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 stay of his father,Richard J. Daley.
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. The council is called into session regularly,usually monthly,to consider ordinances,orders,and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes,utilities,taxes,and many other issues. The Chicago City Council Chambers are located in Chicago City Hall,as are the downtown offices of the individual alderpersons and staff.
Anthony A. Beale is an American politician and the alderman of the 9th ward of the City of Chicago,Illinois United States. Beale is noted as having been one of the youngest members to serve as elected official on the City of Chicago's City Council. Beale was elected in 1999,and is currently serving his sixth term. In 2013,Beale was an unsuccessful candidate in the Democratic primary for the special election to replace Jesse Jackson,Jr. as U.S. Congressman from Illinois' 2nd congressional district.
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.
Thomas M. Tunney is an American politician and entrepreneur from Chicago,Illinois. Since 2003,he has served as an alderman on the Chicago City Council. He represents the prominent 44th Ward of the city,which includes major tourist destinations,Northalsted and Wrigleyville neighborhoods. He was appointed vice mayor in 2019.
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.
Edward Michael Burke is an American politician who served as the alderman of Chicago's 14th ward from 1969 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected to the Chicago City Council in 1969,and represents part of the city's Southwest Side. Chair of Council's Committee on Finance,Burke has been called Chicago's "most powerful alderman" by the Chicago Sun-Times. Burke was named one of the "100 Most Powerful Chicagoans" by Chicago Magazine,describing him as "[o]ne of the last of the old-school Chicago Machine pols."
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.
Senn High School is a public four-year high school located in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago,Illinois,United States. Senn is operated by the Chicago Public Schools system and was opened on 3 February 1913. The school is named in honor of surgeon,instructor,and founder of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States Nicholas Senn. Senn has advanced placement classes,an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program,a fine arts program,and a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program. It formerly housed the public but administratively separate,Hyman Rickover Naval Academy. The architect for the Senn High School building and campus was Arthur F. Hussander,who was the chief architect for the Chicago Board of Education;the contractor was Frank Paschen.
Timothy C. Evans is an American attorney,politician,former alderman and the current Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. Evans is noted as the first African-American Chief Judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. A graduate of the John Marshall Law School in Chicago,Evans was first elected to the bench in 1992,and was selected by his fellow judges as Chief Judge in 2001.
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.
Harry Osterman is an American politician who served as a member of the Chicago City Council from the 48th ward from 2011 to 2023. He previously served in the Illinois House of Representatives for the 14th District from 2000 to 2011.
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.
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.
Kathy Osterman,was a Chicago politician who was born Kathleen Mary Lonergan in the Bronx. Entering politics as a block club president who had been social director of Lawrence House,a facility for disabled persons,Osterman in 1981 became a community relations director for then-State's Attorney Richard M. Daley,who became her political patron.
The Park Grill is the only full-service restaurant included in the multimillion-dollar Millennium Park project in Chicago,Illinois. Its outdoor seating area is the largest al fresco dining area in Chicago. It has placed among the leaders in citywide best-of competitions for best burger and is widely praised for its views.
Scott Waguespack is a member of the Chicago City Council,representing the 32nd ward since May 2007. The current 32nd ward includes parts of the neighborhoods of Bucktown,Goose Island,Hamlin Park,Lakeview,Lincoln Park,and Roscoe Village. He is a member of the council's Progressive Reform Caucus,and was the chair during 2015–19. During the 2019–23 term,he was selected as the chair of the Finance Committee.
The Chicago mayoral election of 1987 was first the primary election on February 24,1987 followed by the general election on April 7,1987. The election saw the re-election of Chicago,Illinois' first African-American mayor,Harold Washington. Ed Vrdolyak,the leader of the Vrdolyak 29,unsuccessfully opposed him,running on the Illinois Solidarity Party ticket. Former mayor Jane Byrne,who served from 1979 until 1983 unsuccessfully challenged Washington in the Democratic primary.
The 11th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago,Illinois. It is broken into 38 election precincts. Five Mayors of Chicago have come from this ward:Edward Joseph Kelly,Martin H. Kennelly,Richard J. Daley,Michael A. Bilandic and Richard M. Daley.
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth is an American politician and small business owner. She is the alderwoman for the 48th ward in the Chicago City Council,having won the 2023 election for the office. The 48th ward includes most of the Edgewater neighborhood and parts of the Uptown neighborhood.
