The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is a public university in Springfield,Illinois. The university was established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly and became a part of the University of Illinois system on July 1,1995. As a public liberal arts college,and the newest campus in the University of Illinois system,UIS is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. UIS is also part of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the American Council on Education. The campus' main repository,Brookens Library,holds a collection of nearly 800,000 books and serials in addition to accessible resources at the University of Illinois Chicago and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campuses.
Glendal William Poshard is an American educator and former politician who served as a Illinois State Senator and U.S. Congressman. He was also a Illinois gubernatorial candidate,and president of the Southern Illinois University system.
Timothy J. Davlin was the mayor of the U.S. city of Springfield,Illinois,from April 2003 until his suicide in December 2010 at age 53. Although the mayor's office is officially non-partisan,the Illinois capital has a strong tradition of partisanship,including municipal races. Both major parties of Sangamon County endorse candidates. Davlin had the backing of the Democratic Party.
Chapin Rose is a Republican member of the Illinois Senate,representing the 51st district since January 2013. The 51st district includes all or parts of McLean,DeWitt,Macon,Piatt,Shelby,Moultrie,Douglas,Champaign,Vermillion,and Edgar counties in Central Illinois.
The Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority (SMEAA) is the elected board that governs the Prairie Capital Convention Center in downtown Springfield,Illinois.
Karen Hasara is a Republican member of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees and a past member of the Illinois General Assembly (1986-1995) as well as the Mayor of Springfield,Illinois for two terms from 1995-2003.
Douglas Kane is an American politician,economist,and author who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983.
Gery J. Chico is an American politician,Chicago lawyer,public official and former Democratic primary candidate for United States Senate.
Frank Edwards was an American politician who served as mayor of Springfield,Illinois. He was appointed by the Springfield City Council on December 28,2010,to the vacancy caused by the death of Mayor Tim Davlin. He was succeeded by J. Michael Houston on April 29,2011.
David C. Harris an American politician and retired military officer from Illinois who is currently the director the Illinois Department of Revenue. He has previously served two tenures as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1983–1993 and 2011–2019 and as the Adjutant General of Illinois from 1999 to 2003.
Samuel Alexander Bullard was an American architect,politician,and university trustee from Illinois. A graduate of the University of Illinois,Bullard established an architectural practice in Springfield,where he remained for the rest of his life. He was named a trustee of the university in 1889 and served twice as its chairman. Bullard designed several Richardsonian Romanesque buildings,often with family members as Bullard &Bullard. In 1923,he was elected Mayor of Springfield,but died before completing his term.
Daniel Marshall Pierce was an American lawyer and politician from Illinois. He served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives,as Mayor of Highland Park,Illinois,and as a trustee on the North Shore Water Reclamation District.
Jim Langfelder is the former mayor of Springfield,Illinois,the state capital and seat of Sangamon County. Prior to his election to Mayor of Springfield,he served as the city treasurer for three terms spanning from 2003 to 2015. Municipal offices in Illinois are legally nonpartisan,however,Langfelder is a member of the Democratic Party.
Bill Edley is an American businessman and Democratic politician from Illinois.
Geofrey S. Obrzut was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1991 to 1993. He graduated from West Leyden High School and earned his bachelor of arts from Sangamon State University. He served as a staffer to Governor James R. Thompson and to House Speaker Michael J. Madigan. He was assistant executive secretary of the Illinois Racing Board.
The 2018 elections for the Illinois Senate took place on November 6,2018 to elect senators from 39 of the state's 59 Senate districts to serve in the 101st General Assembly,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1970,senators are divided into three groups,each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses,with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms. The Democratic Party has held a majority in the Senate since 2003,and gained a net of 3 seats.
Glenn V. Dawson is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1979-1980 and the Illinois Senate from 1980-1987.
John C. Milhiser is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois from 2018 to 2021. Prior to becoming a U.S. Attorney,Milhiser was the Sangamon County State's Attorney. In January 2022,Milhiser announced he would seek the Republican nomination for Illinois Secretary of State in the 2022 election.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday,November 4,1986.
Michael S. Holewinski was an American politician,lawyer,and businessman.
