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.
Jane Margaret Byrne was an American politician who served as the 50th mayor of Chicago from April 16,1979,until April 29,1983. Prior to her tenure as mayor,Byrne served as Chicago's commissioner of consumer sales from 1969 until 1977,the only female in the mayoral cabinet.
Harold Lee Washington was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983. He served as mayor from April 29,1983,until his death in 1987. Born in Chicago and raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood,Washington became involved in local 3rd Ward politics under Chicago Alderman and future Congressman Ralph Metcalfe after graduating from Roosevelt University and Northwestern University School of Law. Washington was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983,representing Illinois's first district. Washington had previously served in the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives from 1965 until 1976.
The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago,Illinois,the third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments,submits proposals and recommendations to the Chicago City Council,is active in the enforcement of the city's ordinances,submits the city's annual budget and appoints city officers,department commissioners or directors,and members of city boards and commissions.
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 President Barack Obama and served as mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019.
The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is the operator of mass transit in Chicago,Illinois,United States,and some of its suburbs,including the trains of the Chicago "L" and CTA bus service. In 2023,the system had a ridership of 279,146,200,or about 993,700 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.
Rogers Park is a community on the North Side of Chicago,Illinois and one of the city's 77 municipally recognized community areas. Located 9 miles (14 km) north of the Loop along the shore of Lake Michigan,it features green spaces,early 20th-century architecture,live theater,bars,restaurants,and beaches. Rogers Park is known for its racial and cultural diversity:according to the Chicago Sun-Times,it is the community that most closely matches the city's ethnic makeup as a whole.
Chicago Public Schools (CPS),officially classified as City of Chicago School District #299 for funding and districting reasons,in Chicago,Illinois,is the fourth-largest school district in the United States,after New York,Los Angeles,and Miami-Dade County. For the 2023–24 school year,CPS reported overseeing 634 schools,including 477 elementary schools and 157 high schools;of which 514 were district-run,111 were charter schools,7 were contract schools and 2 were SAFE schools. The district serves 323,251 students. Chicago Public School students attend a particular school based on their area of residence,except for charter,magnet,and selective enrollment schools.
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.
Paul Gust Vallas Sr. is an American politician and former education superintendent. He served as the superintendent of the Bridgeport Public Schools in Connecticut and the Recovery School District of Louisiana,the CEO of both the School District of Philadelphia and the Chicago Public Schools,and a budget director for the city of Chicago.
Northside College Preparatory High School is a public four-year selective enrollment high school located in the North Park neighborhood on the north side of Chicago,Illinois,United States. Founded in 1999,it was the first new CPS high school to be built in 20 years. It is a selective enrollment school,and teaches only at the Honors and AP levels. Northside has earned a reputation for academic excellence,and has been consistently ranked as the #1 high school in Illinois by U.S. News &World Report.
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is a labor union that represents teachers,paraprofessionals,and clinicians in the Chicago public school system. The union has advocated for improved pay,benefits,and job security for its members,and it has opposed efforts to vary teacher pay based on performance evaluations. It also called for improvements in the Chicago schools,and asserts that its activities benefit students as well as teachers.
Andrew Velasquez III is the former Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),Region V. He coordinated preparedness,response,recovery,and mitigation activities for the states of Illinois,Indiana,Michigan,Minnesota,Ohio,and Wisconsin. Prior to his appointment as Region V administrator he served as Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Executive Director of Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communication.
Gery J. Chico is an American politician,lawyer,public official and former Democratic primary candidate for United States Senate from Chicago.
Michael G. Masters is the National Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Secure Community Network. He previously served as Senior Vice President of The Soufan Group and Executive Director of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management for Cook County,Illinois. He also serves on the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security’s Faith Based Security and Communications Advisory Committee,as the Vice-Chair of the Secretary’s Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Grants Review Task Force and on the Secretary’s Homeland Security Advisory Council’s Foreign Fighter Task Force.
Moses Montefiore Academy was a special school of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Established in 1929,The school was located Near West Side of Chicago,Illinois and served students with severe emotional disorders. The school closed in 2016.
Eric Solorio Academy High School is a publicfour-year high school located in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest side of Chicago,Illinois. Solorio is part of the Chicago Public Schools district and is managed by the Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL).
The George Floyd riots in Chicago were a series of civil disturbances in 2020 in the city of Chicago,Illinois. Unrest in the city began as a response to the murder of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25,2020. The demonstrations and riots,supporting justice for Floyd and protesting police brutality,occurred simultaneously with those of over 100 other cities in the United States. Chicago is among 12 major cities that declared curfews in order to prevent looting and vandalism. On May 31,Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker to send the Illinois National Guard to Chicago for the first time in the 52 years since the 1968 riots in Chicago. The economic damage caused by the disturbances exceeded $66 million.
Terry Mazany is an American philanthropist and administrator who served as president and CEO of the Chicago Community Trust and as interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
Ron Bogan was the first police man in Chicago to come out as gay. Fellow officer Mary Boyle was the first out officer. By coming out to the Chicago Tribune,eventually the CPD Chicago Police Department began actively recruiting homosexual officers and acceptance of LGBT officers increased.
