Editing Skokie, Illinois (section)

==Notable people==

*[[Eric Rosen (chess player)|Eric Rosen]], chess player and [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer
*[[Rob Ambrose]], former head coach of Towson Tigers football team of [[Towson University]]
*[[Louie Belpedio]], NHL player for the [[Minnesota Wild]]
*[[Mike Byster]], mathematician, mental calculator and math educator
*[[Jovita Carranza]] (born 1949), 26th [[Administrator of the Small Business Administration]] (2020–present). She is a past resident of Skokie.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sweet|first=Lynn|title=Senate confirms Jovita Carranza, from Skokie, to be new SBA chief|date=January 7, 2020|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|access-date=June 29, 2020|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/1/7/21055816/senate-confirms-jovita-carranza-skokie-new-sba-chief}}</ref>
*[[Bobby Ciraldo]], filmmaker and web-based artist
*[[Bart Conner]], Olympic gymnast, 1984 gold medalist
*[[David Cromer]],  theatre director and stage actor
*[[David Draiman]], lead singer of [[Disturbed (band)|Disturbed]]
*[[Robert Feder]], media blogger, former columnist for ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''
*[[Brenda A. Ferber]], author of children's literature
*[[Ken Goldstein]], singer and author
*[[Woody Goss]], musician
*[[Joel Pollak]], politician and journalist
*[[Nancy Lee Grahn]], actress
*[[Phil Handler]] (1908–1968), NFL football player and coach
*[[Erin Heatherton]], fashion model and actress
*[[Amanda Jones (Miss USA)|Amanda Jones]], 1973 [[Miss USA 1973|Miss USA]]
*[[Shelly Kagan]], philosopher
*[[David Kaplan (radio)|David Kaplan]], columnist, radio and television personality
*[[Jonathan Kite]], actor and comedian
*[[George Kotsiopoulos]], magazine editor, fashion consultant, TV personality
*[[Ken Kramer]], former Congressman
*[[Lou Lang]], politician
*[[Rashard Mendenhall]],<ref name="Skokie Review: A Look back at Rashard Mendenhall">{{cite news | url=http://skokie.suntimes.com/people/a_look_back_rashard_mendenhall_at_niles_west-SKO-08192013:article | work=Chicago Sun-Times | title=A look back: Rashard Mendenhall at Niles West &#124; Skokie Review | access-date=October 8, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016222745/http://skokie.suntimes.com/people/a_look_back_rashard_mendenhall_at_niles_west-SKO-08192013:article | archive-date=October 16, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> former running back in the [[National Football League]]
*[[Abdel Nader]], professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association
*[[Brent Novoselsky]], NFL tight end
*[[Noam Pikelny]], banjo player, known for association with string quintet Punch Brothers
*[[Esther Povitsky]], standup comedian, actress and podcast host
*[[Matt Reichel]], politician
* [[Clarke Rosenberg]] (born 1993), American-Israeli basketball player in the [[Israel Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Jessy Schram]], actress
*[[John Gideon Searle]], businessman
*[[Randy Suess]], co-founder of [[CBBS]], the first [[Bulletin Board System]] (BBS) ever brought online
*[[Calvin Sutker]], politician and lawyer
*[[Azhar Usman]], Indian-American Muslim standup comedian, actor, writer, and producer.
*[[Bushra Amiwala]], First Gen Z Elected Official in the United States
*[[Wesley Willis]], visual artist and musician