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{{Short description|Elected chief executive of city government}}
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{{Infobox Political post
| post = Mayor
| body = Chicago
| insignia =
| insigniacaption = Seal of the City of Chicago
| image = Brandon Johnson 2024.jpg
| incumbent = [[Brandon Johnson]]
| incumbentsince = May 15, 2023
| department = [[Government of Chicago]]
| style = {{ubl|His Honor|The Honorable}}
| termlength = 4 years
| formation = 1837
| succession = [[Vice mayor of Chicago]]
| inaugural = [[William B. Ogden]]
| salary = $216,210
| website = {{URL|mayor.cityofchicago.org/mayor/en/about_the_mayor.html|Official website}}
}}
The '''mayor of Chicago''' is the  [[Chief executive officer|chief executive]] of city [[Government of Chicago|government]] in [[Chicago]], Illinois, the [[List of United States cities by population|third-largest city]] in the [[United States]]. The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and recommendations to the [[Chicago City Council]], is active in the enforcement of the city's ordinances, submits the city's annual budget and appoints city officers, department commissioners or directors, and members of city boards and commissions.

During sessions of the city council, the mayor serves as the presiding officer. The mayor is not allowed to vote on issues except in certain instances, most notably where the vote taken on a matter before the body results in a tie.

The office of mayor was created when Chicago became a city in 1837.

==History==
[[File:William B Ogden by GPA Healy, 1855.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[William B. Ogden]] was the first mayor of Chicago.]]
[[File:Secretary Kerry Departs Chicago Mayor Emanuel's Office After Their Meeting (30500010211).jpg|thumb|U.S. Secretary of State [[John Kerry]] leaving "The Fifth Floor" office of the mayor in 2016]]
The first mayor was [[William B. Ogden]] (1837&ndash;1838). Forty-six men and two women ([[Jane Byrne]], 1979&ndash;1983, and [[Lori Lightfoot]], 2019&ndash;2023), have held the office.  Two sets of father and son have been elected Mayor of Chicago: [[Carter Harrison III]] (1879&ndash;1887, 1893) and [[Carter Harrison IV]] (1897&ndash;1905, 1911&ndash;1915), as well as [[Richard J. Daley]] (1955&ndash;1976) and [[Richard M. Daley]] (1989&ndash;2011). Carter Harrison IV was the first mayor to have been born in the city.

As an interim mayor, [[David Duvall Orr]] (1987) held the office for one week, the shortest time period. Richard M. Daley was elected six times becoming Chicago's longest-serving mayor, his 22 years surpassing his father's record of 21 years.<ref>[https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilKvZ_-QeQYYesyxYOrMxElWJQcA?docId=a29f3a05d0b5405e8e446c86c6e89c3f "Daley now Chicago mayor 1 day longer than father"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101064019/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ilKvZ_-QeQYYesyxYOrMxElWJQcA?docId=a29f3a05d0b5405e8e446c86c6e89c3f |date=2011-01-01 }} [[Associated Press]] December 26, 2010</ref>

The first Irish Catholic mayor was [[John Patrick Hopkins]] (1893&ndash;1895), and [[Rahm Emanuel]] (2011&ndash;2019) is the only Jewish American to have served as mayor.

[[Harold Washington]] (1983&ndash;1987) was the first African American mayor. Lightfoot (2019–2023) was the city's first African American woman and first [[LGBT]] mayor. [[Brandon Johnson]] (2023–present) is the fourth African American mayor, [[Eugene Sawyer]] (1987–1989) having been selected by the council after Washington died in office.

