The 18th Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.
History
From 1965 until 1990, the ward's committeeman was John M. Daley, a second cousin of the powerful Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley.
Since at least the 1980s, the majority of the Ashburn neighborhood has been located within the ward. As of the 2023–2033 decennial reapportionment of ward boundaries, Ashburn is located entirely within the 18th ward.
Past alders The current alderperson for the 18th ward is Derrick Curtis.
Before 1923 Before 1923, wards were represented by two aldermen.
Aldermen# Council AldermenAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCiteAldermanTerm in officePartyNotesCite Thomas Carney 1869–1873 34th Alexander Bengley 1869–1870 35th John McCaffrey 1870–1872 Later elected in 1878 in the 17th ward 36th 37th Thomas Cannon 1872–1874 David Murphy 1873–1875 Was later elected in 1876 in the 17th ward 38th 39th M. Sweeney 1874–1876 Redistricted to the 17th ward in 1876 Jacob Boser 1876–1877 40th James A. Kirk 1876–1878 James H.B. Daly 1877–1879 41st 42nd Julius Jonas1878–1880Previously served in 20th ward William Grigsby McCormick 1879–1881 Democratic 43rd 44th August H. Burley 1880–1882 Republican Frank M. Blair1881–1883Republican 45th 46th John K. Geohegan 1882–1884 Democratic William R. Manierre 1883–1888 Democratic (1883–1886) Redistricted to 24th ward in 1888 47th 48th John T. Noyes 1884–1886 49th Republican (1886–1888) 50th Jacob H. Tiedemann 1886–1888 Republican Redistricted to 24th ward in 1888 51st Madison R. Harris 1888–1891Redistricted to from 9th ward 52nd Isaac Horner 1888–1890 53rd 54th William F. Mahoney 1890–1896 Democratic Previously served in 9th ward John J. Brennan1891–1913Died in office. Due to redistricting hangover situation, during the 76th council both Stewart and Brennan simultaneously represented the ward for terms set to expire in 1913. 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th John A. Rogers 1896–1898 61st 62nd Michael Conlon1898–1910 Democrat 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th William J. Healy 1910–1918 75th 76th John P. Stewart 1912–1913 redistricted from the 20th ward in 1912. 77th 78th Carl T. Murphy 1915–1917 previously represented the 20th ward 79th 80th John J. Touhy 1917–1923 redistricted to 27th ward in 1923 81st 82nd Maurice F. Kavanagh 1918–1922 Resigned after being elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners 83rd 84th 85th 86th
Since 1923
Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman. Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties.
Patrick F. Ryan (1923–1929) Walter W. Morris (1929–1933) Harry E. Perry (Democratic, 1933–1937) Bernard J. O'Hallaren Thomas J. Corcoran Frank J. McGrath James C. Murray Edward J. Hines Robert T. Kellam Thomas W. Murphy Lona Lane Derrick Curtis
Demographics
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