Chicago City Council

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The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of fifty aldermen elected from fifty wards to serve four-year terms. The Chicago City Council is gaveled into session regularly (usually monthly) to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes traffic code changes, utilities, taxes, and many other issues. The presiding officer of the Chicago City Council is the Mayor of Chicago. The secretary is the City Clerk of Chicago. Both positions are popularly elected offices.

The Chicago City Council chambers are located in Chicago City Hall, adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Center. Also located in the building are the offices of the individual aldermen and staff.

[edit] Chicago aldermen

The list below includes the aldermen of Chicago in order by ward. The list is current as of January 2007. A non-partisan election was held February 27, 2007 and two-round system runoff will be held April 17 2007. Newly elected aldermen will be sworn in following the runoff. Template:Future election in the united states