38th ward, Chicago
38th Ward - Chicago | |
|---|---|
| Ward 38 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Established | 1923 |
| Communities | list |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward |
| • Body | Chicago City Council |
| • Alderperson | Nicholas Sposato (Independent) |
| Website | [1] |
The 38th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.
History
The 38th ward was established along with many other new wards in 1923, when the Chicago City Council was restructured from having two-member wards to having single-member wards.
The seat was long held by members of the Cullerton family.[1] For 78 consecutive years (from 1935 until 2013), the ward was represented by a succession of five members of the Cullerton family. The Cullerton family have been prominent in Chicago and Illinois politics for decades, beginning with Edward Cullerton who held seats on the council for 48 years during the 19th and 20th centuries. His tenure combined with the 38th ward Cullerton aldermen mean that the family held seats on the council for a period of 126 years. The first Cullerton to represent the 78th ward was P. J. Cullerton, the grandnephew of Edward Cullerton. He established a long-lasting political partnership between the Cullertons and the Daley family. When he left the council to become Cook County assessor, Mayor Richard J. Daley appointed his brother, William J. Cullerton, to the seat. After William J. Cullerton died in office, Daley appointed his son Thomas W. Cullerton to the seat. After Thomas W. Cullerton died in office, Mayor Richard M. Daley (son of the elder Daley) appointed his son-in-law Thomas R. Allen to the seat. After Allen left the council to take a judgeship on the Circuit Court of Cook County, the younger Daley appointed Timothy Cullerton (son of Thomas W. Cullerton, and brother-in-law of Allen) to the seat. Cullerton retired in 2013, and Nicholas Sposato became the first alderman from the ward since 1935 not to be a member of the Cullerton family.
Location
The ward represents the northwest side of Chicago.
Alderpersons
| No. | Alderperson | Term in office | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " | | Max Adamowski | April 16, 1923 – July 16, 1929[2] |
Democratic | prior to 1923, had represented the 22nd ward since 1916; died in office[2] |
| 2 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " | | Frank H. Landmesser | 1929 – 1933 |
Democratic | ||
| 3 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " | | Henry J. Wieland | 1933 – 1935 |
Democratic[3] | ||
| 4 | File:P. J. Cullerton (Cook County Assessor) portrait from campaign postcard.jpg | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " | | P. J. Cullerton | 1935 – April 17, 1958 |
Democratic | resigned to become Cook County Assessor |
| 5 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " | | William J. Cullerton | 1959 – April 14, 1973 |
Democratic | appointed by Mayor Richard J. Daley (later elected); brother of his predecessor; died in office | |
| 6 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " | | Thomas W. Cullerton | November 27, 1973 – 1993 |
Democratic | appointed by Mayor Richard J. Daley (later elected); son of his predecessor; died in office | |
| 7 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " | | Thomas R. Allen | 1993 – 2010 |
Democratic | appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley (later elected); son-in-law of his predecessor; resigned to become a judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County | |
| 8 | style="background-color:#3333FF;" width=10px | " | | Timothy Cullerton | 2011 – 2013 |
Democratic | appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley (later elected); brother-in-law of his predecessor, and son of Thomas W. Cullerton | |
| 9 | 
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Nicholas Sposato | 2013 – present |
Independent (since 2017) Democratic (before 2017) |
redistricted from the 36th ward | |
References
- ↑ Sudo, Chuck (17 July 2014). "Cullertons To Release 111-Year Grip On City Council Seat". The Chicagoist. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ald. Adamowski will be buried next Saturday". Chicago Tribune. July 18, 1929. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
- ↑ "The New City Council". Chicago Tribune. April 5, 1933. Retrieved April 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
Category:City of Chicago Wards Category:Cullerton family Category:1923 establishments in Illinois Category:Constituencies established in 1923
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