Isaac Sims

Isaac R. Sims (February 14, 1914 – June 24, 1976) was a state legislator in Illinois. He graduated from McKinley High School and the Northwest School of Commerce. He served in Illinois House of Representatives from 1967 to 1975.^[1] He ran into financial and legal trouble and Jet reported he declared bankruptcy owing $2 million.^[2] Sims died June 24, 1976 in St Bernard's Hospital in Chicago from a heart attack.^[3]

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^ Williams, Erma Brooks (December 2, 2008). Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-4018-3 – via Google Books.
^ Company, Johnson Publishing (March 22, 1973). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Obituary for Isaac Sims". Chicago Tribune. 26 June 1976. p. 66. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[1] Williams, Erma Brooks (December 2, 2008). Political Empowerment of Illinois' African-American State Lawmakers from 1877 to 2005. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-4018-3 – via Google Books.

[2] Company, Johnson Publishing (March 22, 1973). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[obituary-3] "Obituary for Isaac Sims". Chicago Tribune. 26 June 1976. p. 66. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

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