40th Ward, Chicago

40th Ward
Communities Lincoln Square, Budlong Woods, Bowmanville, West Ridge, Edgewater, Andersonville
Next Election 2019
Government
 • Alderman Patrick J. O'Connor (Ind.)
Website www.aldermanoconnor.com

The 40th Ward is one of 50 wards that make up the Chicago City Council.

The ward includes several diverse neighborhoods surrounding Rosehill Cemetery, including Lincoln Square, Budlong Woods, Bowmanville, West Ridge, Edgewater and West Andersonville. The area is bordered approximately by the Chicago River to the West, Lawrence Avenue to the South, and Clark Street to the East. The boundaries of the ward changed slightly before the 2015 election [see map].

Alderman

The ward is represented in the Chicago City Council by an alderman, a position that comes up for election every 4 years. The current alderman is Patrick J. O'Connor, who has held the position since 1983. He ran unopposed in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2011. In 2015, O'Connor ran against Chicago Public Schools teacher Diane Daleiden. He won by a margin of 58 to 41%. The next election will be in 2019.

The previous aldermen for the 40th Ward include the following men:[1]

  • Seymour Simon (1971-1975)
  • Solomon Gutstein (1975-1979)
  • Ivan Rittenberg (1979-1983)

Schools

The 40th Ward is home to a variety of public and private schools.

Chicago Public Schools:

Private/Religious Schools:

Police Beats

Chicago is divided into 279 Chicago Police Department beats, eight of which are in the 40th Ward (see map). Each beat has a number. The first two digits signify the district; the next digit shows the sector number, and the last digit is the beat number. For example, Beat 2013 is the 20th District, 1st sector, 3rd beat. All patrol cars are labeled with a beat number displayed above the blue lights on the roof. Beats hold regular meetings that are open to the public, usually once a month, or every other month. The list of beat meetings is available on the Alderman O'Connor's website.

Neighborhood Organizations

The 40th Ward is made up of diverse communities, several of which have organized neighborhood groups. They include

References

  1. ↑ "Aldermanic Elections--40th Ward | Edgewater Historical Society". www.edgewaterhistory.org. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
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