==Appointment powers==
The mayor appoints the commissioner of the [[Chicago Fire Department]], the superintendent of the [[Chicago Police Department]] and  the heads of other departments,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pratt|first=Gregory|date=May 22, 2018|title=Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announces key hires for her new administration, some Rahm Emanuel appointees will stay|work=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-cabinet-meeting-20190521-story.html|access-date=2019-05-22|via=MSN}}</ref> the largest of which are the Water Management Department (formed by the consolidation of the former Water Department and Sewer Department under [[Richard M. Daley]]), and the Streets & Sanitation Department. The mayor also appoints members to the boards of several [[Special district (United States)|special-purpose governmental bodies]] including [[City Colleges of Chicago]], [[Chicago Park District]], [[Chicago Public Library]], [[Chicago Housing Authority]], [[Chicago Transit Authority]], and the [[Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority]]. Under [[Richard M. Daley]], the [[Illinois General Assembly|Illinois legislature]] granted the mayor power to appoint the governing board and chief executive officer of the [[Chicago Public Schools]] and subordinated the district to the mayor; the district had long been an independent unit of government.

The [[Chicago City Clerk]] and [[City Treasurer of Chicago]] are elected separately, as are the 50 alderpersons who form the city council. The mayor is empowered, however, to fill vacancies in any of these 52 elected offices by appointment. In turn, the city council elects one of its own to fill a mayoral vacancy.

By charter, Chicago has a "[[mayor-council government#Weak-mayor form|weak-mayor]]" system, in which most of the power is vested in the city council. In practice, however, the mayor of Chicago has long been one of the most powerful municipal chief executives in the nation.  Unlike in most other weak-mayor systems, the mayor has the power to draw up the budget.  For most of the 20th century, before [[Shakman Decrees|the decline of patronage]] and the mayor's office becoming officially nonpartisan in 1999, the mayor was the ''[[de facto]]'' leader of the city's Democratic Party, and had great influence over the ward organizations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Government, City of Chicago|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/532.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815015258/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/532.html|archive-date=15 August 2011|access-date=19 March 2018|website=Encyclopedia of Chicago}}</ref>   Located in [[Chicago City Hall|City Hall]], "the fifth floor" is sometimes used as a [[metonym]] for the office and power of the mayor.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shepard|first=Steven|title=Black women make history in Chicago mayoral election|language=en|work=Politico|url=https://politi.co/2IOMGOu|access-date=2021-04-06 |date=Feb 26, 2019 }}</ref>

==Election and succession==
{{main|Mayoral elections in Chicago}}

The mayor of Chicago is elected by popular vote every four years, on the last Tuesday in February. A run-off election, in case no candidate garners more than fifty percent of the vote, is held on the first Tuesday in April. The election is held on a [[Non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] basis. Chicago is the largest city in the United States not to [[term limit|limit the term]] of service for its mayor.

In accordance with Illinois law,<ref>{{cite web |title=65 ILCS 20/21-5.1 |url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/006500200K21-5.1.htm |website=Illinois General Assembly |publisher=Government of Illinois |access-date=1 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="clerkabout">{{cite web |title=About City Government & the Chicago City Council |url=https://www.chicityclerk.com/city-council-news-central/council-agenda |website=City Clerk of Chicago |access-date=1 March 2020 |language=en |date=21 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305065436/https://www.chicityclerk.com/city-council-news-central/council-agenda }}</ref> the city council elects a vice mayor who serves as interim mayor in the event of a vacancy in the office of the mayor or the inability of the mayor to serve due to illness or injury, until the city council elects one of its members [[acting (law)|acting]] mayor or until the mayoral term expires.<ref name="clerkabout"/><ref name=tunneyvice1>{{Cite web |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/5/17/18629590/lori-lightfoot-chicago-city-council-committee-leadership |title=Lightfoot shakes up the City Council |last=Spielman |first=Fran |date=2019-05-17 |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=2019-05-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522095056/https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/5/17/18629590/lori-lightfoot-chicago-city-council-committee-leadership |archive-date=2019-05-22 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, if a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor with more than 28 months remaining in the mayoral term and at least 130 days before the next general municipal election, then a special election must be held to choose a new mayor to serve out the remainder of the term at that general municipal election; if a vacancy occurs with fewer than 28 months remaining in the mayoral term or fewer than 130 days before the next general municipal election, then the acting mayor serves as mayor until the mayoral term expires.

