18th ward, Chicago

18th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 18
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Established	1869
Communities	list
Government
• Type	Ward
• Body	Chicago City Council
• Alderperson	Derrick Curtis (Democratic Party)
Website

The 18th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.

History

From 1965 until 1990, the ward's committeeman was John M. Daley, ^[1] a second-cousin of the powerful Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley. ^[2]

Since at least the 1980s, the majority of the Ashburn neighborhood has been located within the ward. ^[1] As of the 2023-2033 decennial reapportionment of ward boundaries, Ashubrn is located entirely within the 18th ward. ^[3]

Past alders

The current alderperson for the 18th ward is Derrick Curtis.

Before 1923

Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen							# Council	Aldermen
Alderman			Term in office	Party	Notes	Cite		Alderman			Term in office	Party	Notes	Cite
		Thomas Carney	1869–1873			[4]	34th			Alexander Bengley	1869–1870			[4]
							35th			John McCaffrey	1870–1872		Later elected in 1878 in the 17th ward	[4]
							36th
							37th			Thomas Cannon	1872–1874			[4]
		David Murphy	1873–1875		Was later elected in 1876 in the 17th ward	[4]	38th
							39th			M. Sweeney	1874–1876		Redistricted to the 17th ward in 1876	[4]
		Jacob Boser	1876–1877			[4]	40th			James A. Kirk	1876–1878			[4]
		James H.B. Daly	1877–1879			[4]	41st
							42nd			Julius Jonas	1878–1880		Previously served in 20th ward	[4]
		William Grigsby McCormick	1879–1881	Democratic		[4] [5]	43rd
							44th			August H. Burley	1880–1882	Republican		[4] [6] [5]
		Frank M. Blair	1881–1883	Republican		[4] [6] [5]	45th
							46th			John K. Geohegan	1882–1884	Democratic		[5]
		William R. Manierre	1883–1888	Democratic (1883–1886)	Redistricted to 24th ward in 1888	[4] [5] [7]	47th
							48th			John T. Noyes	1884–1886			[4]
							49th
				Republican (1886–1888)			50th			Jacob H. Tiedemann	1886–1888	Republican	Redistricted to 24th ward in 1888	[4] [7]
							51st
		Madison R. Harris	1888–1891		Redistricted to from 9th ward	[4]	52nd			Isaac Horner	1888–1890			[4]
							53rd
							54th			William F. Mahoney	1890–1896	Democratic	Previously served in 9th ward	[4] [7]
		John J. Brennan	1891–1913		Died in office. Due to redistricting hangover situation, during the 76th council both Stewart and Brennan simultaneously represented the ward for terms set to expire in 1913.	[4]	55th
							56th
							57th
							58th
							59th
							60th			John A. Rogers	1896–1898			[4]
							61st
							62nd			Michael Conlon	1898–1910	Democrat		[4] [8]
							63rd
							64th
							65th
							66th
							67th
							68th
							69th
							70th
							71st
							72nd
							73rd
							74th			William J. Healy	1910–1918			[4]
							75th
							76th
		John P. Stewart	1912-1913		redistricted from the 20th ward in 1912.
							77th
							78th
		Carl T. Murphy	1915–1917		previously had represented the 20th ward	[4]	79th
							80th
		John J. Touhy	1917–1923		redistricted to 27th ward in 1923	[4]	81st
							82nd			Maurice F. Kavanagh	1918–1922		Resigned	[4]
							83rd
							84th
							85th
							86th

Since 1923

See also: List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923

Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman. Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties.

• Patrick F. Ryan (1923-1929) ^[4]
• Walter W. Morris (1929-1933) ^[4]
• Harry E. Perry (Democratic, ^[9] 1933–1937 ^[4] )
• Bernard J. O'Hallaren
• Thomas J. Corcoran
• Frank J. McGrath
• James C. Murray
• Edward J. Hines
• Robert T. Kellam
• Thomas W. Murphy
• Lona Lane
• Derrick Curtis

References

1. Fremon, David K. (October 22, 1988). Chicago Politics Ward by Ward . Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. pp. 124 and 131. ISBN   0-253-31344-9 . Retrieved March 13, 2017.
2. 'Voters' Guide,' Alton Evening Telegraphy (Illinois), October 27, 1964, pg. 5
3. "Ward Map of the City of Chicago" (PDF). Ward Map of the City of Chicago. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
4. "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.
5. Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. A. T. Andreas. pp. 101–102, 865–870.
6. Ahern, M. L. (1886). Political History of Chicago: (covering the Period from 1837 to 1887) Local Politics from the City's Birth; Chicago's Mayors, Aldermen and Other Officials; County and Federal Officers; the Fire and Police Departments; the Haymarket Horror; Miscellaneous. Donohue & Henneberry, printers and binders. pp. 116–120.
7. "Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1886. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
8. "Board of Aldermen in Chicago Played a Role in Iroquois Theater Fire". www.iroquoistheater.com. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
9. "The New City Council" . Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019– via Newspapers.com.