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Here is a list of the people who have served as an alderperson since that time. Since its incorporation as a city in 1837 Chicago had been divided into wards whose number varied [a] but which were almost [b] always entitled to two alderpersons. In the early 20th century it was decided that reducing the number of alderpersons to a ward to one ...
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 .
List of Chicago alderpersons from the 4th Ward since 1923 Image Alderperson Party Term start Term end Notes Ref. Ulysses S. Schwartz: Democratic 1923 1925 Previously represented the 3rd ward (1916–1923) [7] [18] Berthold A. Cronson Republican 1925 December 23, 1937 (died in office) [7] Abraham H. Cohen 1939 1955 [7] Claude Holman: Democratic 1955
Forty-five out of 50 Chicago aldermen have opted to accept a 5.5% pay increase in 2022 that will push the highest paid among them to a salary over $130,000. One council member who the city ...
The most recent city council election was the 2023 Chicago aldermanic elections. The current term began on May 15, 2023. Alderperson elections are officially nonpartisan; party affiliations below are informational only. Council members also self-organize into caucuses, or blocs that address particular issues. [4]
In all, 11 candidates filed to run for mayor last month and five had their petitions challenged on Monday, the deadline for objections to be submitted to the Chicago Board of Elections. Ald ...