Editing Streator, Illinois (section)

==Notable people==
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* [[Burt Baskin]], who co-established the [[Baskin-Robbins]] chain of ice cream parlors with [[Irv Robbins]], was born in Streator in 1913.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bader |first=Brent |date=December 19, 2017 |title=Baskin-Robbins, Dunkin Donuts could come to Streator |url=https://www.mywebtimes.com/articles/tn/2017/12/19/782bda43e7545a6d96765ac128a51a7a/index.xml |access-date=December 24, 2018 |work=My Web Times}}</ref>
* [[Kevin Chalfant]], lead singer of [[The Storm (American band)|The Storm]] and former live performance member of [[Journey (band)|Journey]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murphy |first=Mike |date=April 8, 2015 |title=Streator native who recorded Dylan, Kiss, dead at 61 |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/streator-native-who-recorded-dylan-kiss-dead-at/article_ca736fe0-8221-5fa3-a48c-c1e6c7ca4183.html |access-date=December 24, 2018 |work=Daily Journal}}</ref>
* [[Mary Lee Robb|Mary Lee Robb Cline]], actress, known as ''Marjorie'' in the radio program ''[[The Great Gildersleeve]]''
* [[Phillipe Cunningham]], Minneapolis City Council Member, one of the first openly transgender men to be elected to public office in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-08 |title=Phillippe Cunningham Wins Ward 4, Now 2 Transgender Members Of Minneapolis City Council |url=https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/11/08/phillippe-cunningham-wins-ward-4/ |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=minnesota.cbslocal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-08 |title=Phillipe Cunningham makes history as Minnesota trans male candidate |url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2017/11/08/phillipe-cunningham-first-trans-man-elected-u-s-public-office/ |access-date=2020-08-15 |website=Washington Blade}}</ref> He was born in Streator and lived there until the age of 18.<ref>{{Cite web |last=[[Andrea Jenkins]] |date=September 25, 2015 |title=Interview with Phillipe Cunningham |url=https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/sites/default/files/archive/60/application/pdf/1291255.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171227211125/https://umedia.lib.umn.edu/sites/default/files/archive/60/application/pdf/1291255.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2017 |access-date=December 27, 2017 |website=The Transgender Oral History Project |publisher=[[Jean-Nickolaus Tretter Collection in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Studies]]}}</ref>
*[[Sam DeStefano|"Mad Sam" DeStefano]], infamous [[Chicago Outfit]] gangster, was born in Streator
* [[Doug Dieken]], an offensive tackle who played 14 seasons in the National Football League with the [[Cleveland Browns]], was born in Streator in 1949
* [[Doriot Anthony Dwyer]], flutist, born in Streator (1922), first woman named ''Principal Chair'' of a major US Orchestra ([[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] in 1952)<ref name="Kean">{{Cite thesis |last=Kean |first=Kristen Elizabeth |title=First Flute: The Pioneering Career of Doriot Anthony Dwyer |access-date=2010-05-28 |url=http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11132007-163128/unrestricted/Kean_dis.pdf |page=102 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100720005545/http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-11132007-163128/unrestricted/Kean_dis.pdf |archive-date=July 20, 2010 |location=Louisiana State University |year=2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{rp|60}}
* [[Thurlow Essington]] (1886&ndash;1964), Illinois state senator, lawyer and mayor of Streator; was born in Streator<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 192-1926,' Biographical Sketch of Thurlow Essington, pg. 200-201</ref>
* [[George "Honey Boy" Evans]], songwriter (''[[In the Good Old Summer Time]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hometown of George "Honeyboy" Evans |url=http://www.streator.org/attractions.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108105924/http://www.streator.org/attractions.php <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=2006-11-08 |access-date=2006-10-15 |publisher=Streator Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry}}</ref>
* [[Richard Godfrey (politician)|Richard Godfrey]], mayor of [[Normal, Illinois]] (1976–1985)
