Editing Illinois (section)

===Political families===

Several families from Illinois have played particularly prominent roles in politics, in both the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] earlier in the state's history but more recently the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], gaining both statewide and national fame.

====Ingersoll====

The [[List of United States political families (I)#The Ingersolls of Illinois|Ingersoll family of Illinois]] comprised a pair of brothers who held several prominent elected positions representing Illinois.
* [[Ebon C. Ingersoll]] (1831–1879), Illinois State Representative 1856, U.S. Representative from Illinois 1864–71. Brother of Robert G. Ingersoll.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingersoll.html#R9M0J1NQG The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Ingersoll<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* [[Robert G. Ingersoll]] (1833–1899), Illinois State Representative 1860, Attorney General of Illinois 1867–69, delegate to the Republican National Convention 1876. Brother of Ebon C. Ingersoll.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingersoll.html#RNJ1EIUZL The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Ingersoll<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
** John C. Ingersoll (1860–1903), U.S. Consul in [[Cartagena, Colombia]] 1902. Son of Ebon C. Ingersoll.<ref>[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ingersoll.html#0YY0K9G5O The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Ingersoll<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

====Stevenson====

The [[Stevenson family]], initially rooted in central Illinois and later based in the Chicago metropolitan area, has provided four generations of Illinois officeholders.
* [[Adlai Stevenson I]] (1835–1914) was a Vice President of the United States, as well as a [[Congressman]]
* [[Lewis Stevenson (politician)|Lewis Stevenson]] (1868–1929), son of Adlai, served as [[Illinois Secretary of State]].
* [[Adlai Stevenson II]] (1900–1965), son of Lewis, served as [[Governor of Illinois]] and as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations; he was also the Democratic party's presidential nominee in [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]] and [[1956 United States presidential election|1956]], losing both elections to [[Dwight Eisenhower]].
* [[Adlai Stevenson III]] (1930–2021), son of Adlai II, served ten years as a [[United States Senator]].

====Daley====

The [[Daley family]]'s powerbase was in Chicago.
* [[Richard J. Daley]] (1902–1976) served as [[Mayor of Chicago]] from 1955 to his death.
* [[Richard M. Daley]] (born 1942), son of Richard J, was Chicago's longest-serving mayor, in office from 1989 to 2011.
* [[William M. Daley]] (born 1948), another son of Richard J, is a former [[White House Chief of Staff]] and has served in a variety of appointed positions.

====Pritzker====

The [[Pritzker family]] is based in Chicago and have played important roles in both the private and the public sectors.
* [[Jay Pritzker]] (1922–1999), co-founder of [[Hyatt Hotel]] based in Chicago.
* [[Penny Pritzker]] (born 1959), 38th [[United States Secretary of Commerce]] under President [[Barack Obama]].
* [[J. B. Pritzker]] (born 1965), current and 43rd [[governor of Illinois]] and co-founder of the Pritzker Group.

====Madigan====

Members of the [[Mike Madigan#The Madigan family and their role in Illinois government|Madigan family]] have held extensive influence in Illinois politics.
* [[Mike Madigan|Michael Madigan]] (born 1942), longtime speaker of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] and notorious [[political boss]].
* [[Lisa Madigan]] (born 1966), adopted daughter of Michael Madigan, former [[Illinois Attorney General]].