Luis Gutierrez (December 10, 1953 - Present) Recognized Achievement: US Congressman CPS Schools Attended: Walter L. Newberry Academy.

Tracy Baim - Baim is the publisher and managing editor of Chicago’s largest chain of gay and lesbian publications, Windy City Media Group. The WCMG’s properties include the Windy City Times, Nightspots, OUT!, the radio program Windy City Queercast, and QueerTVNetwork.com. Baim is the author of Half Life, Where the World Meets: Gay Games VII, and edited the first history book of Chicago’s gay community, Out and Proud in Chicago. She recently launched www.ChicagoGayHistory.org and served as executive producer of the film, Hannah Free, due out in Summer 2009. Baim is founding co-chair of the Chicago Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, vice co-chair of Gay Games VII. Her honors include Crain’s Chicago Business 40-Under-40 leaders, 2005 Studs Terkel Award, and being an inductee into Chicago’s Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame.