Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
District created March 4, 1843 |
John J. Hardin (Jacksonville) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1842. [data missing] |
Edward D. Baker (Springfield) | Whig | March 4, 1845 – January 15, 1847 | 29th | Elected in 1844. Resigned early to join the Illinois Volunteer Infantry. |
Vacant | January 15, 1847 – February 5, 1847 | |
John Henry (Springfield) | Whig | February 5, 1847 – March 3, 1847 | Elected to finish Baker's term. Was not a candidate for the next term. |
Abraham Lincoln (Springfield) | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | 30th | Elected in 1846. Retired, having pledged to serve only one term. |
Thomas L. Harris (Petersburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | 31st | Elected in 1848. [data missing] |
Richard Yates (Jacksonville) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
James C. Allen (Palestine) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – July 18, 1856 | 33rd 34th | Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Disqualified. |
Vacant | July 18, 1856 – November 4, 1856 | 34th | |
James C. Allen (Palestine) | Democratic | November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 | Re-elected to finish his own term. [data missing] |
Aaron Shaw (Lawrenceville) | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | Elected in 1856. [data missing] |
James C. Robinson (Marshall) | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th | Elected in 1858 Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
John R. Eden (Sullivan) | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | 38th | Elected in 1862. [data missing] |
Henry P. H. Bromwell (Charleston) | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | 39th 40th | Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing] |
Jesse H. Moore (Decatur) | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | 41st 42nd | Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data missing] |
Franklin Corwin (Peru) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. [data missing] |
Alexander Campbell (La Salle) | Independent | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. [data missing] |
Philip C. Hayes (Morris) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | 45th 46th | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. [data missing] |
William Cullen (Ottawa) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
Thomas J. Henderson (Princeton) | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895 | 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. [data missing] |
George E. Foss (Chicago) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | 54th 55th 56th 57th | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 10th district. |
Philip Knopf (Chicago) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 | 58th 59th 60th | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. [data missing] |
Frederick Lundin (Chicago) | Republican | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | 61st | Elected in 1908. [data missing] |
Frank Buchanan (Chicago) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 | 62nd 63rd 64th | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Lost re-election. |
Niels Juul (Chicago) | Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 | 65th 66th | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination. |
M. Alfred Michaelson (Chicago) | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 | 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Lost renomination. |
Leonard W. Schuetz (Chicago) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – February 13, 1944 | 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Died. |
Vacant | February 13, 1944 – January 3, 1945 | 78th | |
William W. Link (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | 79th | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election. |
Thomas L. Owens (Chicago) | Republican | January 3, 1947 – June 7, 1948 | 80th | Elected in 1946. Died. |
Vacant | June 7, 1948 – January 3, 1949 | |
Adolph J. Sabath (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – November 6, 1952 | 81st 82nd | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Died. |
Vacant | November 6, 1952 – July 7, 1953 | 82nd 83rd | |
James Bowler (Chicago) | Democratic | July 7, 1953 – July 18, 1957 | 83rd 84th 85th | Elected to finish Sabath's term. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Died. |
Vacant | July 18, 1957 – December 31, 1957 | 85th | |
Roland V. Libonati (Chicago) | Democratic | December 31, 1957 – January 3, 1965 | 85th 86th 87th 88th | Elected to finish Bowler's term. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. [data missing] |
Frank Annunzio (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 11th district. |
Vacant | January 3, 1973 – June 5, 1973 | 93rd | George W. Collins redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1972, but died on December 8, 1972. |
Cardiss Collins (Chicago) | Democratic | June 5, 1973 – January 3, 1997 | 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th | Elected to finish her husband's term. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Retired. |
Danny K. Davis (Chicago) | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – present | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | |
2003–2013 |
2013–2023 |
2023–present |