Terry Link
Terry Link | |
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| Member of the Illinois Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office January 1997 – September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | David N. Barkhausen |
| Succeeded by | Adriane Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 20, 1947 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Waukegan, Illinois |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Stout |
Terry Link (born March 20, 1947) is an American politician who represented the 30th district in the Illinois Senate from 1997 until his resignation in 2020. The 30th district includes all or part of the municipalities of Beach Park, Buffalo Grove, Green Oaks, Lincolnshire, Mundelein, North Chicago, Riverwoods, Wheeling, Vernon Hills and Waukegan.
Link was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Waukegan, Illinois in 2012. In 2020, Link pleaded guilty to tax evasion and resigned from his seat in the Senate. For the same reason, he also resigned from his position as Chairman of the Democratic Party of Lake County.