4th ward, Chicago

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4th Ward - Chicago
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Ward 4
4th ward, Chicago
Coordinates: 41°48′58″N87°36′18″W / 41.816°N 87.605°W / 41.816; -87.605
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Cook
CityChicago
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 • Body City of Chicago
 • Alderman Lamont Robinson (D)
Website www.cityofchicago.org

The 4th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois. It is divided into 28 election precincts. [2] Lake Michigan is the ward's eastern boundary for much of its area. [3] Its northwesternmost point, as of 2022, was located at the intersection of West Jackson Boulevard and South Clark Street and its southeasternmost point at the intersection of East 53rd Street and Lake Park Avenue. [3]

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David K. Fremon wrote in 1988 that "No other ward has wealth and poverty in such proximity." [4] Today the 4th Ward boasts 93,975 residents, with a racially diverse population that is plurality Black (46.0%), followed by White (30.2%), Asian (13.3%), Hispanic or Latino (6.4%), Multiracial (3.5%), Native (0.2%), and Other (0.5%). [5] Between 2010 and 2018, the 4th Ward saw the second-largest population growth in the city after the 42nd Ward, driven primarily by the population influx in the South Loop. [6]

History

Boundaries of the ward used for the 2015 and 2019 aldermanic elections 4th Ward 2015.svg
Boundaries of the ward used for the 2015 and 2019 aldermanic elections

The 4th Ward was one of six created upon Chicago's incorporation as a city in 1837. At the time its boundaries were the city limits at North Avenue and Wood Street to its respective north and west, Randolph Street to its south, and the Chicago River to its east. In 1847 it was moved to the Loop and Near South Side, being bounded by the Chicago River to its north and west, 22nd Street (modern-day Cermak) to its south, and Wells Street to its east. In 1857 the southern boundary was extended to 31st street and in 1863 the ward was significantly moved eastward, bounded by 16th street, Lake Michigan, 31st street, and Clark Street. In 1869 its southern boundary was retracted to 26th street. [7]

In 1876 it was moved southward, between 26th Street and Egan Street (modern-day Pershing) and Lake Michigan and Clark Street. In 1887 it was moved south yet again, to the area bounded by the Lake, 33rd and 39th streets, and Stewart Avenue. In 1901 it was extended west to once again touch the River, which it would do until 1923. In 1923, coincident with the City being divided into its modern 50 wards, it covered Kenwood and northern Washington Park. [7]

