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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 ...
2022 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (House and Senate) and those for state elections. In the primary, turnout among registered voters was 21.14%. Turnout among registered voters in suburban Cook County was 19.61%, with 319,825 ballots cast.
Alderman Term in office Councils served in Party Notes Cite John Coughlin: 1892–1938 61st–93rd Democratic: Continued as 1st ward alderman after 1923 switch to single-member constituencies, died in office [1] [9] Michael Kenna: April 2, 1939 – April 9, 1943 94th Democratic: Previously represented ward 1897–1923 [1] [10] John Budinger
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.
Ald. Roderick Sawyer, the 6th district alderman and the son of a former mayor, is among several candidates for next year’s race. Incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot is likely to run for re-election.
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 ...
On March 14, 1933, Frank J. Corr was elected mayor pro tempore by the city council following the assassination of Anton Cermak. [119] [120] [121] Corr had been chosen by Chicago Democratic boss Patrick Nash, who believed Corr to be neither charismatic nor ambitious, and thus an ideal individual to reliably serve as a placeholder. [120]
In 2021, the City Council began debate over new ward map boundaries as part of the redistricting process following the 2020 United States census. The proposed map needed be approved by 41 aldermen before May 19, 2022, otherwise proposed maps would have been submitted to voters as a referendum in the June 2022 election. [11]