Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942-1999) - One of only 13 musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He first entered in 1991 as a member of The Impressions and again in 1999 as a solo artist. In 1994 Mayfield was honored at the Grammys with the Lifetime Achievement Award recognizing his tremendous influence on decades of musicians. His album Superfly is widely credited with ushering in the rap and hip-hop movement.

Cynthia Soto - Administrative Supervisor in the Cook County State's Attorney's office, Child Support Enforcement Division. She was educated at Harper College. She is also a member of the board of the Near North Civic Committee.

Ramsey Lewis (May 27, 1935-present) - One of the most celebrated jazz musicians in world, Lewis has recorded over 80 albums, including 8 Gold Records, and many of them with the Ramsey Lewis Trio. He won 3 Grammys for the songs Wade In The Water, Hang On Sloopy, and The In Crowd. In addition to his touring and charitable works, Lewis hosts the nationally syndicated Ramsey Lewis Morning Show on over 60 radio stations. In 2006, Lewis was also the host of a 13-episode television special entitled Legends of Jazz.

Pucinski, Roman (May 13, 1919 - 2002 ) - Pucinski earned disticntion in WWII as a pilot in the Air Force. He returned to Chicago and worked as a journalist for the Chicago Times and Chicago Sun-Times. In 1952, Puckinski was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-sixth Congress, Pucinski served IL in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1959 to 1973. His 1972 run for the U.S. Senate was not sucessful and Puncinski was appointed to the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education. Puncinksi then served as an alderman from 1973-1991.