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
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
CityChicago
Communities
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Government
 • TypeWard
 • BodyCity of Chicago
 • AldermanPatrick Daley Thompson (Democratic Party)
Websitewww.cityofchicago.org

The ward has had notable levels of political corruption.[3][4][5][6] 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".[7]

Aldermen

Patrick Daley Thompson is the current alderman of the ward.[8] He is currently under federal indictment for "five counts of filing false tax returns and two counts of lying to the FDIC".[9] Previous aldermen include (but not limited to):

Demographics

As of 2015, the demographics of the ward[14] were:

  • Total Population: 51,497
  • White: 37.3 percent
  • Black: 4.77 percent
  • Hispanic: 23.08 percent
  • Asian: 34.05 percent.

References
  1. "11th Ward: 38 Election Precincts" (PDF). Chicagoelections.com. August 20, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. "Get to Know Your Ward: 11th Ward". NBC Chicago. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. Joravsky, Ben (May 5, 2021). "We're number one!". Chicago Reader. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  4. The Bulletin. The Bulletin.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20170725071146/http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/the-watchdogs-chicagoans-take-triple-hit-on-old-wrigley-factory/
  6. "McKinley Park News - Sun-Times Tackles Daley Corruption at Heart of Wrigley Factory Blight". mckinleypark.news. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  7. "Sun Times-Clout on Wheels". February 12, 2020. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  8. "Ward 11". City of Chicago. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  9. Seidel, Jon (June 10, 2021). "Feds say Patrick Daley Thompson lied, claimed he made payments on loans from failed Bridgeport bank". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  10. "Get to Know Your Ward: 11th Ward". NBC Chicago. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  11. Writers, Gary Washburn and Andrew Martin, Tribune Staff. "HUELS FEELS THE HEAT, RESIGNS AS ALDERMAN". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  12. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Daniel-Bliss-3/publication/253342850_The_New_Daley_Machine_1989-2004_by/links/562a743608ae04c2aeb1a7c9/The-New-Daley-Machine-1989-2004-by.pdf
  13. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andris-Zimelis/publication/329218698_The_Depth_of_Corruption_in_Illinois_Anti-Corruption_Report_Number_2/links/5bfd73ba299bf1c2329e6af8/The-Depth-of-Corruption-in-Illinois-Anti-Corruption-Report-Number-2.pdf
  14. "Get to Know Your Ward: 11th Ward". NBC Chicago. Retrieved September 8, 2021.


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