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]
11th Ward - Chicago | |
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| Ward 11 | |
 11th Ward - "Daley Machine" HQ, Chicago | |
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| Coordinates: 41°50′17″N 87°38′46″W / 41.838°N 87.646°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Communities | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward |
| • Body | City of Chicago |
| • Alderman | Nicole Lee (Democratic Party) |
| Website | www.cityofchicago.org |
The ward has had notable levels of political corruption.[3][4][5] 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".[6]
Aldermen
editThe current alderman for the 11th ward is Nicole Lee.
Previous aldermen include (but are not limited to):
- Patrick Daley Thompson who, in 2022 was sentenced to four months in federal prison.
[7] [8] His conviction arose from a federal indictment for "five counts of filing false tax returns and two counts of lying to the FDIC".[9]
- James Balcer[2]
- Pat Huels, resigned due to conflicts of interest[10][11]
- Michael Anthony Bilandic
- Matthew J. Danaher, indicted[12]
- Amos G. Throop
- George Bell Swift
- Lester L. Bond
Demographics
editAs 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
edit- ^ "11th Ward: 38 Election Precincts" (PDF). Chicagoelections.com. August 20, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ a b c "Get to Know Your Ward: 11th Ward". NBC Chicago. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Joravsky, Ben (May 5, 2021). "We're number one!". Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ The Bulletin. The Bulletin.
- ^ Novak, Tim (April 7, 2017). "Chicago taxpayers take triple hit on closed Wrigley gum factor". chicago.suntimes.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Sun Times-Clout on Wheels". February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Patrick Daley Thompson Sentenced to 4 Months in Federal Prison". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ "Ward 11". City of Chicago. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ^ Seidel, Jon (June 10, 2021). "Feds say Patrick Daley Thompson lied, claimed he made payments on loans from failed Bridgeport bank". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Gary Washburn; Andrew Martin. "HUELS FEELS THE HEAT, RESIGNS AS ALDERMAN". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Simpson, Dick; Adeoye, Ola; Bliss, Daniel; Navratil, Kevin; Raines, Rebecca (July 2004). The New Daley Machine: 1989–2004 (PDF). City's Future Conference.
- ^ Gradel, Thomas J.; Simpson, Dick; Zimelis, Andris; Byers, Kirsten; Michelberger, David; Olson, Chris; Sanghani, Nirav (May 2009). "The Depth of Corruption in Illinois: Anti-Corruption Report Number 2" (PDF). ResearchGate. University of Illinois.
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