Arthur L. "Art" Berman (May 4, 1935 – June 6, 2020) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in

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, Berman attended the Chicago public schools and Senn High School. In 1955, Berman graduated from

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univers ...

and then received his law degree in 1958 from the

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is the law school of Northwestern University, a private research university. It is located on the university's Chicago campus. Northwestern Law has been ranked among the top 14, or "T14" law schoo ...

. He practiced law in Chicago and was involved with the

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. Berman served in the

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from 1967 to 1976 and then served in the

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from 1977 until 2000.Loyola University Chicago Library-Arthur L. Berman papers
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Arthur Berman
at the Edgewater Historical Society 1935 births 2020 deaths Politicians from Chicago University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign alumni Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni Illinois lawyers Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Democratic Party Illinois state senators {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub