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November 1929 [dates 6] Republican [dates 6] Had been serving then-25th ward since 1921 Elected Superior Court Judge [dates 6] 2 George A. Williston May 1930 [dates 7] – 1935 Republican [parties 1] 3 Frank Keenan 1935 – December 1, 1950 Elected to Cook County Board of Tax Appeals 4 Thomas C. Keegan 1951 – November 1, 1951 Died in office 5 ...
Aldermen # Council Aldermen 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 ...
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 .
Chicago's alderpersons are generally given exceptional deference, called "aldermanic privilege" or "aldermanic prerogative", to control city decisions and services within their ward. [ 58 ] [ 59 ] This is an unwritten and informal practice that emerged in the early 20th century and gives alderpersons control over "zoning, licenses, permits ...
The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24, 2015, to elect the 50 Aldermen that represent Chicago in the City Council. The elections were non-partisan and if no candidate received an absolute majority , a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7, 2015.
Incumbent seventh-term alderman Joe Moore unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated by Maria Hadden, his sole challenger. Through this election, the victor Maria Hadden made history as the first LGBTQ woman of color to be elected to Chicago's City Council. [123]
The 2019 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 26, 2019, and April 2, 2019. Elections were held for Mayor of Chicago, City Clerk of Chicago, City Treasurer of Chicago, and all 50 members of the Chicago City Council. The candidates who won in these elections were inaugurated on May 20, 2019. [5]