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Chicago City Council

The legislative body for the City of Chicago.

The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It is made up of 50 aldermen elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms.[1]

Chicago City Council Chambers in 2012
The city council since the 2019 elections:
  Democrats
  Independent

Background change

The Chicago City Council is set into session regularly (usually monthly) to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes traffic code changes, utilities, taxes, and many other issues. The presiding officer of the Chicago City Council is the Mayor of Chicago. The secretary is the City Clerk of Chicago. Both positions are popularly elected offices.

The Chicago City Council Chambers are located in Chicago City Hall. Also located in the building are the downtown offices of the individual aldermen and staff.

List of aldermen change

Current composition of the Chicago City Council
Ward Name Took Office Party[a] Main community areas[b] Map of Ward
1 Daniel La Spata 2019 Democratic[2] West Town, Logan Square
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2 Brian Hopkins 2015 Democratic West Town, Near North Side, Lincoln Park
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3 Pat Dowell 2007 Democratic[3] Grand Boulevard
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4 Sophia King 2016[c] Democratic[3] Kenwood, Douglas
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5 Leslie Hairston 1999 Democratic[3] Hyde Park, South Shore, Woodlawn
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6 Roderick Sawyer 2011 Democratic[3] Greater Grand Crossing, Englewood, Chatham
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7 Gregory Mitchell 2015 Democratic[3] South Chicago, South Shore, South Deering
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8 Michelle A. Harris 2006[c] Democratic[3] Avalon Park
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9 Anthony Beale 1999 Democratic[3] Riverdale, Roseland
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10 Susan Sadlowski Garza 2015 Democratic[3] South Deering, Hegewisch
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11 Nicole Lee 2022[d] Democratic[4] Bridgeport, New City
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12 George Cardenas 2003 Democratic[5] South Lawndale, Brighton Park, McKinley Park
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13 Marty Quinn 2011 Democratic West Lawn, Clearing
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14 Edward M. Burke 1969 Democratic[3] Archer Heights, Gage Park
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15 Raymond Lopez 2015 Democratic[3] West Englewood, Brighton Park, New City
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16 Stephanie Coleman 2019 Democratic[3] West Englewood, Chicago Lawn, Englewood
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17 David H. Moore 2015 Democratic[3] Chicago Lawn, Auburn Gresham, West Englewood
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18 Derrick Curtis 2015 Democratic[3] Ashburn
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19 Matthew O'Shea 2011 Democratic[3] Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park
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20 Jeanette B. Taylor 2019 Democratic[6] New City, Woodlawn, Englewood
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21 Howard Brookins Jr. 2003 Democratic[3] Auburn Gresham, Washington Heights
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22 Michael Rodriguez 2019 Democratic[3] South Lawndale, Garfield Ridge
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23 Silvana Tabares 2018[c] Democratic[7] Garfield Ridge, Clearing
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24 Michael Scott, Jr. 2015 Democratic[3] North Lawndale
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25 Byron Sigcho-Lopez 2019 Democratic Lower West Side, Near West Side
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26 Roberto Maldonado 2009[c] Democratic[3] Humboldt Park, West Town
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27 Walter Burnett, Jr. 1995 Democratic[3] Near West Side
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28 Jason Ervin 2011[c] Democratic[3] Near West Side, East Garfield Park
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29 Chris Taliaferro 2015 Democratic[3] Austin
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30 Ariel Reboyras 2003 Democratic[3] Belmont Cragin, Portage Park
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31 Felix Cardona Jr. 2019 Democratic[8] Belmont Cragin, Hermosa
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32 Scott Waguespack 2007 Democratic[3] Logan Square
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33 Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez 2019 Independent[9] Irving Park, Avondale, Albany Park
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34 Carrie Austin 1994[c] Democratic[3] West Pullman, Roseland, Morgan Park
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35 Carlos Ramirez-Rosa 2015 Democratic[3] Logan Square, Avondale
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36 Gilbert Villegas 2015 Democratic[10] Belmont Cragin
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37 Emma Mitts 2000[c] Democratic[3] Austin, Humboldt Park
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38 Nicholas Sposato 2011 Independent[11] Dunning, O'Hare, Portage Park
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39 Samantha Nugent 2019 Democratic[12] North Park, Forest Glen
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40 Andre Vasquez 2019 Democratic[13] Lincoln Square, West Ridge
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41 Anthony Napolitano 2015 Independent[14] O'Hare, Norwood Park
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42 Brendan Reilly 2007 Democratic[3] Loop, Near North Side
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43 Michele Smith 2011 Democratic Lincoln Park
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44 Thomas M. Tunney 2002[c] Democratic[3] Lake View
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45 Jim Gardiner 2019 Democratic Jefferson Park, Portage Park
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46 James Cappleman 2011 Democratic[3] Uptown, Lake View
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47 Matt Martin 2019 Democratic[15] North Center, Lincoln Square
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48 Harry Osterman 2011 Democratic[16] Edgewater
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49 Maria Hadden 2019 Independent[17] Rogers Park
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50 Debra Silverstein 2011 Democratic[18] West Ridge
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Notes change

