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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 ...
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. [ 1 ] The council is called into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes ...
Pages in category "Chicago City Council members" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 271 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The City Charter was abolished in favor of the Cities and Villages Act of 1872, which renamed the council the "City Council". In 1920 elections were made officially nonpartisan. In 1923 the number of alderpersons per ward was decreased to one and the number of wards was increased to fifty, while the entire council was once again elected at each ...
Aldermen # Council Aldermen Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite J.C. Goodhue 1837–1838 [1] 1st Hiram Pearson 1837–1838 [1] E.A. Haddock 1838–1839 [1] 2nd Eli B. Williams 1838–1839 [1] James A. Smith 1839–1840 [1] [2] 3rd Oliver H. Thompson 1839–1840 [1] [2] Orsemus Morrison: 1840–1841 ...
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 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 .
Several progressive aldermen and activists have joined a growing list of critics calling for the Chicago City Council to reject an arbitrator’s ruling that would allow Chicago police officers ...