The order-of succession involving the vice mayor was made concrete following disputes that arose in the aftermath of the death in office of [[Richard J. Daley]], and was subsequently implemented following the death in office of [[Harold Washington]], which saw Vice Mayor [[David Orr]] become acting mayor.<ref name="wilsonfrost">{{cite web |last1=Pratt |first1=Gregory |title=Wilson Frost remembered: 'He should've been Chicago's first black mayor' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-death-wilson-frost-20180506-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=1 March 2020 |date=7 May 2018}}</ref> Prior to this, the city had vague succession laws which indicated that the president pro tempore of the City Council would succeed as mayor. This was not followed after the death of Daley, and the city council appointed [[Michael Anthony Bilandic|Michael Bilandic]] acting mayor instead of having pro tempore [[Wilson Frost]] become mayor,<ref name=king1976>{{cite web |last1= King |first1=Seth S. |title=Bilandic, Lawyer and Daley Friend, Named Acting Mayor of Chicago |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/29/archives/bilandic-lawyer-and-daley-friend-named-acting-mayor-of-chicago.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=15 April 2020 |date=29 December 1976}}</ref> due to City Corporation Counsel William R. Quinlan ruling that, since the city did not have a statute specifically outlining succession, the City Council would need to elect the interim mayor.<ref name=hwp>Harold, the People's Mayor: The Biography of Harold Washington by Dempsey Travis, Agate Publishing, Dec 12, 2017</ref>

[[Mayoral elections in Chicago#City Council-appointed mayors|Six instances]] have seen the City Council appoint either an acting mayor, acting mayor pro tempore, or interim mayor.

In the absence of the mayor during meetings of the city council, the president pro tempore of the city council, who is a member of and elected by the city council, acts as presiding officer. Unlike the mayor, the president pro tempore can vote on all legislative matters. If neither the mayor nor pro tempore can preside, the vice mayor presides.<ref name=krebs>{{cite web |last1=Krebs |first1=Timothy B. |title=MONEY AND MACHINE POLITICS An Analysis of Corporate and Labor Contributions in Chicago City Council Elections |url=https://pols.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/273/2018/10/p_moneyandmachinepolitics.pdf |access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>

==List of mayors==
[[File:Joseph Medill.jpg|200px|thumb|[[Joseph Medill]] (#26) was the first foreign-born mayor.]]
[[File:John_Patrick_Hopkins.jpg|200px|thumb|John Patrick Hopkins (#35) was the youngest and the first Catholic mayor.]]
[[File:William Hale Thompson head shot.tif|200px|thumb|[[William Hale Thompson]] (#41) was the last [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] mayor of Chicago.]]
[[File:JaneByrne1985 (a).jpg|200px|thumb|[[Jane Byrne]] (#50) was the first female mayor.]]
[[File:Washington h.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Harold Washington]] (#51) was the first African American mayor.]]
[[File:Richard M. Daley (4655925743 aacdba6297 n) (cropped).jpg|200px|thumb|[[Richard M. Daley]] (#54) was the longest-serving mayor (22 years).]]
[[File:Lori Lightfoot 220528-Z-OR724-1032 (1).jpg|thumb|266x266px|[[Lori Lightfoot]] (#56) was the first African American female and the first openly gay female mayor of Chicago.]]
Between 1833 and 1837, Chicago was incorporated as a town and headed by town presidents. Since 1837, it has been incorporated as a city and headed by mayors.