  1. ↑ Aldermanic elections are officially nonpartisan; party affiliations are informational only.
  2. ↑ Main community areas overlapping with the ward. Only community areas that make up 20% of the area of the ward or more are listed.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Year of appointment, not of first election.
  4. ↑ Lee was appointed mid-term after incumbent Patrick Daley Thompson was removed due to a federal conviction that made him ineligible to hold the office.

References change

  1. ↑ "65 ILCS 20/ Revised Cities and Villages Act of 1941". Illinois General Assembly – Illinois Compiled Statutes. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. ↑ LaSpata, Daniel (December 10, 2018). "2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 Sandvoss, Steven S., ed. (September 18, 2019). "State of Illinois Central Committees" (PDF). Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. pp. 75–78. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Patrick (October 10, 2012). "Patrick Thompson: Candidate Profile Metro. Water Reclamation District (Democrat)" (Interview). Interviewed by Daily Herald Editorial Board. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ Kapos, Shia; Hurst, Adrienne (September 23, 2019). "CARDENAS v. MUNOZ REMATCH — 'PUMPKIN QUEEN' for SHIMKUS' seat? — QUINN SUBPOENAED". Politico Illinois Playbook. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Jeanette (December 10, 2018). "2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  7. ↑ Spielman, Fran (June 15, 2018). "Mayor Emanuel taps Mike Madigan ally Silvana Tabares for 23rd Ward seat". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2019 IVI-IPO CHICAGO ALDERMAN QUESTIONNAIRE" (PDF). IVI-IPO. December 11, 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  9. ↑ Rodriguez, Rossana (December 10, 2018). "2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ Cherone, Heather; Nitkin, Alex (November 1, 2019). "Villegas says he wants to replace Arroyo as 36th Ward Democratic committeeperson". The Daily Line. Archived from the original on November 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  11. ↑ "'Independent' Sposato To Step Down As Dem Committeeman, Stay On As Alderman". DNAinfo.com. 2017-10-10. Archived from the original on 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
  12. ↑ Nugent, Samantha (January 27, 2019). "39th Ward candidate for alderman: Samantha 'Sam' Nugent" (Interview). Interviewed by Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  13. ↑ Vasquez, Andre (December 11, 2018). "2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  14. ↑ "As Napolitano runs for a second term, unions that powered his 2015 run fall silent". The Daily Line. 4 February 2019. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  15. ↑ Martin, Matt (December 21, 2018). "2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  16. ↑ Byrne, John (January 26, 2011). "Candidates line up in 48th Ward". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  17. ↑ Hadden, Maria (January 3, 2019). "2019 IVI-IPO Chicago Aldermanic Questionnaire" (PDF) (Interview). Interviewed by Independent Voters of Illinois-Independent Precinct Organization. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 2, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  18. ↑ Meadows, Jonah (September 13, 2019). "Ousted State Senator Ira Silverstein Seeks Cook County Judge Job". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
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