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Chicago City Council

Chicago City Council Chambers in 2012
The city council since the 2019 elections:
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The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It is made up of 50 aldermen elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms.[1]

Background

The Chicago City Council is set into session regularly (usually monthly) to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes traffic code changes, utilities, taxes, and many other issues. The presiding officer of the Chicago City Council is the Mayor of Chicago. The secretary is the City Clerk of Chicago. Both positions are popularly elected offices.

The Chicago City Council Chambers are located in Chicago City Hall. Also located in the building are the downtown offices of the individual aldermen and staff.

List of aldermen

Current composition of the Chicago City Council
Ward Name Took Office Party[a] Main community areas[b] Map of Ward
1 Daniel La Spata 2019 Democratic[2] West Town, Logan Square
2 Brian Hopkins 2015 Democratic West Town, Near North Side, Lincoln Park
3 Pat Dowell 2007 Democratic[3] Grand Boulevard
4 Sophia King 2016[c] Democratic[3] Kenwood, Douglas
5 Leslie Hairston 1999 Democratic[3] Hyde Park, South Shore, Woodlawn
6 Roderick Sawyer 2011 Democratic[3] Greater Grand Crossing, Englewood, Chatham
7 Gregory Mitchell 2015 Democratic[3] South Chicago, South Shore, South Deering
8 Michelle A. Harris 2006[c] Democratic[3] Avalon Park
9 Anthony Beale 1999 Democratic[3] Riverdale, Roseland
10 Susan Sadlowski Garza 2015 Democratic[3] South Deering, Hegewisch
11 Nicole Lee 2022[d] Democratic[4] Bridgeport, New City
12 George Cardenas 2003 Democratic[5] South Lawndale, Brighton Park, McKinley Park
13 Marty Quinn 2011 Democratic West Lawn, Clearing
14 Edward M. Burke 1969 Democratic[3] Archer Heights, Gage Park
15 Raymond Lopez 2015 Democratic[3] West Englewood, Brighton Park, New City
16 Stephanie Coleman 2019 Democratic[3] West Englewood, Chicago Lawn, Englewood
17 David H. Moore 2015 Democratic[3] Chicago Lawn, Auburn Gresham, West Englewood
18 Derrick Curtis 2015 Democratic[3] Ashburn
19 Matthew O'Shea 2011 Democratic[3] Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park
20 Jeanette B. Taylor 2019 Democratic[6] New City, Woodlawn, Englewood
21 Howard Brookins Jr. 2003 Democratic[3] Auburn Gresham, Washington Heights
22 Michael Rodriguez 2019 Democratic[3] South Lawndale, Garfield Ridge
23 Silvana Tabares 2018[c] Democratic[7] Garfield Ridge, Clearing
24 Michael Scott, Jr. 2015 Democratic[3] North Lawndale
25 Byron Sigcho-Lopez 2019 Democratic Lower West Side, Near West Side
26 Roberto Maldonado 2009[c] Democratic[3] Humboldt Park, West Town
27 Walter Burnett, Jr. 1995 Democratic[3] Near West Side
28 Jason Ervin 2011[c] Democratic[3] Near West Side, East Garfield Park
29 Chris Taliaferro 2015 Democratic[3] Austin
30 Ariel Reboyras 2003 Democratic[3] Belmont Cragin, Portage Park
31 Felix Cardona Jr. 2019 Democratic[8] Belmont Cragin, Hermosa
32 Scott Waguespack 2007 Democratic[3] Logan Square
33 Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez 2019 style="background:Template:United States political party color"|Independent[9] Irving Park, Avondale, Albany Park
34 Carrie Austin 1994[c] Democratic[3] West Pullman, Roseland, Morgan Park
35 Carlos Ramirez-Rosa 2015 Democratic[3] Logan Square, Avondale
36 Gilbert Villegas 2015 Democratic[10] Belmont Cragin
37 Emma Mitts 2000[c] Democratic[3] Austin, Humboldt Park
38 Nicholas Sposato 2011 style="background:Template:United States political party color"|Independent[11] Dunning, O'Hare, Portage Park
39 Samantha Nugent 2019 Democratic[12] North Park, Forest Glen
40 Andre Vasquez 2019 Democratic[13] Lincoln Square, West Ridge
41 Anthony Napolitano 2015 style="background:Template:United States political party color"|Independent[14] O'Hare, Norwood Park
42 Brendan Reilly 2007 Democratic[3] Loop, Near North Side
43 Michele Smith 2011 Democratic Lincoln Park
44 Thomas M. Tunney 2002[c] Democratic[3] Lake View
45 Jim Gardiner 2019 Democratic Jefferson Park, Portage Park
46 James Cappleman 2011 Democratic[3] Uptown, Lake View
47 Matt Martin 2019 Democratic[15] North Center, Lincoln Square
48 Harry Osterman 2011 Democratic[16] Edgewater
49 Maria Hadden 2019 style="background:Template:United States political party color"|Independent[17] Rogers Park
50 Debra Silverstein 2011 Democratic[18] West Ridge

