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The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. [ 1 ] The council is called into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes ...
Plans were made to reverse the flow of the Chicago River, leading water away from Lake Michigan and carrying Chicago's sewage into the Mississippi River. In the late 1860s, the Illinois and Michigan Canal was dredged and deepened to expand its ability to handle the city's sewage and move it away from the lake, but continued population growth ...
Bernard C. Prusinski (June 7, 1906 – March 14, 1987) was an American civil engineer and politician.. Prusinski was born in Chicago, Illinois and went to the Chicago parochial and public schools.
Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.
The Council Wars were a racially polarized political conflict in the city of Chicago from 1983 to 1986, centered on the Chicago City Council. The term came from a satirical comedy sketch of the same name written and performed by comedian and journalist Aaron Freeman in 1983, using the good vs. evil plot line of the film Star Wars as a device.
# Council Aldermen Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Samuel Jackson 1837–1838 [2] 1st Bernard Ward 1837–1838 [2] George W. Dole: 1838–1839 [2] 2nd Grant Goodrich: 1838–1839 [2] John H. Kinzie: 1839–1840 Later elected alderman again in 1852 in 9th ward [2] 3rd Buckner Stith Morris: 1839 ...
Edward F. "Foxy Ed" Cullerton [1] [3] [4] (1841–1920) was a politician who was a longtime alderman of the Chicago City Council, and also served as a member of the Illinois Senate. Early life and career
He arrived in Chicago on May 26, 1834 [6] and took on work as a clerk for George W. Merrill. By 1846, he formed a partnership with Jared Gage and acquired several flour mills. Haines worked to organize the Chicago waterwork beginning in 1854. In 1848, he was elected to the first of six terms on the city council and two terms as the water ...