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Ward in Chicago

Ward in Illinois, United States
10th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 10
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Established1857
Communitieslist
Government
 • TypeWard
 • BodyChicago City Council
 • AlderpersonPeter Chico (Democratic Party)
Website

The 10th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.

History

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The ward was created on February 16, 1857, when the number of wards in the city increased from nine to ten.

Past alders

The current alderperson for the 10th ward is Peter Chico, who has represented the ward since 2023.

Before 1923

Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.

Aldermen # Council Aldermen
Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite
Dennis Coughlin 1857–1859 21st J. Schmidt 1857–1858
22nd Andrew Enzenbacher 1858–1860
  John Comiskey 1859–1863 Democratic Redistricted to 7th ward in 1863 23rd
24th Malcolm McDonald 1860–1862 Later elected alderman again in 1963 in 6th ward
25th
26th Redmond Sheridan 1862–1863 Redistricted to 8th ward in 1863
George Hilmrod 1863–1865 27th   Charles C. P. Holden 1863–1872 Republican Redistricted from 5th ward in 1863
28th
Edmund Bixby 1865–1867 Died in office 29th
30th
31st
Alvin Salisbury 1868–1869 32nd
33rd
Thomas Wilco 1869–1871 34th
35th
  Lester L. Bond 1871–1873 Republican Previously served from 11th ward; served as acting mayor in 1873 36th
37th David W. Clark Jr. 1872–1875
" Charles L. Woodman 1873–1876 Redistricted from 20th ward 38th
39th
Andrew F. Smith 1876–1877 40th   George E. White 1876–1878 Republican Redistricted from 11th ward
  Michael McNurney 1877–1881 Republican 41st
42nd John Eiszner 1878–1880
43rd
44th   H. Schroeder 1880–1882 Democratic
  Daniel Nelson 1881–1883 Republican 45th
46th   George E. White 1882–1884 Republican
  James Walsh 1883–1885 Democratic Previously served in 11th ward; later elected alderman again in 1897 in 17th ward 47th
48th   Michael McNurney 1884–1886 Republican
  Stephen P. Revere 1885–1887 Republican Later elected alderman again in 1895 in 17th ward 49th
50th   Henry M. Deal 1886–1888
J.N. Mulvihill 1887-1888 Redistricted to 17th ward in 1888 51st
Augustus W. Nohe 1888–1889 52nd Simon Walner 1888-1890
Thomas McEnerny 1889–1891 53rd
54th William Schwerin 1890-1892
John F. Dorman 1891–1895 55th
56th Charles C. Schumacher 1892-1894
57th
58th   Fred C. Engel 1894–1896 Republican
  Zina R. Carter 1895–1896 Republican 59th
August W. Miller 1896–1899 60th Anton Novak 1896–1897
61st Peter Biewer 1897–1899
62nd
Michael Zimmer 1899 Later elected alderman again in 1901 in 12th ward
William F. Brennan 1899–1901 Redistricted to 12th ward in 1901 63rd Anton Novak 1899–1901
64th
  Edward J. Novak 1901–1904 Democratic Redistricted from 8th ward 65th Joseph Sindelar 1901–1902 Died in office
66th   Charles G. Foucek 1902–1903 Republican
67th Jacob Sindelar 1903–1905
Rudolph Hurt 1904–1910 Previously served in 9th ward 68th
69th   Thomas F. Scully 1905–1911 Democratic
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
Frank J. Vavricek 1910–1914 74th
75th   Frank Klaus 1911–1921 Democratic
76th
77th
  James McNichols 1914–1923 Democratic 78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th —
86th

Since 1923

See also: List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923

Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman. Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties.

Alderperson Term in office Party Notes Cite
Ernest M. Cross 1923–1927   Republican Redistricted from the 8th ward
William A. Rowan 1927–1942   Democratic
William J. Pieczynski 1943–1945 Died in office
Emil V. Pacini 1945–1963
John J. Buchanan 1963–1971 Lost re-election
Edward Vrdolyak 1971–1987   Democratic
Victor Vrdolyak 1987–1991   Democratic
John J. Buchanan
John Pope 1999–2015   Democratic Lost re-election
Susan Sadlowski Garza 2015–present   Democratic

Demographics

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Electoral history

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References

  1. ^ "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
  2. ^ Council, Chicago (Ill ) City (1892). Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. Rogues, Rebels, And Rubber Stamps: The Politics Of The Chicago City Council, 1863 To The Present by Dick Simpson, Routledge, Mar 8, 2018 (page 30)
  4. ^ Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. A. T. Andreas. pp. 101–102, 865–870.
  5. Ahern, M. L. (1886). Political History of Chicago: (covering the Period from 1837 to 1887) Local Politics from the City's Birth; Chicago's Mayors, Aldermen and Other Officials; County and Federal Officers; the Fire and Police Departments; the Haymarket Horror; Miscellaneous. Donohue & Henneberry, printers and binders. pp. 116–120.
  6. Directory of the city of Chicago, Illinois for 1843.
  7. ^ "Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday". Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1886. Retrieved July 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "All Fond of the Council". Newspapers.com. The Chicago Chronicle. January 27, 1896. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  9. "Board of Aldermen in Chicago Played a Role in Iroquois Theater Fire". www.iroquoistheater.com. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  10. "The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1903". Chicago Daily News Company. 1902. p. 381. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  11. "Scully, Thomas F. (1870-1919) · Jane Addams Digital Edition". digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  12. "Council Makeup Vital Problem M. V. L. Warning". Chicago Tribune. March 31, 1915. Retrieved November 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "The Common Council Full List of Aldermen Composing the Governing Body of the City of Chicago". Chicago Eagle at Newspapers.com. March 1, 1919. Retrieved December 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Final Results on Aldermen". Chicago Tribune. Vol. 82, no. 81C. April 4, 1923. p. 4. Retrieved April 7, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "The New City Council". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "The daily Calumet (190?-1957) 2 July 1951 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections". idnc.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  17. Tribune, Chicago (June 7, 1992). "Victor A. Vrdolyak, 59, 10th Ward Ex-Alderman". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
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