Chicago City Council Media

  • The Chicago City Council Chambers are located in Chicago City Hall. (postcard from 1914)

  • Map of city of Chicago Ward System by population 1904

  • Map of the 50 wards of the City of Chicago in use since 2023()

Notes

  1. ↑ Aldermanic elections are officially nonpartisan; party affiliations are informational only.
  2. ↑ Main community areas overlapping with the ward. Only community areas that make up 20% of the area of the ward or more are listed.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Year of appointment, not of first election.
  4. ↑ Lee was appointed mid-term after incumbent Patrick Daley Thompson was removed due to a federal conviction that made him ineligible to hold the office.

References

  1. ↑ "65 ILCS 20/ Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941". Illinois General Assembly – Illinois Compiled Statutes. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ↑ LaSpata, Daniel. Interview with Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. 2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire. December 10, 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 Sandvoss, Steven S., ed. (September 18, 2019). "State of Illinois Central Committees" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. pp. 75–78. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Patrick. Interview with Daily Herald Editorial Board. Patrick Thompson: Candidate Profile Metro. Water Reclamation District (Democrat). October 10, 2012.
  5. ↑ Kapos, Shia; Hurst, Adrienne (September 23, 2019). CARDENAS v. MUNOZ REMATCH — 'PUMPKIN QUEEN' for SHIMKUS' seat? — QUINN SUBPOENAED. https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/09/23/cardenas-v-munoz-rematch-pumpkin-queen-for-shimkus-seat-quinn-subpoenaed-479951. Retrieved November 2, 2019. 
  6. ↑ Taylor, Jeanette. Interview with Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. 2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire. December 10, 2018.
  7. ↑ Spielman, Fran (June 15, 2018). Mayor Emanuel taps Mike Madigan ally Silvana Tabares for 23rd Ward seat. https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/state-rep-silvana-tabares-appointed-23rd-ward-alderman/. Retrieved June 16, 2018. 
  8. ↑ "2019 IVI-IPO CHICAGO ALDERMAN QUESTIONNAIRE" (PDF). IVI-IPO. December 11, 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ Rodriguez, Rossana. Interview with Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. 2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire. December 10, 2018.
  10. ↑ Cherone, Heather; Nitkin, Alex (November 1, 2019). Villegas says he wants to replace Arroyo as 36th Ward Democratic committeeperson. http://thedailyline.net/chicago/11/01/2019/villegas-says-he-wants-to-replace-arroyo-as-36th-ward-democratic-committeeperson/. Retrieved November 2, 2019. 
  11. ↑ 'Independent' Sposato To Step Down As Dem Committeeman, Stay On As Alderman. 2017-10-10. https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20171010/dunning/nicholas-sposato-democrat-38th-ward-democratic-commiteeman-robert-martwick. Retrieved 2018-01-26. 
  12. ↑ Nugent, Samantha. Interview with Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. 39th Ward candidate for alderman: Samantha ‘Sam’ Nugent. January 27, 2019.
  13. ↑ Vasquez, Andre. Interview with Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. 2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire. December 11, 2018.
  14. ↑ "As Napolitano runs for a second term, unions that powered his 2015 run fall silent". The Daily Line. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  15. ↑ Martin, Matt. Interview with Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. 2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire. December 21, 2018.
  16. ↑ Byrne, John (January 26, 2011). Candidates line up in 48th Ward. https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2011-01-26-ct-x-c-48th-ward-0126-20110126-story.html. Retrieved November 1, 2019. 
  17. ↑ Hadden, Maria. Interview with Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. 2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire. January 3, 2019.
  18. ↑ Meadows, Jonah (September 13, 2019). Ousted State Senator Ira Silverstein Seeks Cook County Judge Job. https://patch.com/illinois/skokie/ousted-state-senator-ira-silverstein-seeks-cook-county-judge-job. Retrieved November 1, 2019. 
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