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11th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 11
11th Ward - "Daley Machine" HQ, Chicago
11th Ward - "Daley Machine" HQ, Chicago
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Coordinates: 41°50′17″N 87°38′46″W / 41.838°N 87.646°W / 41.838; -87.646
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Established1863
Communities
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Government
 • TypeWard
 • BodyCity of Chicago
 • AldermanNicole Lee (Democratic Party)
Websitewww.cityofchicago.org
2015 boundary of district

The 11th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois. It is broken into 38 election precincts.[1] Five Mayors of Chicago have come from this ward: Edward Joseph Kelly, Martin H. Kennelly, Richard J. Daley, Michael A. Bilandic and Richard M. Daley.[2]

The ward has had notable levels of political corruption.[3][4][5] It is home to the headquarters of the so-called Daley machine and the 11th ward "...had by far the highest number of trucking firms benefitting from the City of Chicago's Hired Truck Program".[6]

Alderpersons

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The current alderperson for the 11th ward is Nicole Lee.

Before 2021, alderpersons were formally known as "aldermen".[7]

Previous aldermen include:

1863–1923

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From the creation of the district in 1863 until 1923, it was represented by two aldermen elected to two-year terms. Elections were staggered.

Aldermen # Council Aldermen
Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite
  Lester L. Bond 1863–1866 Republican Later elected alderman again in 1871 in 10th ward [14] 27th George Von Hollen 1863–1865 [14]
28th
29th S.I. Russell 1865–1869 <[15]
Henry Ackhoff 1866–1868 [14] 30th
31st
B.F. Russell 1868–1870 [14] 32nd
33rd
34th James Walsh 1869–1871 Later elected in 1883 in 10th ward [14]
Herman O. Glade 1970–1872 [14] 35th
36th Henry Sweet 1871–1873 [14]
T.T. Verdier 1972 [14]
Patrick Kehoe 1872–1874 [14] 37th
38th   George E. White 1873–1876 Republican Redistricted to 10th ward in 1876 [14][16]
S. F. Gunderson 1874–1875 [14][15] 39th
J.G. Briggs 1876–1877 [14] 40th Amos G. Throop 1876–1880 Previously served in 4th ward [14][15]
Ansel B. Cooke 1877–1879 [14] 41st
42nd
  George Bell Swift 1879–1881 Republican Later served again [15][16] 43rd
44th   Thomas N. Bond 1880–1886 Republican [14][16]
  Thaddeus Dean 1881–1883 Republican [14][16] 45th
46th
  Samuel Simons 1883–1887 Republican [14][17] 47th
48th
49th
50th   Samuel Kerr 1886–1888 Republican [14][17]
John J. Badenoch 1887–1889 [14] 51st
52nd Walter M. Pond 1888–1892 [14]
William D. Kent 1889–1895 [14] 53rd
54th
55th
56th   George Bell Swift 1892–1894 Republican had previously served; was acting mayor Nov. 9–Dec. 27, 1893 [14]
57th
58th   Alexander H. Watson 1894–1896 Republican [14][18]
Charles E. Hambleton 1895–1897 [14] 59th
60th —
George Duddleson 1897–1901 [14] 61st
62nd Robert K. Colson 1898–1900 [14]
63rd
64th Nicholas R. Finn 1900–1901 Redistricted to 20th ward in 1901 [14]
  Charles J. Byrne 1901–1902 Democratic Redistricted from 9th ward [14][19] 65th   Edward Cullerton 1901–1920 Democratic Previously served in 6th, 7th, and 9th wards; died in office [14][19][20]
Charles J. Moertel 1902–1904 [14] 66th
67th
Peter K. Hoffman 1904–1908 [14] 68th
69th
70th
71st
Otto J. Novak 1908–1910 [14] 72nd
73rd
Frank P. Danisch 1910–1912 [14] 74th
75th
Frank W. Bewersdorf 1912–1914 [14] 76th
77th
Cleophas F. Pettkoske 1914–1916 [14] 78th
79th
  Herman Krumdrick 1916–1920 Democratic [14][21] 80th
81st
82nd
83rd
Dennis A. Horan 1920–1923 Continued as alderman after 1923, redistricted to 21st ward [14][22] 84th —
85th
86th

1923–present

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See also: List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923

Since 1923, the district has been a single-member district.

Alderperson Term in office Party Notes Cite
Timothy A. Hogan
John P. Wilson
Thomas A. Doyle   Democratic [23]
Hugh B. Connelly
John F. Wall
Stanley J. Nowakowski
Matthew J. Danaher
Michael A. Bilandic June 12, 1969–June 7, 1977   Democratic became acting mayor on December 28, 1976; resigned from council after being elected mayor in a special election [24]
Patrick M. Huels   Democratic
James Balcer 1997–2015   Democratic
Patrick Daley Thompson May 18, 2015–February 14, 2022   Democratic
Nicole Lee March 28, 2022–present   Democratic Appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, re-elected in 2023

Demographics

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As of 2015, the demographics of the ward[2] were:

  • Total Population: 51,497
  • White: 37.3 percent
  • Black: 4.77 percent
  • Hispanic: 23.08 percent
  • Asian: 34.05 percent.

References

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  1. ^ "11th Ward: 38 Election Precincts" (PDF). Chicagoelections.com. August 20, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Get to Know Your Ward: 11th Ward". NBC Chicago. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. ^ Joravsky, Ben (May 5, 2021). "We're number one!". Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. ^ The Bulletin. The Bulletin.
  5. ^ Novak, Tim (April 7, 2017). "Chicago taxpayers take triple hit on closed Wrigley gum factor". chicago.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sun Times-Clout on Wheels". February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. ^ Victory, Lauren (May 11, 2023). "Alderman, Alderperson, Alderwoman? The Great Debate Continues - CBS Chicago". CBS News. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Patrick Daley Thompson Sentenced to 4 Months in Federal Prison". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ward 11". City of Chicago. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  10. ^ Seidel, Jon (June 10, 2021). "Feds say Patrick Daley Thompson lied, claimed he made payments on loans from failed Bridgeport bank". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Gary Washburn; Andrew Martin. "HUELS FEELS THE HEAT, RESIGNS AS ALDERMAN". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  12. ^ Simpson, Dick; Adeoye, Ola; Bliss, Daniel; Navratil, Kevin; Raines, Rebecca (July 2004). The New Daley Machine: 1989–2004 (PDF). City's Future Conference.
  13. ^ Gradel, Thomas J.; Simpson, Dick; Zimelis, Andris; Byers, Kirsten; Michelberger, David; Olson, Chris; Sanghani, Nirav (May 2009). "The Depth of Corruption in Illinois: Anti-Corruption Report Number 2" (PDF). ResearchGate. University of Illinois.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "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.
  15. ^ a b c d Council, Chicago (Ill ) City (1892). Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1886). History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885. A. T. Andreas. pp. 101–102, 865–870.
  17. ^ a b "Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday". Newspapers.com. Chicago Tribune. April 7, 1886. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  18. ^ "All Fond of the Council". Newspapers.com. The Chicago Chronicle. January 27, 1896. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  19. ^ a b The Daily News Almanac and Yearbook for 1902. Chicago Daily News. p. 382. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  20. ^ Schmidt, John R. (January 28, 2014). On This Day in Chicago History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625847317. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ Langland, James (1920). The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1921. Chicago Daily News Company. pp. 771–772. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  23. ^ "The New City Council". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ "The New City Council". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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