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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.
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 ...
The 2023 Chicago aldermanic election took place in two rounds on February 28 and April 4, 2023, [2] to elect 50 alderpersons to the Chicago City Council. Each alderperson represents one of Chicago's 50 wards .
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 ...
As Chicago gears up for next year’s citywide election, it’s already apparent that the future makeup of City Council could seismically shift this February. Though less high profile than the ...
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 ...
Timmy Knudsen (born 1990/1991) [1] is an American politician, currently serving in the Chicago City Council as alderman for the 43rd ward. He was appointed to the position by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and confirmed by the City Council in September 2022, following the retirement of Michele Smith. [2]