Illinois's 9th congressional district

The 9th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook, Lake, and McHenry counties as of the 2021 redistricting which followed the 2020 United States census. It includes all or parts of Chicago, Evanston, Glenview, Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Prospect Heights, Wilmette, Buffalo Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Wauconda, Island Lake, Long Grove, Lake Barrington, Algonquin Township, Cary, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Lakewood, Oakwood Hills, Trout Valley, Algonquin, Port Barrington, Barrington Hills, and Fox River Grove. It is anchored in Chicago's North Side, along Lake Michigan, and covers many of Chicago's northern suburbs. Democrat Jan Schakowsky has represented the district since January 1999. Schakowsky has announced that she would not seek reelection in 2026.

The district is one of the most reliably Democratic of all congressional districts in Chicago, and in all of Illinois: It has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1949.

Cities and towns For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties, townships, and municipalities:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd119/cd_based/ST17/CD119_IL09.pdf

Cook County (24)

Arlington Heights (part, also 5th and 8th), Buffalo Grove (part, also 10th; shared with Lake County), Chicago (part, also 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th; shared with DuPage County), Des Plaines (part, also 3rd, 5th, and 8th), Evanston, Glencoe (part, also 5th and 10th), Glenview (part, also 10th), Golf, Lincolnwood, Maine Township (part, also 5th and 8th), Morton Grove, Mount Prospect (part, also 5th), New Trier Township (part, also 10th), Niles (part, also 5th), Niles Township (part, also 5th), Northbrook (part, also 5th), Northfield, Northfield Township (part, also 10th), Park Ridge (part, also 5th), Prospect Heights (part, also 10th), Skokie (part, also 5th), Wheeling (part, also 10th), Wheeling Township (part, also 5th and 10th), Wilmette (part, also 10th)

Lake County (16)

Buffalo Grove (part, also 10th; shared with Cook County), Cuba Township (part, also 5th), Ela Township (part, also 5th), Fremont Township (part, also 10th), Hawthorn Woods (part, also 10th), Island Lake (part, also 11th; shared with McHenry County), Kildeer (part, also 5th), Lake Barrington (part, also 5th), Lake Zurich (part, also 5th), Long Grove (part, also 5th), North Barrington (part, also 5th), Port Barrington (part, also 11th; shared with McHenry County), Tower Lakes, Vernon Township (part, also 5th and 10th), Wauconda (part, also 11th), Wauconda Township (part, also 11th)

McHenry County (10)

Algonquin (part, also 8th; shared with Kane County), Algonquin Township, Barrington Hills (part, also 5th; shared with Cook County), Cary, Crystal Lake (part, also 11th), Fox River Grove, Lake in the Hills (part, also 11th), Lakewood (part, also 11th), Port Barrington (part, also 11th; shared with Lake County), Trout Valley

Chicago neighborhoods in the 9th district include:

Edgewater Lincoln Park (part) Rogers Park Uptown (part) West Ridge

Redistricting history As of the 2020 redistricting, this district will still be based largely in Chicago's Far North Side and northern Cook County, as well as now parts of southwest Lake County and southeast McHenry County.

The 9th district takes in the Chicago neighborhoods of Rogers Park, Edgewater, and West Ridge; most of Uptown; and part of Lincoln Square.

Outside of the Chicago city limits, the district takes in the Cook County communities of Evanston, Glenview, Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, Lincolnwood, and Golf; most of Northfield and Prospect Heights; northeastern Park Ridge and Arlington Heights; western Northfield and Buffalo Grove (shared with Lake County); southeastern Northbrook; northern Mount Prospect; half of Wilmette south of Lake Ave; most of Prospect Heights; and part of Glencoe, Des Plaines, and Wheeling (shared with Lake County).

Lake County is split between this district, the 5th district, the 10th district, and the 11th district. The 9th and 5th districts are partitioned by partitioned by the Fox River, Kelsey Rd, W Miller Rd, Echo Lake Rd, Sacomano Meadows Pond 1, Midlothian Rd, N Old Henry Rd, N Quentin Rd, Lake Zurich Rd, Twin Orchard Country Club, Mundelein Rd, Hicks Rd, Bridgewater Farm, Crossing Pond Park, and Arlington Heights Rd.

