11th ward, Chicago

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11th Ward - Chicago
Ward 11
11th Ward - "Daley Machine" HQ.jpg
11th Ward - "Daley Machine" HQ, Chicago
11th ward, Chicago
Coordinates: 41°50′17″N87°38′46″W / 41.838°N 87.646°W / 41.838; -87.646
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Cook
CityChicago
Established1863
Communities
Government
  TypeWard
  Body City of Chicago
  Alderman Nicole Lee (Democratic Party)
Website www.cityofchicago.org
2015 boundary of district 11th Ward 2015.svg
2015 boundary of district

The 11th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois. It is broken into 38 election precincts. [1] Five Mayors of Chicago have come from this ward: Edward Joseph Kelly, Martin H. Kennelly, Richard J. Daley, Michael A. Bilandic and Richard M. Daley. [2]

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The ward has had notable levels of political corruption. [3] [4] [5] It is home to the headquarters of the so-called Daley machine and the 11th ward "...had by far the highest number of trucking firms benefitting from the City of Chicago's Hired Truck Program". [6]

Alderpersons

The current alderperson for the 11th ward is Nicole Lee.

Before 2021, alderpersons were formally known as "aldermen". [7]

Previous aldermen include:

1863–1923

From the creation of the district in 1863 until 1923, it was represented by two aldermen elected to two-year terms. Elections were staggered.

Aldermen# CouncilAldermen
AldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite
  Lester Legrand Bond.jpg Lester L. Bond 1863–1866 Republican Later elected alderman again in 1871 in 10th ward [14] 27thGeorge Von Hollen1863–1865 [14]
28th
29thS.I. Russell1865–1869< [15]
Henry Ackhoff1866–1868 [14] 30th
31st
B.F. Russell1868–1870 [14] 32nd
33rd
34th James Walsh 1869–1871Later elected in 1883 in 10th ward [14]
Herman O. Glade1970–1872 [14] 35th
36thHenry Sweet1871–1873 [14]
T.T. Verdier1972 [14]
Patrick Kehoe1872–1874 [14] 37th
38th  George E. White.jpg George E. White 1873–1876 Republican Redistricted to 10th ward in 1876 [14] [16]
S. F. Gunderson1874–1875 [14] [15] 39th
J.G. Briggs1876–1877 [14] 40th Amos G. Throop 1840 (a).jpg Amos G. Throop 1876–1880Previously served in 4th ward [14] [15]
Ansel B. Cooke1877–1879 [14] 41st
42nd
  George Bell Swift, Mayor of Chicago (1).jpg George Bell Swift 1879–1881 Republican Later served again [15] [16] 43rd
44th  Thomas N. Bond 1880–1886 Republican [14] [16]
 Thaddeus Dean1881–1883 Republican [14] [16] 45th
46th
  Samuel Simons sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1887 (1).png Samuel Simons1883–1887 Republican [14] [17] 47th
48th
49th
50th  Samuel Kerr sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1886 (1).png Samuel Kerr1886–1888 Republican [14] [17]
John J. Badenoch 1 (3x4).jpg John J. Badenoch 1887–1889 [14] 51st
52ndWalter M. Pond1888–1892 [14]
William D. Kent 1889–1895 [14] 53rd
54th
55th
56th  George Bell Swift, Mayor of Chicago (1).jpg George Bell Swift 1892–1894 Republican had previously served; was acting mayor Nov. 9–Dec. 27, 1893 [14]
57th
58th Alexander H. Watson1894–1896 Republican [14] [18]
Charles E. Hambleton1895–1897 [14] 59th
60th
George Duddleson1897–1901 [14] 61st
62ndRobert K. Colson1898–1900 [14]
63rd
64thNicholas R. Finn1900–1901Redistricted to 20th ward in 1901 [14]
 Charles J. Byrne1901–1902 Democratic Redistricted from 9th ward [14] [19] 65th  Edward F. Cullerton (F0115d56a6fa9075) (3x4).jpg Edward Cullerton 1901–1920 Democratic Previously served in 6th, 7th, and 9th wards; died in office [14] [19] [20]
Charles J. Moertel1902–1904 [14] 66th
67th
Peter K. Hoffman1904–1908 [14] 68th
69th
70th
71st
Otto J. Novak1908–1910 [14] 72nd
73rd
Frank P. Danisch1910–1912 [14] 74th
75th
Frank W. Bewersdorf1912–1914 [14] 76th
77th
Cleophas F. Pettkoske1914–1916 [14] 78th
79th
 Herman Krumdrick1916–1920 Democratic [14] [21] 80th
81st
82nd
83rd
Dennis A. Horan 1920–1923Continued as alderman after 1923, redistricted to 21st ward [14] [22] 84th
85th
86th

