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Desmon C. Yancy (born 1971/1972) [1] is an American politician and community organizer from Chicago. [2] [3] He is the alderperson for Chicago City Council's 5th ward, having won the 2023 election for the office. [4] [5] The 5th ward is on Chicago's south side, and includes portions of the Hyde Park, South Shore, and Woodlawn neighborhoods.
City council elections in Chicago have been formally nonpartisan since 1920. Nevertheless, many alderpersons have had, [parties 1] and continue to have, de facto partisan affiliations that are reflected in this list. This list is organized by which side of the Chicago River the wards were on as of 1923.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces eight challengers in the city's elections on Tuesday, a tough reelection campaign for an incumbent who made history as the first Black woman and first openly gay ...
The 2023 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 28, 2023, and April 4, 2023. Elections were held for Mayor of Chicago , City Clerk of Chicago , City Treasurer of Chicago , all 50 members of the Chicago City Council , and 66 members of the newly created police District Councils.
Here's what the candidates running for City Council have to say about their platforms.
The City Charter was abolished in favor of the Cities and Villages Act of 1872, which renamed the council the "City Council". In 1920 elections were made officially nonpartisan. In 1923 the number of alderpersons per ward was decreased to one and the number of wards was increased to fifty, while the entire council was once again elected at each ...
Several candidates for Chicago mayor will have to defend the validity of their petitions to appear on the ballot as the race for City Hall’s top job intensifies. In all, 11 candidates filed to ...
Brendan Reilly, Chicago City Council alderperson from the 42nd ward since 2007, former president pro tempore of the Chicago City Council (2019–2023), former vice Mayor of Chicago (2015–19) [4] Mike Quigley , U.S. congressperson from Illinois's 6th congressional district since 2009, former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ...