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Richard M. Daley is the current mayor of Chicago.
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Richard M. Daley is the current mayor of Chicago.

The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, the third largest metropolis in the United States. He or she is charged with directing city departments and agencies, and with the advice and consent of the Chicago City Council, appoints department and agency leaders. Image File history File links Richardmdaleyportrait. ... Image File history File links Richardmdaleyportrait. ... Chief Executive may refer to: Chief Executive of Hong Kong Chief Executive of Macau Chief Executive Officer This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Nickname: The Windy City, The Second City, Chi Town Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in Chicagoland and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook Incorporated March 4, 1837 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area    - City 606. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... Chicago City Hall, adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Center, houses the chambers of the Chicago City Council. ...

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Appointment powers

The Mayor appoints the Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department and Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department. He is also responsible for appointing the heads of city departments, the largest of which are the Chicago Parks Department and Chicago Streets & Sanitation. Under Richard M. Daley, the Illinois legislature granted the Mayor power to appoint the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, which had long been an independent political fief. The Chicago City Clerk and City Treasurer are elected separately. Engine 117 fights a fire on Chicagos West Side at the Garfield Park Conservatory. ... The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the mayor of Chicago. ... Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is a United States politician, powerful member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor of Chicago, Illinois. ... Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians, is a school district that controls over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois. ...


Election

The Mayor of Chicago is elected by popular vote every four years, on the last Tuesday in February, in the year preceding a presidential election. A run-off election, in the event no candidate garners more than fifty percent of the vote, is held on the first Tuesday in April. Chicago is the largest city in America not to term limit its mayor. A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office. ...


History

The first mayor was William Butler Ogden and the longest serving mayor was Richard J. Daley. Two mayors have the distinction of having been assassinated in office: Carter Harrison, Sr. and Anton Cermak. Democrats have dominated the office in modern Chicago history; the last Republican mayor was William Hale Thompson who left office in 1931. Two sets of father and son have been elected Mayor of Chicago: Carter Harrison, Sr. and Carter Harrison, Jr. as well as Richard J. Daley and Richard M. Daley. Carter Harrison, Jr. was the first of the mayors to have been born within city limits. The first woman to hold the office was Jane Byrne. The first Black mayor was Harold Washington. As an interim mayor, David Duvall Orr has the shortest mayoral term. The current Mayor of Chicago is Richard M. Daley. William Butler Ogden (June 15, 1805 - August 3, 1877) was the first Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. ... Richard Joseph Daley (May 15, 1902 – December 20, 1976) was the longest-serving mayor of Chicago. ... Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. ... Anton Cermak Anton Cermak, in Czech Antonín Čermák, (May 9, 1873 – March 6, 1933) was the mayor of Chicago, Illinois, from 1931 until his death in 1933. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... // The Republican Party (often referred to as the GOP, for Grand Old Party) is one of the two major political organizations in the United States two party system; the Democratic Party is the other. ... William Hale Thompson campaigns for Mayor in 1917. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Carter Henry Harrison, Sr. ... Carter Henry Harrison, Jr. ... Jane Margaret Byrne (born May 24, 1934) was the first female Mayor of Chicago, Illinois. ... Harold Lee Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was a lawyer, legislator and the first African American Mayor of Chicago, Illinois serving from 1983 until his death in 1987. ... David Duvall Orr (born: October 4, 1944) served as interim mayor of Chicago, Illinois from November 25 to December 2, 1987 for the Democratic Party following the death of Harold Washington. ... Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942) is a United States politician, powerful member of the national and local Democratic Party and current mayor of Chicago, Illinois. ...


See also

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Mayor of Chicago - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (482 words)
The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, the third largest metropolis in the United States.
The Mayor appoints the Commissioner of the Chicago Fire Department and Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department.
Chicago is the largest city in America not to term limit its mayor.
Mayor Siegel, Chicago Ridge, Illinois (IL) (573 words)
Mayor Siegel was a member of the Chicago Cook County Criminal Justice Commission for six years; one of two mayors in all of Cook County serving in that capacity.
He is on the Chicago Area Transportation Study for Northeast, IL and is currently a member of the Executive Committee and one of the original members of Southwest Local Government.
The Mayor was deeply honored when the Village Board named the new facility the Eugene L. Siegel Municipal Complex for his quarter of a century (25 years) of dedication and leadership to the Citizens of Chicago Ridge.
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