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. 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.
The ward has had notable levels of political corruption. 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".
Alderpersons The current alderperson for the 11th ward is Nicole Lee.
Before 2021, alderpersons were formally known as "aldermen".
Previous aldermen include: Patrick Daley Thompson who, in 2022 was sentenced to four months in federal prison. His conviction arose from a federal indictment for "five counts of filing false tax returns and two counts of lying to the FDIC". James Balcer Pat Huels, resigned due to conflicts of interest Michael Anthony Bilandic Matthew J. Danaher, indicted 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 AldermenAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite Lester L. Bond 1863–1866 Republican Later elected alderman again in 1871 in 10th ward 27th George Von Hollen 1863–1865 28th 29th S.I. Russell 1865–1869 Henry Ackhoff 1866–1868 30th 31st B.F. Russell 1868–1870 32nd 33rd 34th James Walsh 1869–1871 Later elected in 1883 in 10th ward Herman O. Glade 1970–1872 35th 36th Henry Sweet 1871–1873 T.T. Verdier 1972 Patrick Kehoe 1872–1874 37th 38th George E. White 1873–1876 Republican Redistricted to 10th ward in 1876 S. F. Gunderson 1874–1875 39th J.G. Briggs 1876–1877 40th Amos G. Throop 1876–1880 Previously served in 4th ward Ansel B. Cooke 1877–1879 41st 42nd George Bell Swift 1879–1881 Republican Later served again 43rd 44th Thomas N. Bond 1880–1886 Republican Thaddeus Dean 1881–1883 Republican 45th 46th Samuel Simons 1883–1887 Republican 47th 48th 49th 50th Samuel Kerr 1886–1888 Republican John J. Badenoch 1887–1889 51st 52nd Walter M. Pond 1888–1892 William D. Kent 1889–1895 53rd 54th 55th 56th George Bell Swift 1892–1894 Republican had previously served; was acting mayor Nov. 9–Dec. 27, 1893 57th 58th Alexander H. Watson 1894–1896 Republican Charles E. Hambleton 1895–1897 59th 60th rowspan=2 colspan=7 George Duddleson 1897–1901 61st 62nd Robert K. Colson 1898–1900 63rd 64th Nicholas R. Finn 1900–1901 Redistricted to 20th ward in 1901 Charles J. Byrne 1901–1902 Democratic Redistricted from 9th ward 65th Edward Cullerton 1901–1920 Democratic Previously served in 6th, 7th, and 9th wards; died in office Charles J. Moertel 1902–1904 66th 67th Peter K. Hoffman 1904–1908 68th 69th 70th 71st Otto J. Novak 1908–1910 72nd 73rd Frank P. Danisch 1910–1912 74th 75th Frank W. Bewersdorf 1912–1914 76th 77th Cleophas F. Pettkoske 1914–1916 78th 79th Herman Krumdrick 1916–1920 Democratic 80th 81st 82nd 83rd Dennis A. Horan 1920–1923 Continued as alderman after 1923, redistricted to 21st ward 84th rowspan=3 colspan=7 85th 86th
1923–present
Since 1923, the district has been a single-member district.
AlderpersonTerm in officePartyNotesCite Timothy A. Hogan John P. Wilson Thomas A. Doyle Democratic 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 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 were: Total Population: 51,497 White: 37.3 percent Black: 4.77 percent Hispanic: 23.08 percent Asian: 34.05 percent.
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