Tim McIlrath

McIlrath was born in 1978 to Jim and Michelle McIlrath. He attended Rolling Meadows High School in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. In college (Northeastern Illinois University), McIlrath majored in English and Sociology. In his junior year, he met Joe Principe at a Sick of It All concert. Principe asked McIlrath to sing over a few tracks that he and Dan Wleklinski had recorded. It was at this time that Transistor Revolt was formed.McIlrath left college after Transistor Revolt was signed onto Fat Wreck Chords in 1999. In Fall of 2020, McIlrath returned to college to finish his Sociology degree.

McIlrath has a condition called heterochromia, where his left eye is blue and his right eye is hazel.