Rahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician and diplomat currently serving as United States ambassador to Japan. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for three terms from 2003 to 2009. He was the White House Chief of Staff from 2009 to 2010 under Barack Obama and served as mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019.
William Michael Daley is an American lawyer,politician and former banker who served as the 24th White House Chief of Staff from January 2011 to January 2012,under President Barack Obama. Prior to this,he served as the 32nd U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1997 to 2000,under President Bill Clinton.
Forrest Edward Claypool is an American politician who has held several positions in the governments of Chicago,Cook County,and the State of Illinois. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from July 27,2015,until December 8,2017. Previous offices held by Claypool include Superintendent of the Chicago Park District from 1993 to 1998,Chief of Staff to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel,and President of the Chicago Transit Authority. In 2007–2008,Claypool served as a key member of Barack Obama campaign's media team,in his capacity as a longtime partner of David Axelrod.
Northern Trust Corporation is an American financial services company headquartered in Chicago,Illinois that caters to corporations,institutional investors,and ultra high net worth individuals. Northern Trust is one of the largest banking institutions in the United States and one of the oldest banks in continuous operation. As of June 30,2022,it had $1.7 trillion in assets under management and $17 trillion in assets under custody. Northern Trust Corporation is incorporated in Delaware.
The Cook County Democratic Party is an American county-level political party organization which represents voters in 50 wards in the city of Chicago and 30 suburban townships of Cook County. The organization has dominated Chicago politics since the 1930s. It relies on an organizational structure of a ward or township committeeperson to elect candidates. At the height of its influence under Richard J. Daley in the 1960s when political patronage in employment was endemic in American cities,it was one of the most powerful political machines in American history. By the beginning of the 21st century the party had largely ceased to function as a machine due to the legal dismantling of the patronage system under the Shakman Decrees issued by the federal court in Chicago. The current Chair is Toni Preckwinkle,who is also the elected Cook County Board president.
Kwame Raoul is an American lawyer and politician who has been the 42nd Attorney General of Illinois since 2019. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Susana A. Mendoza is an American politician. She is the 10th comptroller of Illinois,serving since December 2016. A member of the Democratic Party,she formerly served as Chicago city clerk and as an Illinois State Representative,representing the 1st District of Illinois.
Stephanie D. Neely was the Treasurer of the City of Chicago,Illinois. She was appointed as Treasurer for the City of Chicago in October 2006,and was sworn in December 2006. Neely was reelected to a second term in February 2011. Neely resigned to return to the private sector on November 30,2014. In 2015,she became vice president of treasury for Allstate Insurance Company,where she oversees corporate finance and commercial banking.
Toni Lynn Preckwinkle is an American politician and the current County Board president in Cook County,Illinois,United States. She was elected to her first term as president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners,the executive branch of Cook County government,in November 2010,becoming the first woman elected to that position.
William D. Burns is an American politician and businessman,a former member of the Chicago City Council,representing Chicago's 4th ward,and the State House. A member of the Democratic Party,Burns represented the 26th District in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2008 through 2011. After winning election as an alderman on February 22,2011,he resigned as a state legislator. In February 2016,Alderman Burns announced his resignation from the Chicago City Council to take a job with Airbnb.
Gery J. Chico is an American politician,Chicago lawyer,public official and former Democratic primary candidate for United States Senate.
The 2014 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 4,2014,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Illinois,concurrently with the election to Illinois's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
An election took place on February 24,2015,to elect the mayor of Chicago. The election was non-partisan and no candidate received a majority. A runoff election was held between the top two finishers on April 7,2015,and resulted in the reelection of incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel. The elections were concurrent with the 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections.
Sophia D. King is an American politician and former 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 was 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.
The 2019 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 26,2019,to determine the next Mayor of the City of Chicago,Illinois. Since no candidate received a majority of votes,a runoff election was held on April 2,2019,between the two candidates with the most votes,Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle. Lightfoot defeated Preckwinkle in the runoff election to become mayor,and was sworn in as mayor on May 20,2019.
The 2019 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 26,2019,and April 2,2019. Elections were held for Mayor of Chicago,City Clerk of Chicago,City Treasurer of Chicago,and all 50 members of the Chicago City Council. The candidates who won in these elections were inaugurated on May 20,2019. Four ballot referendums were also voted on in certain precincts. The elections were administered by the Chicago Board of Elections.
Lori Elaine Lightfoot is an American politician and attorney who was the 56th mayor of Chicago from 2019 until 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before becoming mayor,Lightfoot worked in private legal practice as a partner at Mayer Brown and held various government positions in Chicago. She served as president of the Chicago Police Board and chair of the Chicago Police Accountability Task Force. In 2019,Lightfoot defeated Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff election for Chicago mayor. She ran again in 2023 but failed to qualify for the runoff,becoming the city's first incumbent mayor to not be reelected since Jane Byrne in 1983.
The City Treasurer of Chicago is an elected official of the City of Chicago.
Robert J. Peters is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate for the 13th district. The Chicago-based district includes all or parts of East Side,Hyde Park,Kenwood,South Chicago,South Shore,and Woodlawn. Peters took office on January 6,2019 to succeed Kwame Raoul. He is the chair of the Illinois Senate Black Caucus.
Danny Garrett is an American politician who has represented District 44 in the Alabama House of Representatives since 2014. A member of the Republican Party,Garrett currently serves as the House majority whip. He represents the 44th House District in Jefferson County,which includes the cities of Trussville,Clay and portions of Pinson.
