11th ward, Chicago

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
Ward
Ward 11
11th Ward - "Daley Machine" HQ, Chicago
Coordinates: 41.838°N 87.646°W / 41.838; -87.646
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Cook
City	Chicago
Established	1863
Communities	list Bridgeport Armour Square Canaryville
Government
• Type	Ward
• Body	City of Chicago
• Alderman	Nicole Lee (Democratic Party)
Website	www.cityofchicago.org

2015 boundary of district

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]

Alderpersons

The current alderperson for the 11th ward is Nicole Lee.

Before 2021, alderpersons were formally known as "aldermen".^[7]

Previous aldermen include:

• Patrick Daley Thompson who, in 2022 was sentenced to four months in federal prison.^[8][9] His conviction arose from a federal indictment for "five counts of filing false tax returns and two counts of lying to the FDIC".^[10]
• James Balcer^[2]
• Pat Huels, resigned due to conflicts of interest^[11][12]
• Michael Anthony Bilandic
• Matthew J. Danaher, indicted^[13]
• Amos G. Throop
• George Bell Swift
• Lester L. Bond

1863–1923

From the creation of the district in 1863 until 1923, it was represented by two aldermen elected to two-year terms. Elections were staggered.

Aldermen							# Council	Aldermen
Alderman			Term in office	Party	Notes	Cite		Alderman			Term in office	Party	Notes	Cite
		Lester L. Bond	1863–1866	Republican	Later elected alderman again in 1871 in 10th ward	[14]	27th			George Von Hollen	1863–1865			[14]
							28th
							29th			S.I. Russell	1865–1869			<[15]
		Henry Ackhoff	1866–1868			[14]	30th
							31st
		B.F. Russell	1868–1870			[14]	32nd
							33rd
							34th			James Walsh	1869–1871		Later elected in 1883 in 10th ward	[14]
		Herman O. Glade	1970–1872			[14]	35th
							36th			Henry Sweet	1871–1873			[14]
		T.T. Verdier	1972			[14]
		Patrick Kehoe	1872–1874			[14]	37th
							38th			George E. White	1873–1876	Republican	Redistricted to 10th ward in 1876	[14][16]
		S. F. Gunderson	1874–1875			[14][15]	39th
		J.G. Briggs	1876–1877			[14]	40th			Amos G. Throop	1876–1880		Previously served in 4th ward	[14][15]
		Ansel B. Cooke	1877–1879			[14]	41st
							42nd
		George Bell Swift	1879–1881	Republican	Later served again	[15][16]	43rd
							44th			Thomas N. Bond	1880–1886	Republican		[14][16]
		Thaddeus Dean	1881–1883	Republican		[14][16]	45th
							46th
		Samuel Simons	1883–1887	Republican		[14][17]	47th
							48th
							49th
							50th			Samuel Kerr	1886–1888	Republican		[14][17]
		John J. Badenoch	1887–1889			[14]	51st
							52nd			Walter M. Pond	1888–1892			[14]
		William D. Kent	1889–1895			[14]	53rd
							54th
							55th
							56th			George Bell Swift	1892–1894	Republican	had previously served; was acting mayor Nov. 9–Dec. 27, 1893	[14]
							57th
							58th			Alexander H. Watson	1894–1896	Republican		[14][18]
		Charles E. Hambleton	1895–1897			[14]	59th
							60th	—
		George Duddleson	1897–1901			[14]	61st
							62nd			Robert K. Colson	1898–1900			[14]
							63rd
							64th			Nicholas R. Finn	1900–1901		Redistricted to 20th ward in 1901	[14]
		Charles J. Byrne	1901–1902	Democratic	Redistricted from 9th ward	[14][19]	65th			Edward Cullerton	1901–1920	Democratic	Previously served in 6th, 7th, and 9th wards; died in office	[14][19][20]
		Charles J. Moertel	1902–1904			[14]	66th
							67th
		Peter K. Hoffman	1904–1908			[14]	68th
							69th
							70th
							71st
		Otto J. Novak	1908–1910			[14]	72nd
							73rd
		Frank P. Danisch	1910–1912			[14]	74th
							75th
		Frank W. Bewersdorf	1912–1914			[14]	76th
							77th
		Cleophas F. Pettkoske	1914–1916			[14]	78th
							79th
		Herman Krumdrick	1916–1920	Democratic		[14][21]	80th
							81st
							82nd
							83rd
		Dennis A. Horan	1920–1923		Continued as alderman after 1923, redistricted to 21st ward	[14][22]	84th	—
							85th
							86th

1923–present

See also: List of Chicago alderpersons since 1923

Since 1923, the district has been a single-member district.

Alderperson		Term in office	Party		Notes	Cite
	Timothy A. Hogan
	John P. Wilson
	Thomas A. Doyle			Democratic		[23]
	Hugh B. Connelly
	John F. Wall
	Stanley J. Nowakowski
	Matthew J. Danaher
	Michael A. Bilandic	June 12, 1969–June 7, 1977		Democratic	became acting mayor on December 28, 1976; resigned from council after being elected mayor in a special election	[24]
	Patrick M. Huels			Democratic
	James Balcer	1997–2015		Democratic
	Patrick Daley Thompson	May 18, 2015–February 14, 2022		Democratic
	Nicole Lee	March 28, 2022–present		Democratic	Appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, re-elected in 2023

Demographics

As 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.