18th ward, Chicago

Ward in Chicago January 2026 18th Ward - Chicago Ward 18 Ward City of Chicago wards map (2020s) with 18th ward highlighted in red.svg Current Chicago ward map, with 18th ward highlighted in red Established 1869 Ward Chicago City Council Democratic Party Alderperson Derrick Curtis Country United States State Illinois County Cook City Chicago Communities list The 18th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois. History June 2025 From 1965 until 1990, the ward's committeeman was John M. Daley,Fremon David K. https://archive.org/details/chicagopoliticsw0000frem/page/126/mode/2up?view=theater Chicago Politics Ward by Ward October 22, 1988 Indiana University Press 0-253-31344-9 Bloomington, Indiana 124 and 131 March 13, 2017 registration a second cousin of the powerful Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley.October 27, 1964 Voters' Guide Alton Evening Telegraphy 5 Since at least the 1980s, the majority of the Ashburn neighborhood has been located within the ward. As of the 2023–2033 decennial reapportionment of ward boundaries, Ashburn is located entirely within the 18th ward.Ward Map of the City of Chicago https://app.chicagoelections.com/Documents/general/Citywide%20Ward%20Map%202022.pdf March 23, 2023 Chicago Elections Past alders The current alderperson for the 18th ward is Derrick Curtis. Before 1923 Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen. Aldermen# Council AldermenAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite Thomas Carney 1869–1873 34th Alexander Bengley 1869–1870 35th John McCaffrey 1870–1872 Later elected in 1878 in the 17th ward 36th 37th Thomas Cannon 1872–1874 David Murphy 1873–1875 Was later elected in 1876 in the 17th ward 38th 39th M. Sweeney 1874–1876 Redistricted to the 17th ward in 1876 Jacob Boser 1876–1877 40th 50px James A. Kirk 1876–1878 James H.B. Daly 1877–1879 41st 42nd Julius Jonas1878–1880Previously served in 20th ward   50px William Grigsby McCormick 1879–1881 Democratic Andreas Alfred Theodore https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw1FAQAAMAAJ History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885 1886 A. T. Andreas 101–102; 865–870 en 43rd 44th  August H. Burley 1880–1882 Republican 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. http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm September 4, 2018 December 24, 2018Ahern M. L. https://books.google.com/books?id=qxkVAAAAYAAJ 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 1886 Donohue & Henneberry, printers and binders 116–120 en  Frank M. Blair1881–1883Republican 45th 46th  John K. Geohegan 1882–1884 Democratic   50px William R. Manierre 1883–1888 Democratic (1883–1886) Redistricted to 24th ward in 1888 April 7, 1886 Gang Rule Broken https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/186835075/ July 20, 2020 Chicago Daily Tribune en Newspapers.com 173903415 47th 48th John T. Noyes 1884–1886 49th  Republican (1886–1888) 50th  50px Jacob H. Tiedemann 1886–1888 Republican Redistricted to 24th ward in 1888 51st Madison R. Harris 1888–1891Redistricted to from 9th ward 52nd Isaac Horner 1888–1890 53rd 54th  50px William F. Mahoney 1890–1896 Democratic Previously served in 9th ward John J. Brennan1891–1913Died in office. Due to redistricting hangover situation, during the 76th council both Stewart and Brennan simultaneously represented the ward for terms set to expire in 1913. 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th John A. Rogers 1896–1898 61st 62nd Michael Conlon1898–1910 DemocratBoard of Aldermen in Chicago Played a Role in Iroquois Theater Fire https://www.iroquoistheater.com/chicago-aldermen-at-time-of-iroquois-theater-fire.php https://web.archive.org/web/20250416110029/https://www.iroquoistheater.com/chicago-aldermen-at-time-of-iroquois-theater-fire.php April 16, 2025 November 30, 2024 iroquoistheater.com en 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th William J. Healy 1910–1918 75th 76th John P. Stewart 1912–1913 redistricted from the 20th ward in 1912. 77th 78th Carl T. Murphy 1915–1917 previously represented the 20th ward 79th 80th John J. Touhy 1917–1923 redistricted to 27th ward in 1923 81st 82nd Maurice F. Kavanagh 1918–1922 Resigned after being elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners The Chicago daily news almanac and yearbook .... 1923 Chicago Daily News 740 Cook County and Chicago Primary Election. April 11, 1922 September 26, 2025 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015026439573&seq=1204 babel.hathitrust.org 83rd 84th 85th 86th Since 1923 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. Patrick F. Ryan (1923–1929) Walter W. Morris (1929–1933) Harry E. Perry (Democratic,April 5, 1933 The New City Council https://www.newspapers.com/image/355103714/ subscription April 4, 2019 Chicago Daily Tribune Newspapers.com 181390697 1933–1937) Bernard J. O'Hallaren Thomas J. Corcoran Frank J. McGrath James C. Murray Edward J. Hines Robert T. Kellam Thomas W. Murphy Lona Lane Derrick Curtis Demographics June 2025 Electoral history June 2025 References collapsed 18 Category:1869 establishments in Illinois Category:Constituencies established in 1869