Richard Michael Daley is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago,Illinois,from 1989 to 2011. Daley was elected mayor in 1989 and was reelected five times until declining to run for a seventh term. At 22 years,his was the longest tenure in Chicago mayoral history,surpassing the 21-year mayoralty of his father,Richard J. Daley.
Leslie Hairston is an American politician who was alderperson of the 5th ward of the City of Chicago;she was elected in 1999. Hairston is a Hyde Park native. As alderman,she represented the ward in the Chicago City Council along with representatives from the 49 other Chicago wards. She was re-elected in 2003,2007,2011,2015 and 2019.
Gene Schulter was alderman of the 47th ward of the City of Chicago. He was first elected in 1975 and served until his retirement in 2011.
Mary Ann Smith was an alderman of the 48th ward of the City of Chicago;she was appointed in 1989 by Mayor Richard M. Daley to replace Kathy Osterman. She won re-election in 1991,and was re-elected four more times before retiring in 2011. She served as a member of the Chicago Commission on Landmarks.
Thomas M. Tunney is an American politician and entrepreneur from Chicago,Illinois. From 2003 to 2023,he served as an alderman on the Chicago City Council. He represented the 44th Ward of the city,which includes major tourist destinations,Northalsted and Wrigleyville neighborhoods. He was also vice mayor from 2019 to 2023.
Helen Shiller is a former Alderman of the 46th ward in Chicago,Illinois. Shiller is also a published author,having written a 500-page book on her politics and activism in Chicago from 1971 to 2011. Shiller served in the Chicago City Council for six four-year terms,from 1987 to 2011. Shiller was elected to the City Council on her third attempt,as Harold Washington,Chicago's first black Mayor,was re-elected to his second term,and her election as alderman helped close the Council Wars era in Chicago government. Shiller has been described as "a reformer unafraid to take on the boys in power." A less flattering description is that she is "committed to liberal causes and destroying all within her path". Among her most significant impacts on Chicago were her advocacy for diverse,inclusive,affordable housing and helping craft Chicago's response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. Her commitment to fostering community development without displacement often brought Shiller into contention with some constituencies,real estate developers,and editorial boards. Shiller's oral history was collected by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Uptown resident Studs Terkel in his 2003 book,Hope Dies Last. As she details in her own book,among her policy victories as a City Council member was:getting human rights legislation passed,having Chicago implement anti-apartheid legislation,creating a City Council Subcommittee on Domestic Violence,and building a unique mix-used development.
Tax increment financing (TIF) is a public financing method that is used as a subsidy for redevelopment,infrastructure,and other community-improvement projects in many countries,including the United States. The original intent of a TIF program is to stimulate private investment in a blighted area that has been designated to be in need of economic revitalization. Similar or related value capture strategies are used around the world.
South Chicago,formerly known as Ainsworth,is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago,Illinois.
Richard F. "Dick" Mell is an American politician. A Democrat,he served on the Chicago City Council from 1975 to 2013. He retired in 2013 and was succeeded by Deb Mell,his daughter.
Brian G. Doherty was the alderman of the 41st Ward of the City of Chicago from 1991 to 2011. First elected to the Chicago City Council in 1991 when he defeated longtime incumbent Roman Pucinski,Doherty represented portions of the city's Northwest Side,including O'Hare International Airport. In 2010,Doherty won the Republican nomination for Illinois State Senate District 10 to replace retiring Senator James DeLeo (D-Chicago),but he lost the general election to John Mulroe. Doherty did not seek re-election after his defeat in the Senate contest and left office in 2011.
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 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.
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.
The Natural Capital Center,formally known as the Jean Vollum Natural Capital Center and informally as the Ecotrust Building,is a notable example of green building in Portland,Oregon,United States. It was the first historic redevelopment in the U.S. to receive a gold-level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) award from the U.S. Green Building Council. The building houses a mix of public and private,nonprofit and for-profit tenants.
Vi Daley was an alderman in the Chicago City Council,representing Chicago's 43rd ward. The 43rd ward includes much of the Lincoln Park and a small portions of the Near North Side Community areas. Daley was elected to three four-year terms,and chose not to seek reelection when her last term ended in 2011.
This article provides examples of green building programs in the United States. These programs span the public,private,and non-profit sectors,and all have the goal of increasing energy efficiency and the sustainability of the built environment.
The Green Exchange is a sustainable and green retail and office development project in the Logan Square community area of Chicago,Illinois that is designed to house eco-friendly businesses and organizations. Developers of the building have been awarded LEED Platinum status for their rehabilitation of a historic landmark four-story manufacturing facility originally built in 1914. The retail and office space is open to the public and is intended to serve as an important Midwest destination for green consumers.
Julia C. Lathrop Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project located along the line between the Lincoln Park and North Center neighborhoods on the north side of Chicago,Illinois,United States. It is bordered by the neighborhoods of Bucktown and Roscoe Village. Completed in 1938 by the Public Works Administration,Lathrop Homes was one of the first Chicago public housing projects. Lathrop Homes was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 and is currently undergoing restoration. Lathrop Homes consists of two-story brick row houses and three- and four-story apartment buildings separated by landscaped courtyards and linked by small archways in a campus-like arrangement. There are a total of 925 units on 35.5 acres of land.
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa is an American politician. He has served as the Alderperson for Chicago's 35th Ward since May 18,2015. He was first elected to the Council in 2015,become one of the chamber's youngest members ever elected at age 26. He was re-elected in 2019 and 2023.