The mayoral term in Chicago was one year from 1837 through 1863, when it was changed to two years. In 1907, it was changed again, this time to four years. Until 1861, municipal elections were held in March. In that year, legislation moved them to April. In 1869, however, election day was changed to November, and terms expiring in April of that year were changed. In 1875, election day was moved back to April by the city's vote to operate under the [[Cities and Villages Act of 1872]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.chipublib.org/chicago-mayors/ |title=Chicago Mayors |website= Chicago Public Library |access-date=2019-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322165625/https://www.chipublib.org/chicago-mayors/ |archive-date=2019-03-22 |url-status=live }}</ref>
! Portrait
! Mayor
! Term start
! Term end
! Tenure
! Election
! colspan="2" | Party
! [[Mayor of Chicago#Vice mayor|Vice Mayor]]
|-style="height:2em;"
! colspan="10" | Town Presidents
|-
! 1
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]
| '''[[Thomas Jefferson Vance Owen]]'''<br>{{small|(1801–1835)}}
| {{dts|August 12, 1833}}
| {{dts|August 11, 1834}}
| {{ayd|1833|8|12|1834|8|11}}
| –
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
| [[Independent politician|Nonpartisan]]
| rowspan="2" {{CNone|''Position not yet established''}}
|-
! 2
| [[File:John H Kinzie c1850s.png|100px]]
| '''[[John H. Kinzie]]'''<br>{{small|(1803–1865)}}
| {{dts|1834}}
| {{dts|May 1837}}
| 3 years<!-- Update this when exact dates are known. -->
| –
| style="background-color:{{party color|Whig Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|-style="height:2em;"
! colspan="10" | Mayors
|-
! 1
| [[File:William B Ogden by GPA Healy, 1855.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[William B. Ogden]]'''<br>{{small|(1805–1877)}}
| {{dts|May 1837}}
| {{dts|March 1838}}
| 10 months<!-- Update this when exact dates are known. -->
| [[1837 Chicago mayoral election|1837]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan="73" {{CNone|''Position not yet established''}}
|-
! 2
| [[File:Buckner Morris (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Buckner Stith Morris]]'''<br>{{small|(1800–1879)}}
| {{dts|1838}}
| {{dts|1839}}
| 1 year<!-- Update this when exact dates are known. -->
| [[1838 Chicago mayoral election|1838]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Whig Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|-
! 3
| [[File:BWRaymond.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Benjamin Wright Raymond]]'''<br>{{small|(1801–1883)<br>''1st time''}}
| {{dts|1839}}
| {{dts|1840}}
| 1 year<!-- Update this when exact dates are known. -->
| [[1839 Chicago mayoral election|1839]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Whig Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|-
! 4
| [[File:Alexanderloyd.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Alexander Loyd]]'''<br>{{small|(1805–1872)}}
| {{dts|March 9, 1840}}
| {{dts|March 4, 1841}}
| {{ayd|1840|3|9|1841|3|4}}
| [[1840 Chicago mayoral election|1840]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 5
| [[File:Francis-sherman.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Francis Cornwall Sherman]]'''<br>{{small|(1805–1870)<br>''1st time''}}
| {{dts|March 4, 1841}}
| {{dts|March 7, 1842}}
| {{ayd|1841|3|4|1842|3|7}}
| [[1841 Chicago mayoral election|1841]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 6
| [[File:BWRaymond.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Benjamin Wright Raymond]]'''<br>{{small|(1801–1883)<br>''2nd time''}}
| {{dts|March 7, 1842}}
| {{dts|March 7, 1843}}
| {{ayd|1842|3|7|1843|3|7}}
| [[1842 Chicago mayoral election|1842]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Whig Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 7
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Augustusgarrett.jpeg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Augustus Garrett]]'''<br>{{small|(1801–1848)<br>''1st time''}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 7, 1843}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|April 2, 1844}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1843|3|7|1844|4|2}}
