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11th Ward - Chicago
Ward
Ward 11
11th Ward Democratic Party ("Daley Machine") headquarters
Current Chicago ward map, with 11th ward highlighted in red
Coordinates: 41°50′17″N 87°38′46″W / 41.838°N 87.646°W
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
City Chicago
Established 1863
Communities list
Bridgeport
Armour Square
Canaryville
Government
• Type Ward
• Body City of Chicago
• Alderman Nicole Lee (Democratic Party)
Website www.cityofchicago.org

11th ward, Chicago — 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] 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".[4]

Alderpersons

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

Before 2021, alderpersons were formally known as "aldermen".[5]

Previous aldermen include:

  • Patrick Daley Thompson who, in 2022 was sentenced to four months in federal prison.[6][7] His conviction arose from a federal indictment for "five counts of filing false tax returns and two counts of lying to the FDIC".[8]
  • James Balcer[2]
  • Pat Huels, resigned due to conflicts of interest[9][10]
  • Michael Anthony Bilandic
  • Matthew J. Danaher, indicted[11]
  • Amos G. Throop
  • George Bell Swift
  • Lester L. Bond

1863–1923

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 [12] 27th George Von Hollen 1863–1865 [12]
28th
29th S.I. Russell 1865–1869 [13]
Henry Ackhoff 1866–1868 [12] 30th
31st
B.F. Russell 1868–1870 [12] 32nd
33rd
34th James Walsh 1869–1871 Later elected in 1883 in 10th ward [12]
Herman O. Glade 1970–1872 [12] 35th
36th Henry Sweet 1871–1873 [12]
T.T. Verdier 1972 [12]
Patrick Kehoe 1872–1874 [12] 37th
38th George E. White 1873–1876 Republican Redistricted to 10th ward in 1876 [12][14]
S. F. Gunderson 1874–1875 [12][13] 39th
J.G. Briggs 1876–1877 [12] 40th Amos G. Throop 1876–1880 Previously served in 4th ward [12][13]
Ansel B. Cooke 1877–1879 [12] 41st
42nd
George Bell Swift 1879–1881 Republican Later served again [13][14] 43rd
44th Thomas N. Bond 1880–1886 Republican [12][14]
Thaddeus Dean 1881–1883 Republican [12][14] 45th
46th
Samuel Simons 1883–1887 Republican [12][15] 47th
48th
49th
50th Samuel Kerr 1886–1888 Republican [12][15]
John J. Badenoch 1887–1889 [12] 51st
52nd Walter M. Pond 1888–1892 [12]
William D. Kent 1889–1895 [12] 53rd
54th
55th
56th George Bell Swift 1892–1894 Republican had previously served; was acting mayor Nov. 9–Dec. 27, 1893 [12]
57th
58th Alexander H. Watson 1894–1896 Republican [12][16]
Charles E. Hambleton 1895–1897 [12] 59th
60th
George Duddleson 1897–1901 [12] 61st
62nd Robert K. Colson 1898–1900 [12]
63rd
64th Nicholas R. Finn 1900–1901 Redistricted to 20th ward in 1901 [12]
Charles J. Byrne 1901–1902 Democratic Redistricted from 9th ward [12][17] 65th Edward Cullerton 1901–1920 Democratic Previously served in 6th, 7th, and 9th wards; died in office [18]
Charles J. Moertel 1902–1904 [12] 66th
67th
Peter K. Hoffman 1904–1908 [12] 68th
69th
70th
71st
Otto J. Novak 1908–1910 [12] 72nd
73rd
Frank P. Danisch 1910–1912 [12] 74th
75th
Frank W. Bewersdorf 1912–1914 [12] 76th
77th
Cleophas F. Pettkoske 1914–1916 [12] 78th
79th
Herman Krumdrick 1916–1920 Democratic [12][19] 80th
81st
82nd
83rd
Dennis A. Horan 1920–1923 Continued as alderman after 1923, redistricted to 21st ward [12][20] 84th
85th
86th

1923–present

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 [21]
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 [21]
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

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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