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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Desmon C. Yancy (born 1971/1972) [1] is an American politician and community organizer from Chicago. [2] [3] He is the alderperson for Chicago City Council's 5th ward, having won the 2023 election for the office. [4] [5] The 5th ward is on Chicago's south side, and includes portions of the Hyde Park, South Shore, and Woodlawn neighborhoods.
George Cardenas, Cook County Board of Review member from the 1st district (2022–present) and former Chicago alderman from the 12th ward (2003–2022) [284] (endorsed Lightfoot in the first round) [170] Iris Martinez, Clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court (2020–present) [50] Chicago aldermen. Anthony Beale, 9th ward (2006–present) [282]
Democratic nominee George Cardenas, a Chicago alderman, won the general election without an opponent. First-term Commissioner Tammy Wendt, a Democrat first elected in 2020, had been defeated for renomination by Cardenas. This election was for a four-year term. [17]