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.
George A. Cárdenas was Alderman of the 12th Ward of the City of Chicago. A member of the Democratic Party,he was elected to his first term on the Chicago City Council in 2003. He was elected commissioner of the 1st district of the Cook County Board of Review in the 2022 election,and subsequently resigned from the City Council.
Robert William Fioretti is an American attorney and politician who served as an alderman in the Chicago City Council for the 2nd Ward,which included portions of Bronzeville,East Garfield Park,Illinois Medical District,Little Italy,Loop,Near West Side,Prairie District,South Loop,University Village,Westhaven,and West Loop. Fioretti first won election as alderman in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011. He also served as 2nd Ward Democratic Committeeman for two terms,which is a position in the Cook County Democratic Party.
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.
Ameya Pawar is an American politician who served as the alderman for the 47th Ward of the City of Chicago. He was first elected in the 2011 municipal elections,and was elected to a second term on February 24,2015. Pawar's 2015 re-election was secured with over 82% of the vote,the largest margin in the election cycle. Pawar is the first Indian American and Asian American in Chicago City Council history.
The Chicago mayoral election of 1999,which took place on February 23,1999,resulted in the re-election of incumbent Richard M. Daley over Bobby Rush,with 428,872 votes to Rush's 167,709. Daley garnered a landslide 71.9% of the total vote,winning by a 44-point margin. This was the first officially nonpartisan Chicago mayoral election,per a 1995 Illinois law.
Jason C. Ervin is an American politician who serves on the Chicago City Council. He became the alderman for Chicago's 28th ward,located on the west side of Chicago,in 2010.
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.
The 2018 elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place on Tuesday,November 6,2018,to elect representatives from all 118 districts. The winners of this election served in the 101st General Assembly,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. The Democratic Party has held a House majority since 1997. The inauguration of the 101st General Assembly occurred on Wednesday January 9,2019. The Democrats flipped 8 seats while Republicans flipped 1 seat,resulting in a net gain of 7 seats for the Democratic caucus.
Lamont J. Robinson Jr. is an American insurance agent,educator,and politician who is the alderman for the 4th ward in the Chicago City Council,having won the 2023 election for the office. The 4th ward includes parts of the Douglas,Kenwood,and Near South Side neighborhoods.
The 2019 Chicago aldermanic election took place in two rounds on February 26 and April 2,2019,to elect 50 aldermen to the Chicago City Council. Each alderman represents one of Chicago's 50 wards. The elections are non-partisan and use a two-round system where the top two finishers compete in a second-round run-off if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round. The elections were party of the 2019 Chicago elections,which included elections for Mayor,City Clerk,City Treasurer.
Jawaharial Williams is a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 10th district. The district includes parts of the Chicago neighborhoods of Austin,East Garfield Park,Humboldt Park,Lincoln Park,Logan Square,Near North Side,Near West Side,West Garfield Park,and West Town.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 3,2020. Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court,State's Attorney,Cook County Board of Review district 1,three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board,and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Dennis Deer was an American politician who served as the Cook County Commissioner for the 2nd district from 2017 until his death. He represented many neighborhoods in Chicago,including portions of the Loop,Near West Side,Near South Side,North Lawndale,Englewood,and Washington Park community areas. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
The 2022 Illinois Secretary of State election was held on November 8,2022,to elect the next Illinois Secretary of State. Incumbent Democrat Jesse White did not seek re-election to a seventh term. Alexi Giannoulias,a former state treasurer,won the open seat.
Illinois's 10th House of Representatives district is a Representative district within the Illinois House of Representatives located in Cook County,Illinois. It has been represented by Democrat Jawaharial Williams since May 17,2019. The district was previously represented by Democrat Melissa Conyears-Ervin from 2017 to 2019.
The 2023 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 28,2023,and April 4,2023. Elections were held for Mayor of Chicago,City Clerk of Chicago,City Treasurer of Chicago,all 50 members of the Chicago City Council,and 66 members of the newly created police District Councils. The elections were administered by the Chicago Board of Elections.
The 2023 Chicago aldermanic election took place in two rounds on February 28 and April 4,2023,to elect 50 alderpersons to the Chicago City Council. Each alderperson represents one of Chicago's 50 wards. The elections are non-partisan and use a two-round system where the top two finishers compete in a second-round runoff if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the first round. The elections are part of the 2023 Chicago elections,which include elections for Mayor,City Clerk,and City Treasurer.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the 17 U.S. representatives from the State of Illinois,one from each of the state's 17 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections. The primary elections were held on March 19,2024.
