Bill Campbell - Three time Emmy Award winner Bill Campbell is currently the host of "Chicagoing" a weekly Chicago showcase on ABC 7. From 1978 to 2000, Cambell served as the station's director of community services. Prior to his time a ABC 7, Campbell was director of communications for the Chicago Urban League and staff assistant/program specialist in the Office of the Mayor, City of Chicago. Campbell is a former William Benton Fellow in Broadcast Journalism and recipient of the Beautiful People Award from the Chicago Urban League, and the Peter Lisagor Award from the Chicago Headline Club/Society of Professional Journalists. Other honors include the 1984 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom Award, Communications Excellence Award from the Cosmopolitan Chamber of Commerce and the 2000 Communications Leadership award from the Westside Branch NAACP. Campbell is a member of the Boards of Directors of the Evanston Community Foundation, the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ)-Northern Illinois, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository, is a member of the Cultural Affairs Advisory Board for the City of Chicago and is a member of the Visiting Committee of the School of Social Service Administration of the University of Chicago.

Dennis DeYoung (February 18, 1947 - present) - As a founding member and lead singer of Styx, DeYoung was the driving force behind their numerous multi-platinum albums and chart topping songs, including Babe, Lady, Come Sail Away, and Mr. Roboto. DeYoung went his own way in 1999 and has since released several solo albums and toured with a 50 piece orchestra. Most recently DeYoung has lent his talent to musical theatre, playing Pilate on Broadway and creating a new musical version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Bailiwick Theatre in Chicago.

Harvey Walden IV (December 21, 1966-present) - Walden joined the Marines at the age of 17 and retired in 2007 after achieving the rank of First Sergeant. As a drill instructor, his platoons set records for fitness and marksmanship. He is best known as the Drill Instructor on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club.

The Five Stairsteps was comprised primarily of the Burke Family, father and mother, Clarence Sr. and Betty, and their five children Clarence Jr., Alohe, James, Dennis, and Kenneth, all of whom attended Harlan High School. After winning first prize in a competition at the Regal Theatre, Curtis Mayfield signed them to his label and began a five year string of hit records. Their most well known song, Ooh Child, was a hit for them and again for the Jackson 5.