Chicago City Council

Chicago City Council

The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 aldermen elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. The Chicago City Council is gaveled 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 council, in conjunction with the Mayor of Chicago, hears recommendations from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks and then may grant individual properties Chicago Landmark status. 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.

Between 1972 and 2009, a total of 30 Chicago aldermen were indicted and convicted of federal crimes such as bribery, extortion, embezzlement, conspiracy, mail fraud and income tax evasion. Three additional aldermen were indicted for similar offenses but two died before federal prosecutors could bring them to trial and one, Anthony Laurino (39th) was too sick to stand trial.[1]

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Chicago aldermen

The last election was held in 2011, with new members being sworn in on May 16, 2011.

Ward Name First elected Party
1 Proco Joe Moreno 2010* Democratic
2 Bob Fioretti 2007 Democratic
3 Pat Dowell 2007 Democratic
4 Will Burns 2011 Democratic
5 Leslie Hairston 1999 Democratic
6 Roderick Sawyer 2011 Democratic
7 Sandi Jackson 2007 Democratic
8 Michelle A. Harris 2006* Democratic
9 Anthony Beale 1999 Democratic
10 John Pope 1999 Democratic
11 James Balcer 1997* Democratic
12 George Cardenas 2003 Democratic
13 Marty Quinn 2011 Democratic
14 Ed Burke 1969 Democratic
15 Toni Foulkes 2007 Democratic
16 Joann Thompson 2007 Democratic
17 Latasha Thomas 2000* Democratic
18 Lona Lane 2006* Democratic
19 Matthew O'Shea 2011 Democratic
20 Willie Cochran 2007 Democratic
21 Howard Brookins Jr. 2003 Democratic
22 Ricardo Muñoz 1993* Democratic
23 Michael Zalewski 1995 Democratic
24 Michael Chandler 2011 Democratic
25 Daniel Solis 1996* Democratic
26 Roberto Maldonado 2009* Democratic
27 Walter Burnett, Jr. 1995 Democratic
28 Jason Ervin 2011* Democratic
29 Deborah L. Graham 2010* Democratic
30 Ariel Reboyras 2003 Democratic
31 Ray Suarez 1991 Democratic
32 Scott Waguespack 2007 Democratic
33 Richard Mell 1975 Democratic
34 Carrie Austin 1994* Democratic
35 Rey Colón 2003 Democratic
36 Nicholas Sposato 2011 Democratic
37 Emma Mitts 2000* Democratic
38 Timothy Cullerton 2011* Democratic
39 Margaret Laurino 1994* Democratic
40 Patrick J. O'Connor 1983 Democratic
41 Mary O'Connor 2011 Democratic
42 Brendan Reilly 2007 Democratic
43 Michele Smith 2011 Democratic
44 Thomas M. Tunney 2002* Democratic
45 John Arena 2011 Democratic
46 James Cappleman 2011 Democratic
47 Ameya Pawar 2011 Democratic
48 Harry Osterman 2011 Democratic
49 Joe Moore 1991 Democratic
50 Debra Silverstein 2011 Democratic

* Year of appointment, not first election

See also

  • Council Wars, a period of conflict within the City Council

References

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