- Mary Alexander-Basta
Mayor of Bolingbrook - Diana Alfaro, Elgin
Council Member for City of Elgin and Latinx Business Development Manager at Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development - Jennifer Allison, Mapleton
Peoria County Board Member - Oswaldo Alvarez, Chicago
Executive Director, Illinois Legislative Latino Caucus Foundation - Cohen Barnes
Mayor of DeKalb - Gia Biagi, Chicago
Secretary, Illinois Department of Transportation - Kari Bush, Wyoming
Chair of Stark County Board of Supervisors - Rob Carney, Springfield
Manager of State Government Affairs-Midwest Region, Caterpillar - Peter Chico, Chicago
Alderman in 10th Ward - Tameeka Christian, Berwyn, Ph.D.,
Director, Pritzker Community Health Initiative - James Clayton, Springfield
President and CEO, Illinois Chamber of Commerce - Cindy Cronin Cahill, Elmhurst
DuPage County Board Member - Representative Lisa Davis, Chicago
- Representative Margaret DeLaRosa, Glen Ellyn
- Representative Kimberly du Buclet, Chicago
- Andrew Erbes, Murphysboro
Vice Chairman of Jackson County Board - Jonathan Feipel, Springfield
Executive Director, Illinois Commerce Commission - Jessica L. Fuentes, Chicago
Alderman in 26th Ward - Earl Grandberry, Chicago
Director of the Fund for Equitable Business Growth, The Chicago Community Trust - Robyn Heffern, Danville
County Clerk of Vermilion County - Dan Hohl, Springfield
Assistant Vice President of State Legislative Affairs, Illinois State Medical Society - Grace Hong Duffin, Chicago
Vice President, Government and Community Affairs, Local Government, Illinois and Iowa for Comcast - Clint Hull
Mayor of St. Charles - Gregg Jeffords
Mayor of Metropolis - Representative Gregg Johnson, East Moline
- Marcus Jordan, Chicago
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Outreach Coordinator, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting - Senator Patrick Joyce, Essex
- Michael Mahoney, Chicago
Chief of Staff to Executive of Will County - Samantha McClain, Chicago
Chief of Staff for Illinois AFL-CIO - Linda K. Moore
Mayor of Quincy - Lauren Neill, Downers Grove
Senior Government Affairs Manager, T-Mobile U.S. Inc. - Crystal Olsen, Chicago, Area Vice President of Government Affairs, Advocate Health
- Senator Willie Preston, Chicago
- Sean Rapelyea, Chicago,
Senior Advisor for External Affairs in the office of Governor of Illinois - Carlos Rivas, Jr., Chicago
Director of Public Affairs, The Civilian Office of Police Accountability and Chicago Board of Education for Chicago Public Schools Member - Tim Ruestman, Kappa
Candidate for State Representative, District 105 - Judith Soto, Bartlett
Associate General Counsel, AbbVie, Inc. - Senator Rachel Ventura, Joliet
- Jason Warfel, Newton
Chair of Jasper County Board - Tiffany White, Pekin
Executive Director, The Dirksen Congressional Center
Champaign Mayor Deborah Frank Feinen Receives 2026 Simon-Edgar Award
Deborah Frank Feinen, the mayor of Champaign, Illinois, was selected as the recipient of the 2026 Paul Simon-Jim Edgar...
