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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 ...
On November 3, 1977, Ald. Cohen resigned from the City Council and was sworn in by U.S. District Court Judge Joel Flaum as Regional Director of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The swearing -in took place at the US Social Security Administration's Midwest Processing Center at 600 W. Madison, Chicago – also known ...
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 ...
CHICAGO — William “Bill” Beavers, the former Chicago 7th Ward Alderman and Cook County Commissioner, died early Saturday morning at age 89, a family spokesman announced Sunday. Beavers died ...
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 1837–1838) [1] Eli S ...
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 ...
A special election was called for May 16, 1978 in the 46th Ward when Alderman Chris Cohen, first elected in 1971, was re-elected in 1975 but retired in mid-term to head the Chicago regional office of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. [16]
The event is hosted by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, which manages the site, and the Old Capitol Foundation. The Vandalia Statehouse served as the state capitol from 1836 to 1839 ...