| [[1843 Chicago mayoral election|1843]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1844 Chicago mayoral elections#March election|<s>{{small|March}}<br>1844</s>]]{{efn|The [[1844 Chicago mayoral elections#March election|March 1844 mayoral election]] was voided by the [[Chicago City Council|Common Council]] on the grounds that clerks in wards had been unqualified to vote. See [[1844 Chicago mayoral elections#Voiding of the March election|here]] for more information.}}
|-
! 8
| [[File:Alsonsherman.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[Alson Sherman]]'''<br>{{small|(1811–1903)}}
| {{dts|April 2, 1844}}
| {{dts|March 10, 1845}}
| {{ayd|1844|4|2|1845|3|10}}
| [[1844 Chicago mayoral elections#April election|{{small|April}}<br>1844]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Independent Democrat]]ic
|-
! 9
| [[File:Augustusgarrett.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[Augustus Garrett]]'''<br>{{small|(1801–1848)<br>''2nd time''}}
| {{dts|March 10, 1845}}
| {{dts|March 3, 1846}}
| {{ayd|1845|3|10|1846|3|3}}
| [[1845 Chicago mayoral election|1845]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 10
| [[File:Johnchapin.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[John Putnam Chapin]]'''<br>{{small|(1810–1864)}}
| {{dts|March 3, 1846}}
| {{dts|March 9, 1847}}
| {{ayd|1846|3|3|1847|3|9}}
| [[1846 Chicago mayoral election|1846]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Whig Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]]
|-
! 11
| [[File:Jamescurtis.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[James Curtiss]]'''<br>{{small|(1806–1859)<br>''1st time''}}
| {{dts|March 9, 1847}}
| {{dts|March 14, 1848}}
| {{ayd|1847|3|9|1848|3|14}}
| [[1847 Chicago mayoral election|1847]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 12
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Jameswoodworth.jpeg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[James Hutchinson Woodworth]]'''<br>{{small|(1804–1869)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 14, 1848}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 12, 1850}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1848|3|14|1850|3|12}}
| [[1848 Chicago mayoral election|1848]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Independent Democrat]]ic
|-
| [[1849 Chicago mayoral election|1849]]
|-
! 13
| [[File:Jamescurtis.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[James Curtiss]]'''<br>{{small|(1806–1859)<br>''2nd time''}}
| {{dts|March 12, 1850}}
| {{dts|March 11, 1851}}
| {{ayd|1850|3|12|1851|3|11}}
| [[1850 Chicago mayoral election|1850]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 14
| rowspan="2" | [[File:WalterSGurneeSenorAnderson (a).png|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Walter S. Gurnee]]'''<br>{{small|(1813–1903)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 11, 1851}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 7, 1853}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1851|3|11|1853|3|7}}
| [[1851 Chicago mayoral election|1851]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1852 Chicago mayoral election|1852]]
|-
! 15
| [[File:Charlesgray.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[Charles McNeill Gray]]'''<br>{{small|(1807–1885)}}
| {{dts|March 7, 1853}}
| {{dts|March 15, 1854}}
| {{ayd|1853|3|7|1854|3|15}}
| [[1853 Chicago mayoral election|1853]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 16
| [[File:Isaac-milliken (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Isaac Lawrence Milliken]]'''<br>{{small|(1813–1889)}}
| {{dts|March 15, 1854}}
| {{dts|March 13, 1855}}
| {{ayd|1854|3|15|1855|3|13}}
| [[1854 Chicago mayoral election|1854]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 17
| [[File:Leviboone.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[Levi Boone]]'''<br>{{small|(1808–1882)}}
| {{dts|March 13, 1855}}
| {{dts|March 11, 1856}}
| {{ayd|1855|3|13|1856|3|11}}
| [[1855 Chicago mayoral election|1855]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Know Nothing}};" | 
| [[Know Nothing|American]]
|-
! 18
| [[File:Thomas-dyer (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Thomas Dyer]]'''<br>{{small|(1805–1862)}}
| {{dts|March 11, 1856}}
| {{dts|March 10, 1857}}
| {{ayd|1856|3|11|1857|3|10}}
| [[1856 Chicago mayoral election|1856]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 19
| [[File:John Wentworth of Chicago.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[John Wentworth (Illinois politician)|John Wentworth]]'''<br>{{small|(1815–1888)<br>''1st time''}}