* [[Fred J. Hart (Illinois politician)|Fred J. Hart]] (1908–1983), Illinois state legislator and businessman<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966,' Biographical Sketch of Fred J. Hart, pg. 178-179</ref>
* [[Edward Hugh Hebern]], was an early inventor of [[rotor machine]]s, devices for [[encryption]]
* [[Dick Jamieson]], pro football coach, was born in Streator
* [[William L. Jungers|William Jungers]], chairman of Department of Anatomical Sciences and professor in Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences at [[Stony Brook University Medical Center]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kohn |first=Jaci |date=December 5, 2014 |title=STHS set to induct 3 more to Worthy Hall of Fame |url=https://www.shawlocal.com/articles/tn/2014/12/05/cf8fb19dd2ec50bbba925ae961bd8e6d/ |access-date=June 11, 2015 |website=The Times |publisher=Shaw Local News Network}}</ref>
* [[John L. Keeley Sr.]], Chicago surgeon and personal physician to two Chicago cardinals.<ref>1976-1977. ''[[Who's Who in America]]''. Marquis Who's Who. p. 1678.</ref>
* [[Patrick J. Lucey (Illinois lawyer)|Patrick Lucey]], Illinois Attorney General, Mayor of Streator, was born in Streator<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1915–1916, pg. 13-14</ref>
* [[Robert Morris (Indiana politician)|Bob Morris]], State Representative of [[Indiana House of Representatives]] (2010–present)
* [[Clarence E. Mulford]], author (''[[Hopalong Cassidy]]'')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hopalong Cassidy Trail |url=http://www.illinoisriverroad.org/waypoint_details.cfm?venues_id=70&waypoint=Ottawa |access-date=2011-03-21 |publisher=Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway}}</ref>
* [[Edward H. Plumb|Ed Plumb]], musical director for [[Walt Disney Productions|Disney's]] ''[[Fantasia (1940 film)|Fantasia]]'' and score composer for ''[[Bambi]]'', multiple [[Academy Award]] nominee
* [[Levancia Holcomb Plumb]], president and chief stockholder of the Union National Bank of Streator, Illinois<ref name="ThePantagraph1923">{{Cite news |date=11 April 1923 |title=Mrs. Levancia Plumb Dies; Was President of Bank at Streator |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph-mrs-levancia-plumb-dies/142279854/ |access-date=28 February 2024 |work=The Pantagraph |page=2 |language=en |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Source-attribution}} {{Open access}}</ref>
* [[Ralph Plumb]], first mayor of Streator (1882–1885), and a U.S. Representative from Illinois (1885–1889)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bioguide Search |url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000390}}</ref>
* [[Ken Sears (baseball)|Ken Sears]], catcher for the [[New York Yankees]] and [[St. Louis Browns]]; born in Streator
* [[Adam Shabala]], outfielder for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Reuben G. Soderstrom]], President of the Illinois State Federation of Labor and Illinois AFL-CIO from 1930 to 1970. He moved to Streator in 1901 and resided in the city until his death in 1970.<ref>Soderstrom, Carl; Soderstrom, Robert; Stevens, Chris; Burt, Andrew (2018). ''[http://www.fortygavels.com/ Forty Gavels: The Life of Reuben Soderstrom and the Illinois AFL-CIO]''. '''1.''' Peoria, IL: CWS Publishing. p. 32-40. {{ISBN|978-0998257532}}.</ref>
* [[Clyde Tombaugh]], astronomer, discovered [[Pluto]] in 1930. He was born in Streator in 1906 and lived there until his family moved to [[Burdett, Kansas]], in 1922.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tombaugh |first=Clyde |url=https://archive.org/details/outofdarkness00tomb/page/17 |title=Out of the Darkness: The Planet Pluto |last2=Patrick Moore |date=1980 |publisher=Stackpole Books |isbn=0-8117-1163-3 |location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |pages=[https://archive.org/details/outofdarkness00tomb/page/17 17] |url-access=registration}} "I was born on a farm near Streator, Illinois, on 4 February 1906."</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-09-09 |title=A Man of Universal Wonder |url=http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/tom0bio-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127045608/http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/tom0bio-1 |archive-date=2010-11-27 |access-date=2010-04-25 |website=www.achievement.org |publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]}}</ref> 
* [[Charles Turzak]], artist
* [[Clay Zavada]], pitcher for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] and [[Arizona Diamondbacks]]