10th ward, Chicago

Ward in Chicago January 2025 10th Ward - Chicago Ward 10 Ward Established 1857 City of Chicago wards map (2020s) with 10th ward highlighted in red.svg Current Chicago ward map, with 10th ward highlighted in red Ward Chicago City Council Democratic Party Alderperson Peter Chico Country United States State Illinois County Cook City Chicago Communities list The 10th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois. History 175px 10th ward, highlighted on 1895 Chicago ward map.jpg Ward (highlighted) on an 1895 ward map 10th ward, highlighted on 1929 Chicago ward map.jpg Ward (highlighted) on a 1929 ward map 10th Ward 2015.svg Ward boundaries used for the 2015 and 2019 aldermanic elections The ward was created on February 16, 1857, when the number of wards in the city increased from nine to ten.http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm 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. December 24, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180904052355/http://chsmedia.org/media/fa/fa/LIB/AldermansList.htm September 4, 2018 dead 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 AldermenAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite Dennis Coughlin 1857–1859 21st J. Schmidt 1857–1858 22nd Andrew Enzenbacher 1858–1860   50px 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  50px Charles C. P. Holden 1863–1872 Republican Redistricted from 5th ward in 1863Council Chicago (Ill ) City Journal of the Proceedings of the City Council 1892 https://books.google.com/books?id=TWw0AQAAMAAJ 27 December 2020 enRogues, Rebels, And Rubber Stamps: The Politics Of The Chicago City Council, 1863 To The Present by Dick Simpson, Routledge, Mar 8, 2018 (page 30) 28th Edmund Bixby 1865–1867 Died in office 29th 30th 31st Alvin Salisbury1868–1869 32nd 33rd Thomas Wilco 1869–1871 34th 35th  50px Lester L. Bond 1871–1873 Republican Previously represented 11th ward; served as acting mayor in 1873 36th 37th David W. Clark Jr. 1872–1875 Andreas Alfred Theodore History of Chicago: From the fire of 1871 until 1885 1886 A. T. Andreas 101–102; 865–870 https://books.google.com/books?id=Pw1FAQAAMAAJ en Charles L. Woodman 1873–1876 Redistricted from 20th ward 38th 39th  50px George E. White 1876–1878 Republican Redistricted from 11th ward 40th Andrew F. Smith 1876–1877 41st  Michael McNurney 1877–1881 Republican John Eiszner 1878–1880 Ahern M. L. 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 https://books.google.com/books?id=qxkVAAAAYAAJ enDirectory of the city of Chicago, Illinois for 1843 42nd 43rd  H. Schroeder 1880–1882 Democratic 44th 45th  Daniel Nelson 1881–1883 Republican  50px George E. White 1882–1884 Republican 46th 47th  James Walsh 1883–1885 Democratic Previously served in 11th ward; later elected alderman again in 1897 in 17th ward   Michael McNurney 1884–1886 Republican 48th 49th  50px Stephen P. Revere 1885–1887 Republican Later elected alderman again in 1895 in 17th ward Roll of the New Council, Including Holding-Over Aldermen and Those Elected Yesterday https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=36889934 Newspapers.com Chicago Tribune 20 July 2020 en 7 April 1886  50px Henry M. Deal 1886–1888 50th 51st J.N. Mulvihill 1887–1888 Redistricted to 17th ward in 1888 Simon Walner 1888–1890 52nd Augustus W. Nohe 1888–1889 53rd Thomas McEnerny 1889–1891 William Schwerin 1890–1892 54th 55th 50px John F. Dorman 1891–1895 Charles C. Schumacher 1892–1894 56th 57th  Fred C. Engel 1894–1896 Republican 58th 59th  50px Zina R. Carter 1895–1896 Republican All Fond of the Council https://www.newspapers.com/image/668107697 Newspapers.com The Chicago Chronicle 1 July 2021 en subscription 27 Jan 1896 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 Board of Aldermen in Chicago Played a Role in Iroquois Theater Fire https://www.iroquoistheater.com/chicago-aldermen-at-time-of-iroquois-theater-fire.php www.iroquoistheater.com 30 November 2024 en 65th Joseph Sindelar 1901–1902 Died in office 66th  Charles G. Foucek 1902–1903Republican The Chicago Daily News Almanac and Year Book for 1903 https://books.google.com/books?id=hMRNAQAAMAAJ Chicago Daily News Company 8 July 2020 381 en 1902 67th Jacob Sindelar1903–1905 Rudolph Hurt1904–1910 Previously served in 9th ward 68th 69th  50px Thomas F. Scully 1905–1911 Democratic Scully, Thomas F. (1870-1919) · Jane Addams Digital Edition https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/611 digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu 27 December 2020 70th 71st 72nd 73rd Frank J. Vavricek 1910–1914 74th 75th  Frank Klaus 1911–1921 Democratic Council Makeup Vital Problem M. V. L. Warning https://www.newspapers.com/image/354970057 Newspapers.com subscription Chicago Tribune 29 November 2024 en March 31, 1915 76th 77th  James McNichols 1914–1923 Democratic The Common Council Full List of Aldermen Composing the Governing Body of the City of Chicago https://www.newspapers.com/image/668145924 Newspapers.com subscription Chicago Eagle at Newspapers.com 2 December 2024 en March 1, 1919 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th rowspan=2 colspan=7 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. AlderpersonTerm in officePartyNotesCite Ernest M. Cross 1923–1927  Republican Redistricted from the 8th ward Final Results on Aldermen https://www.newspapers.com/image/355257315/ subscription Chicago Tribune 82 81C 4 April 4, 1923 April 7, 2019 Newspapers.com 75px William A. Rowan 1927–1942  Democratic The New City Council https://www.newspapers.com/image/355103714/ subscription April 4, 2019 Chicago Tribune April 5, 1933 Newspapers.com William J. Pieczynski 1943–1945 Died in office Emil V. Pacini 1945–1963 The daily Calumet (190?-1957) 2 July 1951 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=TDC19510702-01.1.19&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN---------- idnc.library.illinois.edu 12 January 2025 John J. Buchanan 1963–1971 Lost re-election 75px Edward Vrdolyak 1971–1987  Democratic Victor Vrdolyak 1987–1991  Democratic Tribune Chicago Victor A. Vrdolyak, 59, 10th Ward Ex-Alderman https://www.chicagotribune.com/1992/06/07/victor-a-vrdolyak-59-10th-ward-ex-alderman Chicago Tribune 12 January 2025 7 June 1992 John J. Buchanan 1991–1999 75px John Pope 1999–2015  Democratic Lost re-election Susan Sadlowski Garza 2015–2023  Democratic Peter Chico2023-presentDemocratic Demographics January 2025 Electoral history January 2025 References collapsed 10 Category:1857 establishments in Illinois Category:Constituencies established in 1857