2007 Death George E. Sangmeister, Representative-D-Illinois 1989 - 1995, died of leukemia at 76 2001 Death Frank Annunzio, Representative-D-Illinois 1965 - 1973 and 1973 - 1993, died from Parkinson's disease 1997 Death Charles Hayes, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 1993, died from lung cancer at the age of 79 1988 Death Charles Melvin Price, Representative-D-Illinois 1945 - 1988 1970 Death William L. Dawson, Representative-D-Illinois 1943 - 1970, dies at 84 1951 Birthday Lane Evans, born in Rock Island, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 2007 1951 Death Oscar Stanton De Priest, Representative-D-Illinois 1929 - 1935, dies at 80 1949 Birthday Jerry Costello, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1988 - 1946 Birthday Bobby Rush, born in Albany, Georgia, Representative-D-Illinois 1993 - 1945 Birthday Glenn Poshard, born in Herald, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1989 - 1999 1944 Birthday Dick Durbin, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 1944 Birthday Terry L. Bruce, born in Olney, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1985 - 1993 1944 Birthday Marty Russo, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1975 - 1993 1931 Birthday Cardiss Collins, born in St. Louis, Missouri, Representative-D-Illinois 1973 - 1997 1931 Birthday George E. Sangmeister, born in Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1989 - 1995 1928 Birthday Dan Rostenkowski, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1959 - 1995 1925 Birthday Gus Savage, born in Detroit, Michigan, Representative-D-Illinois 1981 - 1993 1924 Birthday Kenneth J. Gray, born in West Frankfort, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1955 - 1975, 1985- 1918 Birthday Charles Hayes, born in Cairo, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1983 - 1993 1915 Birthday Frank Annunzio, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1965 - 1973 and 1973 - 1993 1909 Birthday Sidney R. Yates, born in Chicago, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1949 - 1963 and 1965 - 1999 1905 Birthday Charles Melvin Price, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, Representative-D-Illinois 1945 - 1988 1886 Birthday William L. Dawson, born in Albany, Georgia, Representative-D-Illinois 1943 - 1970