City Clerk of Chicago

The City Clerk of Chicago is in charge of record-keeping for the city of Chicago and its elections. When the Chicago City Council is in session, the City Clerk serves as council secretary. This position is a citywide elected office.

The City Clerk's office is responsible for maintaining official city government record (such as the Municipal Code of Chicago), distributing approximately 1.3 million vehicle stickers and residential parking permits, and issuing city business licenses.

The current city clerk is Anna Valencia.

Significant City Council transparency efforts have included posting nearly 700,000 pages of searchable City Council records to the City Clerk website, www.ChiCityClerk.com. This includes every ordinance passed since 1981, as well as city budgets and mayoral executive orders going back nearly 30 years. In addition, City Council meetings can be watched live or on demand via a City Council video archive on the City Clerk's website, www.ChiCityClerk.com.

City Clerks

City ClerksTermNotes
Anna Valencia2017-She was appointed in 2017.
Susana Mendoza2011-2016She was elected in 2011. She resigned to become the Illinois Comptroller.
Miguel del Valle2006-2011He was appointed in 2006. He resigned to run for mayor in 2011.
James Laski1995-2006He was elected in 2005. He resigned after his indictment for corruption.[1][2]
Ernest Wish1993-1995He was appointed in 1993. He did not seek election after his full term concluded.[3]
Walter Kozubowski1979-1993He was elected in 1979. He resigned after pleading guilty to corruption.[4][5]
John C. Marcin1955-1979He was elected in 1955. At the end of his term, he became a alderman for the 35th Ward.[6][7]
Ludwig D. Schreiber1939-1955He was elected 4 times starting in 1939.[8]
Francis D. Connery1909-1915He was elected in 1909. His term may have ended in 1915.[9]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20060206/NEWS01/200019427/city-clerk-laski-resigns-after-indictment
  2. ↑ http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general%2Cgis_entity_crdd_1995_General_Election%2Cil_chi_clerk
  3. ↑ http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-06-26/news/9406280314_1_mayor-richard-j-daley-outgoing-alderman-mayoral-budget
  4. ↑ http://chicagodemocracy.org/ElectionResults.jsp?election=crdd_general%2Ccrdd_1979_general_election%2Cil_chi_clerk
  5. ↑ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-corruptpolkozubowski20100106082802-photo.html
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
  7. ↑ https://archive.org/details/proceedingsofcit155chic
  8. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=171088
  9. ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mckinley/Connerys%20in%20Chicago.htm
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