1923–present

Since 1923, the district has been a single-member district.

AlderpersonTerm in officePartyNotesCite
Timothy A. Hogan
John P. Wilson
Thomas A. Doyle  Democratic [23]
Hugh B. Connelly
John F. Wall
Stanley J. Nowakowski
Matthew J. Danaher
Judge Michael A. Bilandic.png Michael A. Bilandic June 12, 1969–June 7, 1977  Democratic became acting mayor on December 28, 1976; resigned from council after being elected mayor in a special election [24]
Patrick M. Huels   Democratic
James Balcer (14544978615) (b).jpg James Balcer 1997–2015  Democratic
"Thank You" Event for 9th District Police -2 (28239986522) (Patrick Daley Thompson 1).jpg Patrick Daley Thompson May 18, 2015–February 14, 2022  Democratic
Nicole Lee March 28, 2022–present  Democratic Appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, re-elected in 2023

Demographics

As of 2015, the demographics of the ward [2] were:

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Get to Know Your Ward: 11th Ward". NBC Chicago. January 28, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. Joravsky, Ben (May 5, 2021). "We're number one!". Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. The Bulletin. The Bulletin.
  5. Novak, Tim (April 7, 2017). "Chicago taxpayers take triple hit on closed Wrigley gum factor" . chicago.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  6. "Sun Times-Clout on Wheels". February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. Victory, Lauren (May 11, 2023). "Alderman, Alderperson, Alderwoman? The Great Debate Continues - CBS Chicago". CBS News. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  8. "Patrick Daley Thompson Sentenced to 4 Months in Federal Prison". Chicago Sun-Times. July 6, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  9. "Ward 11". City of Chicago. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  10. Seidel, Jon (June 10, 2021). "Feds say Patrick Daley Thompson lied, claimed he made payments on loans from failed Bridgeport bank". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  11. Gary Washburn; Andrew Martin. "HUELS FEELS THE HEAT, RESIGNS AS ALDERMAN". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  12. Simpson, Dick; Adeoye, Ola; Bliss, Daniel; Navratil, Kevin; Raines, Rebecca (July 2004). The New Daley Machine: 1989–2004. City's Future Conference.
  13. Gradel, Thomas J.; Simpson, Dick; Zimelis, Andris; Byers, Kirsten; Michelberger, David; Olson, Chris; Sanghani, Nirav (May 2009). "The Depth of Corruption in Illinois: Anti-Corruption Report Number 2". ResearchGate. University of Illinois.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 4 Council, Chicago (Ill ) City (1892). Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council . Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. A. T. Andreas. pp. 101–102, 865–870.
  17. 1 2 "Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1886. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  18. "All Fond of the Council" . Newspapers.com. The Chicago Chronicle. January 27, 1896. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  19. 1 2 The Daily News Almanac and Yearbook for 1902. Chicago Daily News. p. 382. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  20. Schmidt, John R. (January 28, 2014). On This Day in Chicago History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   9781625847317 . Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  21. "The Common Council Full List of Aldermen Composing the Governing Body of the City of Chicago" . Chicago Eagle at Newspapers.com. March 1, 1919. Retrieved December 2, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  22. Langland, James (1920). The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1921. Chicago Daily News Company. pp. 771–772. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  23. "The New City Council" . Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  24. "The New City Council" . Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 via Newspapers.com.