High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Michael "Mike" Quigley (born October 17, 1958) is the U.S. Representative for Illinois`s 5th congressional district, serving since the April 7, 2009 special election. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Quigley is a former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, where he represented Chicago`s northside neighborhoods of Lakeview, Uptown and Rogers Park. He also teaches environmental policy and Chicago politics at Loyola University Chicago.