Arthur Berman

{{Short description|American lawyer and politician (1935–2020)}}

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Arthur L. "Art" Berman (May 4, 1935 – June 6, 2020){{Cite web |url=https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/14968104/Honorable-Arthur-L-Berman |title=Honorable Arthur L. Berman |access-date=2020-06-08 |archive-date=2020-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608185738/https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/14968104/Honorable-Arthur-L-Berman |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2020-06-08 |title=Former Illinois state Sen. Arthur Berman dies at 85 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-obit-art-berman-illinois-senate-20200609-qiwybaxhwja5bewml5zlhvmh24-story.html |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Chicago Tribune |archive-date=2021-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005193033/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-obit-art-berman-illinois-senate-20200609-qiwybaxhwja5bewml5zlhvmh24-story.html |url-status=live }} was an American lawyer and politician.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Berman attended the Chicago public schools and Senn High School. In 1955, Berman graduated from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and then received his law degree in 1958 from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. He practiced law in Chicago and was involved with the Democratic Party. Berman served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1967 to 1976 and then served in the Illinois Senate from 1977 until 2000.'Illinois Blue Book 1999-2000,' Biographical Sketch of Arthur L. Berman, pg.79{{Cite web |url=http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/archives/pdfs/berman.pdf |title=Loyola University Chicago Library-Arthur L. Berman papers |access-date=2017-05-27 |archive-date=2016-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818210051/http://www.luc.edu/media/lucedu/archives/pdfs/berman.pdf |url-status=live }}