The mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and recommendations to the Chicago City Council, is active in the enforcement of the city's ordinances, submits the city's annual budget and appoints city officers, department commissioners or directors, and members of city boards and commissions.
During sessions of the city council, the mayor serves as the presiding officer. The mayor is not allowed to vote on issues except in certain instances, most notably where the vote taken on a matter before the body results in a tie.
The office of mayor was created when Chicago became a city in 1837.
The mayorofChicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsible...
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 census...
The 2019 Chicagomayoral election was held on February 26, 2019, to determine the next Mayorof the City ofChicago, Illinois. Since no candidate received...
attorney who was the 56th mayorofChicago from 2019 until 2023. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before becoming mayor, Lightfoot worked in private...
An election took place on February 24, 2015, to elect the mayorofChicago. The election was non-partisan and no candidate received a majority. A runoff...
city ofChicago, Illinois held a nonpartisan mayoral election on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Incumbent Mayor Richard Michael Daley, a member of the Democratic...
Chicago has held regularly-scheduled popular elections to select the city's mayor ever since it was incorporated as a city in 1837. Chicago currently...
response services in the city ofChicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the MayorofChicago. The Chicago Fire Department is the second-largest...
The government of the City ofChicago, Illinois, United States is divided into executive and legislative branches. The MayorofChicago is the chief executive...
The Chicagomayoral election of 2007 saw incumbent mayor Richard M. Daley win a landslide victory, garnering a 51-point margin of victory. Daley was opposed...
Chicago has played a central role in American economic, cultural and political history. Since the 1850s Chicago has been one of the dominant metropolises...
of the council is the MayorofChicago, who is usually non-voting, except in rare cases, such as to break a tie. The secretary is the City Clerk of Chicago...
The Chicagomayoral election of 1983 was first the primary on February 22, 1983, which was followed by the general on April 12, 1983. The election saw...
The Chicagomayoral election of 1987 was first the primary election on February 24, 1987 followed by the general election on April 7, 1987. The election...
The Chicagomayoral election of 1999, which took place on February 23, 1999, resulted in the re-election of incumbent Richard M. Daley over Bobby Rush...
The Chicagomayoral election of 1995 resulted in the re-election of Democratic Party nominee incumbent Richard M. Daley over independent candidate Roland...
District of Cook County; and transfer Harborside International Golf Center to the control of the Chicago Park District. In July 2013, ChicagoMayor Rahm Emanuel...
The 1927 Chicagomayoral election was held on April 5, 1927. Democratic incumbent William Emmett Dever was defeated by Republican candidate William Hale...
The Chicagomayoral election of 1991 resulted in the re-election of incumbent Democrat Richard M. Daley to his first full-term. Daley had previously been...
as mayorofChicago from 1915 to 1923 and again from 1927 to 1931. Known as "Big Bill", he is the most recent Republican to have served as mayorof Chicago...
57th mayorofChicago. A member of the Democratic Party, Johnson was elected mayor in April 2023. He previously served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners...
The Chicagomayoral election of 1989 saw Democratic nominee Richard M. Daley win election to the remainder of an unexpired mayoral term with a 14% margin...
The 1931 Chicagomayoral election was held to elect the MayorofChicago. Former Cook County Board of Commissioners President Anton Cermak defeated incumbent...
executive department ofChicago autonomous of the mayor. The mayor was effectively stripped of his power to control the Chicago Police Department. Authority...
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