Earlean Collins
Earlean Collins (born September 4, 1937) is an American politician. In 1976, Collins became the first African-American woman elected to the Illinois Senate, where she rose to leadership positions. In 1994, she was the Democratic Party candidate for comptroller of Illinois.
Earlean Collins | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 1st district | |
| In office December 1998 – December 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Darlena Williams-Burnett |
| Succeeded by | Richard Boykin |
| Illinois State Senator | |
| In office 1976–1998 | |
| Succeeded by | Kimberly A. Lightford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1937 Rolling Fork, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
| Profession | Attorney |
Collins left the Illinois Senate to run for the Cook County Board of Commissioners in the 1998 election. From 1998 to 2014, she was the member of the County Board from the 1st district, representing an area that included the Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park, Austin and Montclare areas of the City of Chicago as well as the surrounding suburbs of Oak Park, Forest Park, Maywood, Broadview, Westchester, Bellwood and Hillside.
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