| Charles Box | |
| Birth Date: | 24 February 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Residence: | Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Office: | 37th Mayor of Rockford, Illinois |
| Term Start: | 1989 |
| Term End: | 2001 |
| Predecessor: | John McNamara |
| Successor: | Doug Scott |
| Party: | Democratic |
Charles Box (born February 24, 1951)[1] is an American politician who served as the first African-American mayor of Rockford, Illinois, then the second largest city in Illinois.
Box was elected mayor of Rockford in 1989, defeating Leonard LaPasso with 63% of the vote and sweeping all 14 wards.[2] A Democrat, Box was the first African-American Mayor elected in Rockford.[2] He was sworn in on April 24, 1989.[2]
Box was elected to three terms as mayor before choosing not to run in 2001. In 2006, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich appointed Box as head of the Illinois Commerce Commission.