Chicago City Council
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The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of fifty aldermen elected from fifty wards to serve four-year terms. The Chicago City Council is gaveled into session regularly (usually monthly) to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes traffic code changes, utilities, taxes, and many other issues. The presiding officer of the Chicago City Council is the Mayor of Chicago. The secretary is the City Clerk of Chicago. Both positions are popularly elected offices.
The Chicago City Council chambers are located in Chicago City Hall, adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Center. Also located in the building are the offices of the individual aldermen and staff.
Chicago aldermen
The list below includes the aldermen of Chicago in order by ward. The list is current as of December 2005.
- Manuel Flores
- Madeline Haithcock
- Dorothy Tillman
- Toni Preckwinkle
- Leslie Hairston
- Freddrenna Lyle
- William Beavers
- Todd Stroger
- Anthony Beale
- John Pope
- James Balcer
- George Cardenas
- Frank Olivo
- Ed Burke
- Theodore Thomas
- Shirley Coleman
- Latasha Thomas
- Thomas Murphy
- Virginia Rugai
- Arenda Troutman
- Howard Brookins Jr.
- Ricardo Muñoz
- Michael Zalewski
- Michael Chandler
- Daniel Solis
- Billy Ocasio
- Walter Burnett, Jr.
- Ed Smith
- Isaac Carothers
- Ariel Reboyras
- Ray Suarez
- Theodore Matlak
- Richard Mell
- Carrie Austin
- Rey Colón
- William Banks
- Emma Mitts
- Thomas Allen
- Margaret Laurino
- Patrick O'Connor
- Brian Doherty
- Burton Natarus
- Vi Daley
- Thomas M. Tunney
- Patrick Levar
- Helen Shiller
- Eugene Schulter
- Mary Ann Smith
- Joe Moore
- Bernard Stone
Resources
- [City of Chicago]
- [Chicago City Council]
- [City Clerk's Chicago City Council page]
- [Chicago City Council Proceedings Archive]
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