The 10th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.
History
The ward was created on February 16, 1857, when the number of wards in the city increased from nine to ten.
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 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 Charles C. P. Holden 1863–1872 Republican Redistricted from 5th ward in 1863Rogues, 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 Lester L. Bond 1871–1873 Republican Previously represented 11th ward; served as acting mayor in 1873 36th 37th David W. Clark Jr. 1872–1875 Charles L. Woodman 1873–1876 Redistricted from 20th ward 38th 39th 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 42nd 43rd H. Schroeder 1880–1882 Democratic 44th 45th Daniel Nelson 1881–1883 Republican 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 Stephen P. Revere 1885–1887 Republican Later elected alderman again in 1895 in 17th ward 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 John F. Dorman 1891–1895 Charles C. Schumacher 1892–1894 56th 57th Fred C. Engel 1894–1896 Republican 58th 59th Zina R. Carter 1895–1896 Republican 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 65th Joseph Sindelar 1901–1902 Died in office 66th Charles G. Foucek 1902–1903Republican 67th Jacob Sindelar1903–1905 Rudolph Hurt1904–1910 Previously served in 9th ward 68th 69th Thomas F. Scully 1905–1911 Democratic 70th 71st 72nd 73rd Frank J. Vavricek 1910–1914 74th 75th Frank Klaus 1911–1921 Democratic 76th 77th James McNichols 1914–1923 Democratic 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th rowspan=2 colspan=7 86th
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 William A. Rowan 1927–1942 Democratic William J. Pieczynski 1943–1945 Died in office Emil V. Pacini 1945–1963 John J. Buchanan 1963–1971 Lost re-election Edward Vrdolyak 1971–1987 Democratic Victor Vrdolyak 1987–1991 Democratic John J. Buchanan 1991–1999 John Pope 1999–2015 Democratic Lost re-election Susan Sadlowski Garza 2015–2023 Democratic Peter Chico2023-presentDemocratic
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