| {{dts|March 10, 1857}}
| {{dts|March 2, 1858}}
| {{ayd|1857|3|10|1858|3|2}}
| [[1857 Chicago mayoral election|1857]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 20
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Johnhaines.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[John Charles Haines]]'''<br>{{small|(1818–1896)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 2, 1858}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|March 22, 1860}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1858|3|2|1860|3|22}}
| [[1858 Chicago mayoral election|1858]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| [[1859 Chicago mayoral election|1859]]
|-
! 21
| [[File:John Wentworth of Chicago.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[John Wentworth (Illinois politician)|John Wentworth]]'''<br>{{small|(1815–1888)<br>''2nd time''}}
| {{dts|March 22, 1860}}
| {{dts|May 6, 1861}}
| {{ayd|1860|3|22|1861|5|6}}
| [[1860 Chicago mayoral election|1860]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 22
| [[File:Julianrumsey.jpeg|100px]]
| '''[[Julian Sidney Rumsey]]'''<br>{{small|(1823–1886)}}
| {{dts|May 6, 1861}}
| {{dts|May 5, 1862}}
| {{ayd|1861|5|6|1862|5|5}}
| [[1861 Chicago mayoral election|1861]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 23
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Francis-sherman.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Francis Cornwall Sherman]]'''<br>{{small|(1805–1870)<br>''2nd time''}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|May 5, 1862}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|May 3, 1865}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1862|5|5|1865|5|3}}
| [[1862 Chicago mayoral election|1862]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1863 Chicago mayoral election|1863]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 24
| rowspan="2" | [[File:JBrice.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[John Blake Rice]]'''<br>{{small|(1809–1874)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|May 3, 1865}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|December 6, 1869}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1865|5|3|1869|12|6}}
| [[1865 Chicago mayoral election|1865]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| [[1867 Chicago mayoral election|1867]]
|-
! 25
| [[File:Roswell-mason.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Roswell B. Mason]]'''<br>{{small|(1805–1892)}}
| {{dts|December 6, 1869}}
| {{dts|December 4, 1871}}
| {{ayd|1869|12|6|1871|12|4}}
| [[1869 Chicago mayoral election|1869]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent politician}};" | 
| Citizens
|-
! 26
| [[File:Joseph Medill.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Joseph Medill]]'''<br>{{small|(1823–1899)}}
| {{dts|December 4, 1871}}
| {{dts|August 22, 1873}}
| {{ayd|1871|12|4|1873|8|22}}
| [[1871 Chicago mayoral election|1871]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<br>([[Prohibitionism|Dry]])
|-
! –
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | [[File:Lester Legrand Bond.jpg|100px]]
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | [[Lester L. Bond]]<br>{{small|(1829–1903)<br>''Acting''}}
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | {{dts|August 22, 1873}}
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | {{dts|December 1, 1873}}
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | {{ayd|1873|8|22|1873|12|1}}
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | –
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| style="background-color:#E6E6AA;" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
! 27
| [[File:HarveyColvin(ChicagoMayor).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Harvey Doolittle Colvin]]'''<br>{{small|(1815–1892)}}
| {{dts|December 1, 1873}}
| {{dts|July 24, 1876}}
| {{ayd|1873|12|1|1876|7|24}}
| [[1873 Chicago mayoral election|1873]]
| style="background-color:#FF4444;" |  
| [[People's Party (Illinois)|People's]]
|-
! –
| [[File:Thomas Hoyne (3x4a).png|100px]]
| [[Thomas Hoyne]]<br>{{small|(1817–1883)<br>''Disputed''}}
| colspan="3" | ''Election invalidated;<br>tenure annulled''
