleader, Waltz King
1900 Victor Young, born in Chicago, Illinois, orch leader, Milton Berle Show, In Old California
1900 June Walker, born in Illinois, actress, War Nurse, Unforgiven
1899 Gloria Swanson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Sadie Thomson, Queen Kelly
1899 Gloria Swanson, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Sadie Thompson, Killer Bees
1899 Wyllis Cooper, Pekin, Illinois, TV narrator, Volume One
1898 Rod La Rocque, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Our Modern Maidens
1898 Alfred Wallenstein, born in Chicago, Illinois, conductor, Chic Symph 1922-29
1898 George Chandler, born in Waukegan, Illinois, actor, Lassie
1898 Virginia Valli, [McSweeney], born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Pleasure Garden
1898 Marian Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedienne, Fibber McGee and Molly
1897 Drew Pearson, born in Evanston, Illinois, newscaster, Drew Pearson
1897 Morris Ankrum, Illinois, actor, Kronos, Half Human, Earth vs Flying Saucers
1897 Ivan Albright, Illinois, painter, Door, Window
1896 Jim Jordan, Peoria, Illinois, radio comedian, Fibber McGee
1896 Robert Sherwood, dramatist, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight
1895 Doris Humphrey, born in Oak Park, Illinois, dancer, Dances of Women
1895 Fulton J Sheen, El Paso, Illinois, bishop, Life is Worth Living
1895 Sid Saylor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Wally-Waterfront
1894 Lloyd A. Hall, born in Illinois, pioneer in food chemistry
1894 Mark van Doren, born in Illinois, author, Happy Critic, Transients
1894 Jack Benny, [Benjamin Kubelski], Waukegan, Illinois, "Oh! Rochester!"
1893 Fern Andra, Watseka, Illinois, actress, Eyes of the World
1892 Archibald MacLeish, Glencoe, Illinois, polit essayist/poet/dramatist, JB
1892 Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby
1891 Stanley Andrews, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Shine on Harvest Moon
1891 Harold Ogden "Chic" Johnson, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian, Olsen and Johnson
1890 Clara Kimball Young, born in Illinois, actress, Return of Chandu
1890 Charles [Andy] Correll, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Calvin and Colonel
1889 Isabel Randolph, Illinois, actress, Fuller Brush Girl, Our Miss Brooks
1888 James Morrison, Mattoon, Illinois, actor, Little Detectives
1888 Lee Moran, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Circus Clown
1887 Bobby Watson, born in Springfield, Illinois, comedian
1887 Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois)
1887 President Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield, Illinois
1886 Ian Wolfe, Canton, Illinois, actor, Diary of a Madman, Wizards and Warriors
1884 Harry Antrim, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Miracle on 34th St, Devil's Doorway
1884 Stuart Holmes, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Prisoner of Zenda
1883 [Francis] Barry Byrne, born in Chicago, Illinois, architect
1883 Leah Baird, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Lady Gangster
1883 Clarence Mulford, Illinois, western writer, Hopalong Cassidy
1882 Paul Harvey, Illinois, actor, Calamity Jane, Heldorado, Jamboree
1881 Franklin P Adams, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, Information Please
1879 James Shields (D) elected U.S. senator from Missouri after previously serving as U.S. senator from Illinois and Minnesota
1878 Don Marquis, Illinois, journalist/poet, archy and mehitabel
1876 John Alden Carpenter, born in Chicago, Illinois, composer, Sea Drift
1873 Harry M O'Connor, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Stranger than Fiction
1872 Illinois becomes 1st state to require sexual equality in employment
1871 Joseph McGinnity, born in Rock Island, Illinois, baseball pitcher for the New York Giants
1870 Henry Kolker, Quincy, Illinois, actor, Real Glory, Thoroughbreds Don't Cry
1868 Mary Austin, Illinois, feminist/nature writer, Land of Little Rain
1868 University of Illinois opens
1863 John Huston Finley, Illinois, editor of the New York Times, 1937-38
1863 James Harvey Robinson, born in Illinois, historian, Ordeal of Civilization
1861 President-elect Lincoln takes train from Spingfield Illinois to Washington D.C.
1858 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate (Illinois)
1855 1st train crosses Mississippi River's 1st bridge, Rock Island, Illinois to Davenport Iowa
1854 Abraham Lincoln made his 1st political speech at Illinois State Fair
1850 Mormon Temple in Nauvoo, Illinois destroyed by tornado
1848 Wyatt Earp, born in Monmouth, Illinois, sheriff, OK Corral
1835 Ann Rutledge, said to be Lincoln's true love, dies in Illinois at 22
1832 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac and Fox indians, end Black Hawk War
1832 Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Illinois
1818 Illinois becomes 21st state USA (Admission day)
1810 Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in U.S.
1809 Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)
1805 1st recorded tornado in "Tornado Alley", Southern Illinois
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