Luis Vicente Gutiérrez is an American politician. He served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 2019. From 1986 until his election to Congress,he served as a member of the Chicago City Council representing the 26th ward. He is a member of the Democratic Party and was a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus during his tenure in the House. In the 113th Congress,with his 20 years of service,Gutiérrez became,along with Bobby Rush,the longest serving member of the Illinois House delegation,and so was occasionally referred to as the unofficial "dean" of the delegation.
Humboldt Park,one of 77 designated community areas,is on the West Side of Chicago,Illinois. The Humboldt Park neighborhood is known for its dynamic social and ethnic demographic change over the years. The Puerto Rican community has identified strongly with the area since the 1970s. Humboldt Park is also the name of a 207-acre (0.8 km2) park adjacent to the community area.
The Young Lords,also known as the Young Lords Organization (YLO) or Young Lords Party (YLP),was a Chicago-based street gang that became a civil and human rights organization. The group aims to fight for neighborhood empowerment and self-determination for Puerto Rico,Latinos,and colonized people. Tactics used by the Young Lords include mass education,canvassing,community programs,occupations,and direct confrontation. The Young Lords became targets of the United States FBI's COINTELPRO program.
Archer Heights is a community area in Chicago,Illinois,one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago.
West Town,northwest of the Loop on Chicago's West Side,is one of the city's officially designated community areas. Much of this area was historically part of Polish Downtown,along Western Avenue,which was then the city's western boundary. West Town was a collection of several distinct neighborhoods and the most populous community area until it was surpassed by Near West Side in the 1960s. The boundaries of the community area are the Chicago River to the east,the Union Pacific railroad tracks to the south,the former railroad tracks on Bloomingdale Avenue to the North,and an irregular western border to the west that includes the city park called Humboldt Park. Humboldt Park is also the name of the community area to West Town's west,Logan Square is to the north,Near North Side to the east,and Near West Side to the south. The collection of neighborhoods in West Town along with the neighborhoods of Bucktown and the eastern portion of Logan Square have been referred to by some media as the "Near Northwest Side".
John Pope is a former alderman of the 10th Ward of the City of Chicago. He was first elected in 1999 and served four terms,the last of which ended in 2015 when he lost an election to Alderman Susan Sadlowski Garza in 2015.
Latasha R. Thomas is an American politician and former alderman of the 17th Ward of the City of Chicago,Illinois,United States. Thomas was appointed to the position of alderman by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2000,subsequently elected outright in a 2001 special election,and was re-elected in 2003,2007,and 2011. During her tenure as alderman,Thomas worked to get many of the schools within her ward renovated. In the fall of 2014 Thomas announced that she would not seek re-election in 2015 as alderman,following the announcement that a former employee would run in her place.
Isaac "Ike" Sims Carothers is a former alderman of the 29th Ward on the far west side of the City of Chicago. He was first elected in 1999. He resigned in 2010 after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges.
Ted Matlak was the alderman of the 32nd ward in Chicago from 1998 until 2007. On April 17,2007,Matlak lost to challenger Scott Waguespack in a close aldermanic race.
Regner E. "Ray" Suárez is the former alderman of the 31st Ward of the City of Chicago;he was first elected in 1991. He was unsuccessful in the April 2015 election,and left office the next month.
Joseph A. Moore is a former Chicago politician. Moore was first elected to Chicago City Council as the alderman for the 49th ward,which includes the majority of Rogers Park and portions of West Ridge,in 1991. Moore won re-election six times,before losing to challenger Maria Hadden in 2019.
Bernard "Berny" L. Stone was alderman of the 50th Ward of the City of Chicago,Illinois from 1973 to 2011. The 50th Ward encompasses part of Chicago's far North Side and includes the West Ridge,West Rogers Park and Peterson Park neighborhoods. First elected to the Council in 1973,Stone was the second longest-serving alderman. His tenure spanned the terms of seven Mayors,from Richard J. Daley to Richard M. Daley. Stone was also Vice Mayor of the City of Chicago from 1998 to 2011.
Thomas R. Allen is a judge within the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County. He was sworn in on December 6,2010. Prior to his judgeship,he was Alderman of the 38th Ward of Chicago,serving since 1993.
Roberto Maldonado is the alderman of the 26th Ward of the City of Chicago,Illinois.
Luis Arroyo is a former Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 3rd District from his appointment in 2006 until his resignation in 2019.
Timothy M. Cullerton is a former Chicago City Council member who represented the 38th Ward on Chicago's Northwest Side. He was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2011.
The West Side is one of the three major sections of the city of Chicago,Illinois,U.S. The other two sections within Chicago that associate with the West Side are the North Side and the South Side. The West Side consists of communities that are of historical,cultural,and ideological importance to the history and development of Chicago. On the flag of Chicago,the West Side is represented by the central white stripe.
The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24,2015,to elect the 50 Aldermen that represent Chicago in the City Council. The elections were non-partisan and if no candidate received an absolute majority,a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7,2015.
Sophia D. King is an American politician and member of Chicago City Council,who served as alderman from the 4th ward,which includes portions of the neighborhoods Bronzeville,Hyde Park,Kenwood,Oakland,and South Loop. King was appointed to the position in 2016 to replace retiring incumbent Will Burns. She won a special election to serve out the rest term of the term in 2017 and was re-elected to a full term in 2019. She is a member and chair of the City Council's Progressive Reform Caucus. King forwent reelection to the city council in 2023 in order to make an unsuccessful run for mayor of Chicago in the 2023 Chicago mayoral election.
James M. Gardiner is a Chicago politician and firefighter who serves as the alderman for the 45th ward in the Chicago City Council.
