Claim: Jim Oberweis is an American businessman, investment manager,and politician from the state of Illinois which is a state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of the United States and has the fifth largest gross domestic product..
Evidence: James D. Oberweis (born June 10, 1946) is an American businessman, investment manager, and politician from the state of Illinois. Illinois (/ˌɪləˈnɔɪ/ (listen) IL-ə-NOY) is a state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It has the fifth largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth largest population, and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states.