Howard W. "Howie" Carroll (July 28, 1942 – October 1, 2021) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served in the Illinois General Assembly.

At law school he participated in moot court, where he was partnered with Richard M. Daley (who later served as mayor of Chicago).

[1] In the late-1970s, Carroll stood in opposition to efforts by the American Nazi Party to hold a neo-Nazi march in Skokie, Illinois.

[2] He spoke of his personal opposition to their plans even after National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie allowed them to do so.

Ultimately, the planned June 1978 march was moved from Skokie (home to a large population of Holocaust survivors) to the South Side of Chicago.

[2] Caroll advocated during redistricting processes for more districts to be created that would provide opportunities for the election Jewish candidates.

[1] Carroll ran for Congress in Illinois's 9th congressional district in 1998, but lost the Democratic primary to (then-state representative) Jan Schakowsky.

[11] Journalist James Ylisela Jr. observed that Pritzker, Schakowsky, and Carroll largely all ran on platforms aligned with the Democratic Party agenda" that Yates had championed.

[9] However, the Chicago Tribune separately noted that Carroll and Pritzker each ran on a more moderate (less liberal) platform than either Schakowsky, and potentially wound up competing for many of the same voters.

[7] At the time, the election was one of the most-expensive congressional primaries in U.S. history, and Prizker spent nearly $1 million of his own money to fund his run[7] (including $500,000 on television ads in the Chicago market).

[15] Caroll served on the board of directors of the Jewish United Fund, a trustee of the Michael Reese Health Trust, and an officer of the Weiss Memorial Hospital Foundation.

He was involved in the creation of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, and served as the vice chairman of its nonprofit.