The 9th, 10th, and 11th districts are partitioned by Buffalo Grove Golf Course, Buffalo Grove Rd, Arboretum Golf Club, W Half Day Rd, Promontory Ridge Trail, Port Clinton Rd, Mundelein Rd, Highland Pines Park, Diamond Lake Rd, Breckinridge Dr, N Midlothian Rd, Illinois Route 60, W Hawley St, N Chevy Chase Rd, Steeple Chase Golf Club, W Lakeview Parkway, N Gilmer Rd, Hawley St, W Ivanhoe Rd, Liberty St, High St, Kimball Ave, E Liberty St, S Church St, Bangs St, W Liberty St, Westridge Dr/N Lakeview Cir, Carriage Hill Ct/Wood Creek Dr, Greenleaf Ave, Ridge Rd/Burr Oak Ln, and E Burnett Rd/Northern Ter. The 9th district takes in the communities of Forest Lake and Tower Lakes; most of Hawthorn Woods; western Buffalo Grove (shared with Cook County); and part of Wauconda, Island Lake, Long Grove, Lake Barrington, Kildeer, Lake Zurich, North Barrington, Port Barrington (shared with McHenry County), and Fox River Grove (shared with McHenry County).

McHenry County is split between this district and the 11th district. They are partitioned by E Crystal Lake Ave, Meridian Ln, Crystal Lake Country Club, Woodscreek Park, Boulder Ridge Country Club, and Fairway View Dr. The 9th district takes in the entirety of Algonquin Township, which includes the communities of Cary and Trout Valley; most of Lake in the Hills and Crystal Lake; north Algonquin; and part of Port Barrington (shared with Lake County), Barrington Hills, Fox River Grove (shared with Lake County), and Lakewood.

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 69% - 30%2012 PresidentObama 66% - 34%2016 PresidentClinton 68% - 26% SenateDuckworth 63% - 32% Comptroller (Spec.)Mendoza 56% - 37%2018 GovernorPritzker 66% - 31% Attorney GeneralRaoul 67% - 31% Secretary of StateWhite 78% - 20% ComptrollerMendoza 71% - 26% TreasurerFrerichs 69% - 28%2020 PresidentBiden 70% - 28% SenateDurbin 67% - 28%2022 SenateDuckworth 72% - 27% GovernorPritzker 72% - 26% Attorney GeneralRaoul 70% - 28% Secretary of StateGiannoulias 70% - 28% ComptrollerMendoza 72% - 27% TreasurerFrerichs 70% - 29%2024 PresidentHarris 67% - 31%

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Electoral history District boundaries District created March 4, 1853 Willis Allen Democratic March 4, 1853 –March 3, 1855 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1852. Samuel S. Marshall Democratic March 4, 1855 –March 3, 1859 Elected in 1854.Re-elected in 1856. John A. Logan Democratic March 4, 1859 –April 2, 1862 Elected in 1858Re-elected in 1860.Resigned to join the Union Army. Vacant April 2, 1862 –June 2, 1862 William J. Allen Democratic June 2, 1862 –March 3, 1863 Elected to finish Logan's term.Redistricted to the . Lewis Winans Ross Democratic March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1869 Elected in 1862.Re-elected in 1864.Re-elected in 1866. Thompson W. McNeely Democratic March 4, 1869 –March 3, 1873 Elected in 1868.Re-elected in 1870. Granville Barrere Republican March 4, 1873 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1872. Richard H. Whiting Republican March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1874. Thomas A. Boyd Republican March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1881 Elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878. John H. Lewis Republican March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1880. Lewis E. Payson Republican March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1891 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1882.Re-elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888. Herman W. Snow Democratic March 4, 1891 –March 3, 1893 Elected in 1890. Hamilton K. Wheeler Republican March 4, 1893 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1892. Robert R. Hitt Republican March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1903 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1894.Re-elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Redistricted to the . Henry S. Boutell Republican March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1911 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908. Lynden Evans Democratic March 4, 1911 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1910. Frederick A. Britten Republican March 4, 1913 –January 3, 1935 Elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Re-elected in 1932.Lost re-election. James McAndrews Democratic January 3, 1935 –January 3, 1941 Elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Lost re-election. Charles S. Dewey Republican January 3, 1941 –January 3, 1945 Elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Lost re-election. Alexander J. Resa Democratic January 3, 1945 –January 3, 1947 Elected in 1944.Lost re-election. Robert Twyman Republican January 3, 1947 –January 3, 1949 Elected in 1946.Retired. Sidney R. Yates Democratic January 3, 1949 –January 3, 1963 Elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Edward R. Finnegan Democratic January 3, 1963 –December 6, 1964 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Resigned when appointed Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, IL. Vacant December 6, 1964 –January 3, 1965 Sidney R. Yates Democratic January 3, 1965 –January 3, 1999 Elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Retired. Jan Schakowsky Democratic January 3, 1999 –present Elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024.Retiring at the end of term. 2003–2013 2013–2023 2023–present

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See also Illinois's congressional districts List of United States congressional districts 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 9

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