| <s>[[1876 Chicago mayoral elections#Disputed April election|{{small|April}}<br>1876]]</s>{{efn|The [[1876 Chicago mayoral elections#Disputed April election|April 1876 mayoral election]] (and thus Hoyne's tenure as mayor) was annulled after it was ruled by the [[Circuit Court of Cook County]] that the election had been illegitimate. See [[1876 Chicago mayoral elections#Background|here]] and [[1876 Chicago mayoral elections#Legal dispute|here]] for more information.}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Independent Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Independent Democrat]]ic
|-
! rowspan="2" | 28
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Monroe Heath.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Monroe Heath]]'''<br>{{small|(1827–1894)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|July 24, 1876}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|April 28, 1879}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1876|7|24|1879|4|28}}
| [[1876 Chicago mayoral elections#July special election|{{small|July}}<br>1876]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
| [[1877 Chicago mayoral election|1877]]
|-
! rowspan="4" | 29
| rowspan="4" | [[File:Carter Harrison, Sr. - Brady-Handy (3x4a).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="4" | '''[[Carter Harrison III]]'''<br>{{small|(1825–[[Assassination of Carter Harrison III|1893]])<br>''1st time''}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|April 28, 1879}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|April 18, 1887}}
| rowspan="4" | {{ayd|1879|4|28|1887|4|18}}
| [[1879 Chicago mayoral election|1879]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="4" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1881 Chicago mayoral election|1881]]
|-
| [[1883 Chicago mayoral election|1883]]
|-
| [[1885 Chicago mayoral election|1885]]
|-
! 30
| [[File:John Roche (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[John A. Roche]]'''<br>{{small|(1844–1904)}}
| {{dts|April 18, 1887}}
| {{dts|April 15, 1889}}
| {{ayd|1887|4|18|1889|4|15}}
| [[1887 Chicago mayoral election|1887]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
! 31
| [[File:DeWitt Clinton Cregier old portrait (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[DeWitt Clinton Cregier]]'''<br>{{small|(1829–1898)}}
| {{dts|April 15, 1889}}
| {{dts|April 27, 1891}}
| {{ayd|1889|4|15|1891|4|27}}
| [[1889 Chicago mayoral election|1889]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 32
| [[File:Hempstead Washburne.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Hempstead Washburne]]'''<br>{{small|(1851–1918)}}
| {{dts|April 27, 1891}}
| {{dts|April 17, 1893}}
| {{ayd|1891|4|27|1893|4|17}}
| [[1891 Chicago mayoral election|1891]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
! 33
| [[File:Carter Harrison, Sr. - Brady-Handy (3x4a).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Carter Harrison III]]'''<br>{{small|(1825–[[Assassination of Carter Harrison III|1893]])<br>''2nd time''}}
| {{dts|April 17, 1893}}
| [[Assassination of Carter Harrison III|{{dts|October 28, 1893}}]]{{ref label|Died|†}}
| {{ayd|1893|4|17|1893|10|28}}
| [[1893 Chicago mayoral election|1893]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 34
| [[File:George Bell Swift, Mayor of Chicago (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[George Bell Swift]]'''<br>{{small|(1845–1912)<br>''[[Pro tempore]]''<br>''1st time''}}
| {{dts|November 9, 1893}}
| {{dts|December 27, 1893}}
| {{ayd|1893|11|9|1893|12|27}}
| –
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
! 35
| [[File:John Patrick Hopkins (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[John Patrick Hopkins]]'''<br>{{small|(1858–1918)}}
| {{dts|December 27, 1893}}
| {{dts|April 8, 1895}}
| {{ayd|1893|12|27|1895|4|8}}
| [[1893 Chicago mayoral special election|1893 special]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 36
| [[File:George Bell Swift, Mayor of Chicago (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[George Bell Swift]]'''<br>{{small|(1845–1912)<br>''2nd time''}}
| {{dts|April 8, 1895}}
| {{dts|April 15, 1897}}
| {{ayd|1895|4|8|1897|4|15}}
| [[1895 Chicago mayoral election|1895]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
! rowspan="4" | 37
| rowspan="4" | [[File:Carter Henry Harrison cph.3c23214.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="4" | '''[[Carter Harrison IV]]'''<br>{{small|(1860–1953)<br>''1st time''}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|April 15, 1897}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|April 10, 1905}}
