Ann Gillespie (politician)


Ann Gillespie is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 27th district. The district, located in the Chicago metropolitan area, includes parts of Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows, Barrington, Inverness, Palatine, Prospect Heights and South Barrington.
In the 2018 general election, Gillespie defeated incumbent Republican senator Tom Rooney.
Gillespie, a retired healthcare attorney from Arlington Heights, has a B.A. in History from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a J.D. from the DePaul University College of Law.