Chesterfield Commodore (August 22, 1914 - April 10, 2004), Editorial Cartoonist for The Chicago Defender for more than 50 years, received 12 Pulitzer Prize nominations.

Lillian Marguerite Tynes Perry (b. 1950) is a graduate of Lindblom Tech High School and James McCosh Elementary School where she later taught. She earned a B.A. in Psychology from Lake Forest College, and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Northwestern University. She currently serves on the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, appointed in 2006 by the Honorable Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. She has successfully balanced dual careers in education and the entertainment industry as a singer/songwriter. She has been a professional union (AFTRA/SAG) vocalist since her second year of college. She has performed and toured with Chicago artists, i.e., Walter Jackson, Ramsey Lewis, Earth Wind & Fire and the Emotions during the 70's, and has traveled the world as a concert vocalist. She moved to California after performing with The National Touring Company of The Wiz. She performed the background vocals on the Grammy Award winning soundtrack of the film 'Happy Feet'. She has been married since 1985 to world renown entertainer, Phil Perry, and is the mother of four young adults (ages 17-23). She is founder of The PhiLill Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charity established in 2003. Commissioner Perry maintains dual residences in Chicago and Southern California.