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Former Illinois Rep. Abner Miva receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington in 2014. Mikva, a former congressman, Illinois legislator, federal appellate ju — Jacquelyn Martin / AP

July 06, 2016

Abner Mikva’s Memories Of Chicago Politics

Former Illinois U.S. Rep. and Judge Abner Mikva in Chicago in 2009. Mikva, a former congressman, Illinois legislator, federal appellate judge and presidential adviser, died on Monday.

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President Barack Obama awards former Illinois Rep. Abner Mikva the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. — Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press

July 05, 2016

Abner Mikva, Liberal Voice From Illinois, Dies At 90

Abner Mikva, a former Illinois congressman, state legislator, federal appellate judge and presidential adviser, has died. The head of Mikva Challenge, a leadership organization Mikva founded, says Mikva died Monday in hospice care at Rush University Medical Center.

Federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland, right, shakes hands with President Barack Obama as he is introduced as Obama's nominee for the Supreme Court during an announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, Wednesday, Mar — Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press

March 16, 2016

Obama’s High Court Nominee Is Chicago Area Native

President Barack Obama's U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland was born in Chicago. While attending Niles West High School in nearby Skokie, he was involved with student government, drama and debating.