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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, 1930 [dates 4] – 1933 Democratic [parties 4] 4 Harry L. Sain ...
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 ...
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 ...
Starting in 1935 the term for alderpersons was extended to four years, and city council elections since that time have coincided with the mayoral election. In 1837 there were six wards, before that number was increased to nine in 1847, ten in 1853, sixteen in 1863, twenty in 1869, down to eighteen in 1876, to twenty-four in 1887 and thirty-four ...
Bernard "Berny" L. Stone (November 24, 1927 – December 22, 2014) was alderman of the 50th Ward of the City of Chicago, Illinois from 1973 to 2011. The 50th Ward encompasses part of Chicago's far North Side and includes the West Ridge and Peterson Park neighborhoods.
Aldermen # Council Aldermen Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Lester L. Bond: 1863–1866 Republican: Later elected alderman again in 1871 in 10th ward [14] 27th George Von Hollen 1863–1865 [14] 28th 29th S.I. Russell 1865–1869 < [15] Henry Ackhoff 1866–1868 [14] 30th 31st B.F. Russell 1868 ...
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 ...
[2] [5] In 1837, he opened the City Hotel, a hotel that would be later renamed the Sherman House. [6] Also in 1837, after Chicago incorporated as a city, Sherman was elected an alderman from the 2nd ward on the newly created Chicago Common Council, and held this seat for one year. [1] [2]