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Term in office Party Notes 1 John J. Touhy: April 16, 1923 – December 1, 1926 [dates 2] Democratic [dates 2] Had been serving then-18th ward since 1917 Resigned to take office as a Sanitary District Trustee [dates 2] 2 Harry C. Van Norman: 1927 – October 11, 1929 [dates 3] Democratic: Died in office [dates 3] 3 Jeremiah P. Leahy April 25 ...
Aldermen # Council Aldermen Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Peter Bolles 1837–1838 [1] 1st Francis C. Sherman: 1837–1838 [1] James Curtiss: 1838–1839 Democratic: Later elected alderman again in 1846 in 3rd ward [1] 2nd John S.C. Hogan 1838–1839 Redistricted from 4th ward (where he served ...
Members of the Council are known as alderpersons, (some prefer the terms alderman, alderwoman, or alder) and are elected from districts known as wards. [1] [2] [3] Since 1923 there have been fifty wards, each entitled to one alderperson. Prior to that time the number of wards varied but they were almost always entitled to two alderpersons each.
Chicago's alderpersons are generally given exceptional deference, called "aldermanic privilege" or "aldermanic prerogative", to control city decisions and services within their ward. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] This is an unwritten and informal practice that emerged in the early 20th century and gives alderpersons control over "zoning, licenses, permits ...
Aldermen # Council Aldermen Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite John S.C. Hogan 1837–1838 Redistricted to the 2nd ward in 1838 [7] 1st Asahel Pierce 1837–1840 [7] Francis C. Taylor 1838–1839 [7] 2nd John Murphy Jr. 1839–1840 [7] 3rd Seth Johnson 1840–1841 [7] 4th William Otis Snell 1840 ...
He was a founding member of the Chicago Board of Trade. From 1844 to 1845, Chapin served a single term as Chicago alderman from the 1st ward. [3] In 1846, Chapin ran for mayor of Chicago as a Whig against Democratic nominee Charles Follansbee and Liberty Party nominee Philo Carpenter, winning the office with just over 55% of the vote. [5]
Forty-five out of 50 Chicago aldermen have opted to accept a 5.5% pay increase in 2022 that will push the highest paid among them to a salary over $130,000. One council member who the city ...
Proco Joe Moreno III (born May 19, 1972) is an American politician who served as alderman from the 1st ward in the Chicago City Council. He was appointed to replace Manny Flores on March 26, 2010. His term ended on May 20, 2019, after his loss to Daniel La Spata in the 2019 Chicago aldermanic elections.