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The city and county jointly sponsored an architectural competition that Holabird & Roche won by unanimous vote. [12] Construction of the county building (east wing) began in 1905, and by 1907 some county offices were already beginning to move in. [12] Construction of city hall (the west wing) was delayed until 1909 because the city had to wait for the State to increase its borrowing authority ...
The Chicago Department of Public Health was established in a 1876 reorganization of the city's health apparatus. [1]In 1975, the Chicago City Council revised the city's municipal code to make it clear that the nine-member Chicago Board of Health was the policy-making body for health and the Chicago Department of Health is the agency which administers the city's health programs and enforces ...
Alderman Term in office Councils served in Party Notes Cite John Coughlin: 1892–1938 61st–93rd Democratic: Continued as 1st ward alderman after 1923 switch to single-member constituencies, died in office
It is 562 feet (171 m) tall and with the Mies designed post office and plaza stands on the site previously occupied by the Chicago Federal Building by the architect Henry Ives Cobb. It was named in honor of U.S. Congressman John C. Kluczynski , who represented Illinois's 5th congressional district from 1951 to 1975 after his death that year. [ 1 ]
The 2nd Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois. History. This section is empty.
Generally speaking, the mayor and city departments comprise the executive branch of the city government, and the city council comprises the legislative branch. [3] However, the mayor does have some formal legislative functions such as being the presiding officer of the council and being able to break tie votes, and informally has dominated legislative activity since the late 19th century.
Alderman Term in office Councils served in Party Notes Cite Guy Guernsey Republican: Redistricted from the 7th ward [2] [13]John F. Healy Democratic [16]Patrick Sheridan Smith
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