List of alderpersons

1837 – 1923

Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen# CouncilAldermen
AldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite
John S.C. Hogan1837–1838Redistricted to the 2nd ward in 1838 [7] 1stAsahel Pierce1837–1840 [7]
Francis C. Taylor1838–1839 [7] 2nd
John Murphy Jr.1839–1840 [7] 3rd
Seth Johnson1840–1841 [7] 4thWilliam Otis Snell1840–1842 [7]
G.W. Rogers1841–1842 [7] 5th
Eben C. Chalonder1842–1843 [7] 6thDaniel Elston1842–1843Later elected alderman again in 1851 in the 6th ward [7]
John Murphy Jr.1843–1845 [7] 7thWilliam S. Warner1843–1844 [7]
8thJames Poussard1844 [7]
Asahel Pierce1844–1846 [7]
Thomas McDonough1845–1846 [7] 9th
Henry Magee1846–1847 [7] 10thJoseph Wilson1846–1847 [7]
Robert H. Foss 1847–1852  Republican Later represented ward again (1854-55) [7] [8] 11thCharles McDonnell1847–1849Previously served in same ward [7]
12th
13th Amos G. Throop 1840 (a).jpg Amos G. Throop 1849–1853Later elected alderman again in 1976 in 11th ward [7] [9] [10]
14th
15th
Charles McDonnell1852–1854 [7] 16th
17thWilliam Kennedy1853–1855 [7]
Robert H. Foss 1854–January 1855  Republican previously represented same ward (1847–1852); resigned in order to serve as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives; later elected alderman again in 1860 in the 5th ward [7] [8] 18th
19thWilliam Colby1855–1857Later elected alderman again in 1860 in 1st ward [7]
Samuel Myers1856–1862 [7] 20th
21stJ.M. Kennedy1857–1861 [7]
22nd
23rd
24th
25thWilliam Baragwanath1861–1863 [7]
Andrew Schall1862–1863Redistricted in 1863 to 1st ward [7] 26th
John T. Edwards1863–1864Redistricted from 1st ward [7] 27thBenjamin E. Gallup1863–1865 [11]
Samuel McRoy1864–1866 [7] 28th
29thH.M. Willmarth1865–1867 [7]
Alan C. Calkins1866–1870 [7] [11] 30th
31stSamuel McRoy1867–1869 [11]
32nd
33rd John H. McAvoy 1869–1873 [7] [11]
34th
Harvey M. Thompson1870–1872 [7] 35th
36th
George H. Sidwell1872–1874 [7] 37th
38thJesse Spaulding1873–1876 [7] [12]
Rensselaer Stone1874–1876 [7] 39th
John W. Stewart1876–1878 [7] 40thJames H. Gilbert1876–1879 [7]
41st
Herbert E. Mallory1878–1880 [7] 42nd
43rdAmos Grannis1879–1881  Republican [7] [13]
William W. Watson1880–1882  Republican [7] [13] 44th
45th Oscar D. Wetherell sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1887 (1).png Oscar D. Wetherell 1881–1888  Republican Previously served in 3rd ward [7] [14]
S.D. Foss1882–1884 [7] 46th
47th
Thomas C. Clarke sketch, Chicago Tribune, 1886 (1).png Thomas C. Clarke1884–1888  Republican Previously served in the 5th ward [7] [14] 48th
49th
50th
51st
John W. Hepburn1888–1896  Republican [7] [15] 52ndHarry D. Hammer1888–1889 [7]
53rd Martin B. Madden (Chicago alderman, 4th ward) Municipalheraldo00lawr 3x4.jpg Martin B. Madden 1889–1897  Republican [7]
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
William S. Jackson1896–1901  Republican Redistricted to the 3rd ward in 1901 [7] [16] 60th
61stAbraham A. Ballenberg1897–1899  Democratic [7] [16]
62nd
63rd Milton J. Foreman 1899–1901  Republican Redistricted to the 3rd ward in 1901 [7] [17]
64th
William E. Kent1901–1902Redistricted from 5th ward; died in office [7] 65thFrank Doubek1901–1903 [7]
Henry Stuckart 1902–1904previously represented the 6th ward [7] 66th
67thJames M. Dailey1903–1907 [7]
John A. Richert 1904–1923  Democratic [7] [18] 68th
69th
70th
71stJohn W. McNeal1907–1909 [7]
72nd
73rdJames M. Dailey1909–1911 [7]
74th
75thJoseph F. Ryan1911–1915 [7]
76th
77th
78th
79th David R. Hickey (3x4).jpg David R. Hickey1915–December 8, 1918  Democratic Died in office [7] [19]
80th
81st
82nd
83rd Timothy A. Hogan 1919–1923Continued as alderman after 1923, but redistricted to the 11th ward [7]
84th
85th
86th

1923 – present

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

In 2021, the state government enacted legislation to change the designation for members of the city council from "aldermen" to "alderpersons". [20] [21]

List of Chicago alderpersons from the 4th Ward since 1923
ImageAlderpersonPartyTerm startTerm endNotesRef.
Ulysses S. Schwartz Democratic19231925Previously represented the 3rd ward (1916–1923) [7] [18]
Berthold A. Cronson (1) (a).jpg Berthold A. Cronson Republican1925December 23, 1937 (died in office) [7]
Abraham H. Cohen 19391955 [7]
Claude Holman Democratic1955June 1, 1973died in office [7]
Timothy C. Evans Crop.jpg Timothy C. Evans November 27, 19731991 [7]
Toni Preckwinkle (3107244285) white background.jpg Toni Preckwinkle April 2, 1991December 6, 2010Resigned in order to become president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
Shirley Newsome20102011Appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley [22]
Alderman William D. Burns.JPG William D. Burns DemocraticMay 2011April 2016Resigned [23]
Alderman Sophia King (3x4b).jpg Sophia King April 13, 2016May 15, 2023 [24]
Lamont Robinson May 15, 2023incumbent

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