Who is my U.S. representative in IL-09?

Captured 2026-07-10 21:13:54 UTC Model claude-opus-4-8
I'll look up the current U.S. representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district.
Your current U.S. representative for Illinois's 9th Congressional District (IL-09) is **Jan Schakowsky**, a Democrat.


Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky is a staunch progressive who has represented the Chicago area since 1999.
 
She has spent 25 years in the House representing Chicago's far North Side and the north and northwest suburbs.


One important note: 
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky announced she will not run for reelection.
 
The 80-year-old Democrat is serving her 14th term in the House, and her retirement will take effect at the end of her current term.
 This means 
her current term ends in January 2027
, so a new representative will be elected in 2026 to succeed her.

So Jan Schakowsky remains your sitting representative through the end of the current term, but she will not be on the ballot for the next election.

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The chatbot correctly identifies Jan (Janice) Schakowsky as the U.S. representative for IL-09, matching the ground truth. The additional context about her retirement is accurate and doesn't detract from the correct answer.

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representative: Janice Schakowsky

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