Bill Conway

William Elias "Bill" Conway III (born May 8, 1978) is an American politician, attorney, businessman, and military veteran. He also serves as the Democratic committeeperson for the 34th ward.

Conway previously served as an assistant state's attorney for Cook County, Illinois and currently serves as adjunct professor at DePaul University. He unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic Party's primary for Cook County state’s attorney in 2020.

Early life and education William Conway was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, a private school in the Gold Coast neighborhood on the Near North Side. He received a Juris Doctor degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2006. Conway then graduated from the University of Chicago with an MBA degree in 2013.

Early career From 2006 to 2012, Conway served as Assistant State's Attorney for Cook County State's Attorney's Officer under Richard A. Devine and Anita Alvarez, working on embezzlement cases in the public corruption office. The DePaulia notes that during his tenure "Conway prosecuted high level corruption and financial crime cases, including the police officers who embezzled one million dollars from the Chicago Sergeants Union in 2012."

Conway served for 5 years as Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Navy and Air Force Central Command and Senior Intelligence Director in the U.S. European Command in 2017-2021. During his military career, he received an Air Force Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

Political career

2020 election for Cook County State's Attorney

In 2020, Conway ran for the Cook County State's Attorney office in Illinois, where he took 2nd place with 31% of the vote in the Democratic primary but lost to the incumbent Kim Foxx (50.19% of the vote) on March 17, 2020. Kim Foxx ultimately won the general election by defeating Republican Pat O'Brien. According to The Chicago Reporter, "the Cook County state’s attorney’s race has already become the most expensive in Cook County history, with candidates raising almost $16 million combined, which is more than double that of the 2016 primary."

2023 election for Chicago City Council

In 2023, Conway was elected as an alderman on the Chicago City Council. Candidate Jim Ascot, who conceded the race, received about 33% of the votes Some sources have reported that Conway may be considering a run in the upcoming Chicago mayoral election.

Personal life He is married to Brittany Conway. They have a daughter, Bella.