Daniel David Rostenkowski was a United States Representative from Chicago,serving for 36 years,from 1959 to 1995. He became one of the most powerful legislators in Congress,especially in matters of taxation. He was imprisoned in 1996. A Democrat and son of a Chicago alderman,Rostenkowski was for many years Democratic Committeeman of Chicago's 32nd Ward,retaining this position while also serving in Congress.
David Duvall Orr is an American Democratic politician who served as the Cook County Clerk from 1990 to 2018. Orr previously served as alderman for the 49th ward in Chicago City Council from 1979 to 1990. He briefly served as acting Mayor of Chicago from November 25 to December 2,1987,following the death of Mayor Harold Washington. Orr retired from the office of Cook County Clerk in 2018,opting not to run for an eighth term.
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.
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.
John Alden Fritchey IV is a former Democratic Cook County Commissioner of the Cook County Board of Commissioners who represented the 12th district in Chicago from 2010 until 2018 and was a Democratic State Representative in the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 11th District in Chicago from 1997 to 2010. He additionally served as the elected Democratic Committeeman for Chicago's 32nd Ward from 2008 to 2012. According to the Arab-American Institute,Fritchey was one of the longest-serving Arab-American officials in the United States. He is presently President of F4 Consulting,Ltd. In 1998,he created the John Fritchey Youth Foundation,designed to create educational and recreational opportunities for local children through the sponsorship of academic and sports programs. He has additionally supported the Chicago Special Olympics as a repeated participant in the annual Polar Plunge. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of Chicago Gateway Green,a non-profit,public-private partnership dedicated to the greening and beautification of Chicago's expressways,gateways and neighborhoods through landscape enhancement,litter and graffiti removal and the installation of public art.
A special election was held in Illinois's 5th congressional district in 2009 to fill the seat vacated by Rahm Emanuel. On April 7,Democratic nominee Michael Quigley defeated Republican nominee Rosanna Pulido and Green nominee Matt Reichel. Quigley was sworn in on April 21 and served out the congressional term.
The city of Chicago,Illinois held a nonpartisan mayoral election on Tuesday,February 22,2011. Incumbent Mayor Richard Michael Daley,a member of the Democratic Party who had been in office since 1989,did not seek a seventh term as mayor. This was the first non-special election since 1947 in which an incumbent mayor of Chicago did not seek reelection.
Gery J. Chico is an American politician,Chicago lawyer,public official and former Democratic primary candidate for United States Senate.
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.
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.
The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24,2015,to elect the 50 Aldermen that represent Chicago in the City Council. The elections were non-partisan and if no candidate received an absolute majority,a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7,2015.
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.
Theris M. Gabinski was an American politician who served as a Chicago alderman representing the 32nd ward from 1969 to 1998 and as Democratic committeeman from the city's 32nd ward from 1988 to 2008.
James M. Gardiner is a Chicago politician and firefighter who serves as the alderman for the 45th ward in the Chicago City Council. Elected to the Chicago City Council in 2019,Gardiner identified as a political independent;however,he would later switch to the Democratic Party and currently serves as the 45th Ward Democratic Committeeperson.
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.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 8,2016.
The Cook County,Illinois,general election was held on November 2,2010.
Dick Weldon Simpson is an American professor,author,politician,activist,political consultant,and filmmaker who formerly served as a Chicago alderman from 1971 through 1979.
Timmy Knudsen is an American politician,currently serving in the Chicago City Council as alderman for the 43rd ward. He was appointed to the position by Mayor Lori Lightfoot and confirmed by the City Council in September 2022,following the retirement of Michele Smith. The 43rd ward is on Chicago's North Side,including much of Lincoln Park and a small portion of the Near North Side.
