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At-large aldermen never materialized in Chicago, but plenty of peer cities have at least some at-large representatives on their city councils—five of Houston’s 16 council members are at...
18 paź 2022 · Here are four basic things you need to know about Chicago’s City Council: City Council makes the rules, literally—our 50 City Council members debate and vote on everything from the next megadevelopment deal to whether your block gets permit parking. Each member (known as an alderman) represents and is elected by residents who live in a ...
23 lut 2023 · While most of the attention has been focused on the nine candidates running for Chicago mayor, the Chicago City Council will also have a decidedly-new look in the new term, as a dozen...
21 lis 2022 · Chicago City Council. Monday marked the first day that candidates were eligible to file nominating petitions for the 2023 Chicago municipal elections, and the races to determine the...
5 lip 2023 · The following is a synthesized version of each of the 21 at-large candidates’ responses, including some extra context about some of the candidates.
Under at-large voting, all voters cast their ballots for all candidates in the jurisdiction. In Columbus, Ohio city council elections, for example, all voters cast their ballots for seven positions, with the top seven candidates who receive the most votes citywide winning seats on the city council.
28 cze 2023 · The newest class of Chicago’s City Council committee leaders is settling around a common ideal: open participation and transparency. Illinois Answers Project spoke with the eight alderpeople who were elected to second terms this year and are now leading committees for the first time.
