Famous residents of your communities
Arlington Heights
Marlee Matlin, Oscar-winning actress ("Children of a Lesser God")
Ted Nugent, musician
Dave Corzine, former NBA player
Brian McBride, former professional/World Cup soccer player
Chris Nowinski, former professional wrestler, founder of Sports Legacy Institute
Barrington
Terry Moran, co-anchor of "Nightline"
Veronica Roth, author ("Divergent")
Yury Shulman, U.S. chess champion
Dan Wilson, former MLB catcher
Barrington Hills
Henry Paulson, former U.S. Treasury secretary
Bill Moseley, actor "(Army of Darkness," "House of 1,000 Corpses")
Harry Mohr Weese, architect
Bartlett
Michael and Maria Ventrell, mother-son duo appeared in season 9 of NBC's "The Biggest Loser."
Buffalo Grove
Vince Vaughn, actor ("Wedding Crashers," "Old School")
Raymond Benson, author (James Bond novels)
Megan Bozek, Olympic ice hockey player
Des Plaines
Robert Reed, actor ("The Brady Bunch")
Shawn Green, former MLB all-star shortstop
Eileen Fisher, clothing designer
Elk Grove Village
Johnny Weissmuller, actor ("Tarzan")
James Iha, guitarist, (The Smashing Pumpkins)
John McDonough, sports executive Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs
Hanover Park
Jon Walker, musician
Hoffman Estates
Sherri Shepherd, co-host of "The View"
Al Levine, former MLB pitcher
Andre Holmes, NFL wide receiver
Inverness
Bob Mariano, CEO and chairman of Roundy's, Mariano's
Peter Fitzgerald, former U.S. senator
Lake Barrington
Johnny Morris, former NFL player, commentator
Long Grove
Daryl Hannah, actress ("Splash," "Wall Street")
Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, groundbreaking female athlete
Barbara Eden, actress ("I Dream of Jeannie")
Mount Prospect
Bruce Boxleitner, actor ("Tron," "Babylon 5")
Ian Brennan, co-creator of "Glee"
Brian Gregory, men's basketball coach at Georgia Tech
Dave Kingman, former MLB player
Lee DeWyze, "American Idol" winner
North Barrington
W. Clement Stone, insurance mogul and philanthropist
Palatine
Frederik Pohl, science fiction author ("Gateway")
Christina Moore, actress ("MADtv," "Jessie")
Mauro Fiore, Oscar-winning cinematographer
Carol Marin, award-winning TV journalist
Prospect Heights
Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube
Anson Mount, actor ("Hell on Wheels")
Rolling Meadows
Gary Cole, actor ("Office Space," "The Brady Bunch Movie")
Timothy Goebel, 2002 Olympic figure skating bronze medalist
Scott Tolzien, NFL quarterback
Rosemont
Donald E. Stephens, among longest-serving mayors in state history
Schaumburg
Marcos Moulitsas, founder and publisher of the political blog Daily Kos.
Kurt Kittner, former NFL quarterback
Susan Downey, film producer, wife of actor Robert Downey Jr.
South Barrington
Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church
Mike Magee, professional soccer player
Streamwood
Kyung Lah, Toyko-based international correspondent for CNN.
Tower Lakes
Jennifer Larmore, international mezzo soprano
Paul Rader, prominent 1920s evangelist
Wheeling
John Francis Daly, actor and writer ("Horrible Bosses," "Bones")
Deborah Voigt, operatic soprano
Haley Reinhart, singer