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District created March 4, 1853. William Henry Bissell : Independent Democratic: March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 33rd: Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1852. Retired. 1853–1863 [data missing] Vacant: March 4, 1855 – November 4, 1856 34th: Representative-elect Lyman Trumbull was elected to the U.S. Senate on February 8 ...
Riverdale is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois and is located on the city's far south side.. As originally designated by the Social Science Research Committee at the University of Chicago and officially adopted by the City of Chicago, the Riverdale community area extends from 115th Street south to the city boundary at 138th Street and from the Illinois Central ...
The governor of Illinois has the power to veto proposed congressional district maps, but the General Assembly has the power to override the veto, with the support of 3/5ths of both chambers. In 1971, 1981, and 1991, the General Assembly was unable to come to an agreement, and the map was drawn up by a panel of three federal judges chosen by ...
[8] [9] The Blue Island Land and Building Company was led by Frederick Hampden Winston, and among its stockholders was Rock Island Railroad president John F. Tracy. [10] A Washington Heights post office was established in 1869, and Washington Heights was incorporated as a village in 1874. [1] The village was annexed by Chicago in 1890. [4]
The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.
As of the 2010 United States Census, [8] there were 2,279 people, 880 households, and 630 families residing in the village. The racial makeup of the village was 94.9 percent White , 1.5 percent African American , 0.1 percent Native American , 0.5 percent Asian , 0.06 percent Pacific Islander , 2.2 percent from other races , and 0.8 percent from ...
A block within the Illinois Medical District bounded by Taylor, Wood, Polk and Lincoln (now Wolcott) Streets was home to the Chicago Cubs baseball club from 1893 to 1915, at the 16,000 capacity West Side Park. The first game was held on May 14, 1893 (Cincinnati 13, Chicago 12) and the last game was on October 3, 1915 (Chicago 7, St. Louis 2).
7th Representative district established with 1848 Illinois Constitution. William Pickering: Whig [8] [9] January 1, 1849 – January 3, 1853 16th 17th Redistricted from Edwards County House District and re-elected in 1848 Re-elected in 1850 Was not re-elected in 1852. Edwards Wabash: Victor B. Bell: January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855 18th ...