| rowspan="4" | {{ayd|1897|4|15|1905|4|10}}
| [[1897 Chicago mayoral election|1897]]
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="4" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1899 Chicago mayoral election|1899]]
|-
| [[1901 Chicago mayoral election|1901]]
|-
| [[1903 Chicago mayoral election|1903]]
|-
! 38
| [[File:Portrait of Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne]]'''<br>{{small|(1853–1937)}}
| {{dts|April 10, 1905}}
| {{dts|April 15, 1907}}
| {{ayd|1905|4|10|1907|4|15}}
| [[1905 Chicago mayoral election|1905]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 39
| [[File:Fred Busse.png|100px]]
| '''[[Fred A. Busse]]'''<br>{{small|(1866–1914)}}
| {{dts|April 15, 1907}}
| {{dts|April 17, 1911}}
| {{ayd|1907|4|15|1911|4|17}}
| [[1907 Chicago mayoral election|1907]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
! 40
| [[File:Carter Henry Harrison cph.3c23214.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Carter Harrison IV]]'''<br>{{small|(1860–1953)<br>''2nd time''}}
| {{dts|April 17, 1911}}
| {{dts|April 26, 1915}}
| {{ayd|1911|4|17|1915|4|26}}
| [[1911 Chicago mayoral election|1911]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 41
| rowspan="2" | [[File:William Hale Thompson head shot (1).tiff|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[William Hale Thompson]]'''<br>{{small|(1869–1944)<br>''1st time''}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|April 26, 1915}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|April 16, 1923}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1915|4|26|1923|4|16}}
| [[1915 Chicago mayoral election|1915]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
|[[1919 Chicago mayoral election|1919]]
|-
! 42
| [[File:William Emmett Dever 1923.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[William Emmett Dever]]'''<br>{{small|(1862–1929)}}
| {{dts|April 16, 1923}}
| {{dts|April 18, 1927}}
| {{ayd|1923|4|16|1927|4|18}}
| [[1923 Chicago mayoral election|1923]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 43
| [[File:William Hale Thompson head shot (1).tiff|100px]]
| '''[[William Hale Thompson]]'''<br>{{small|(1869–1944)<br>''2nd time<br>[[William Hale Thompson 1927 mayoral campaign|Campaign]]''}}
| {{dts|April 18, 1927}}
| {{dts|April 9, 1931}}
| {{ayd|1927|4|18|1931|4|9}}
| [[1927 Chicago mayoral election|1927]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|-
! 44
| [[File:Anton Cermak cph.3b27410.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Anton Cermak]]'''<br>{{small|(1873–[[Attempted assassination of Franklin D. Roosevelt|1933]])}}
| {{dts|April 9, 1931}}
| [[Attempted assassination of Franklin D. Roosevelt|{{dts|March 6, 1933}}]]{{ref label|Died|†}}
| {{ayd|1931|4|9|1933|3|6}}
| [[1931 Chicago mayoral election|1931]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! 45
| [[File:Frank J. Corr (Chicago Mayor) (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Frank J. Corr]]'''<br>{{small|(1877–1934)<br>''Acting''}}
| {{dts|March 15, 1933}}
| {{dts|April 8, 1933}}
| {{ayd|1933|3|15|1933|4|8}}
| –
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
! rowspan="4" | 46
| rowspan="4" | [[File:EdwardJKelly.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="4" | '''[[Edward Joseph Kelly]]'''<br>{{small|(1876–1950)}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|April 17, 1933}}
| rowspan="4" | {{dts|April 15, 1947}}
| rowspan="4" | {{ayd|1933|4|17|1947|4|15}}
| {{abbr|App.|Appointed}}
| rowspan="4" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="4" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1935 Chicago mayoral election|1935]]
|-
| [[1939 Chicago mayoral election|1939]]
|-
| [[1943 Chicago mayoral election|1943]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 47
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Martin H. Kennelly 72-599 (1).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Martin H. Kennelly]]'''<br>{{small|(1887–1961)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|April 15, 1947}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|April 20, 1955}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1947|4|15|1955|4|20}}
| [[1947 Chicago mayoral election|1947]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1951 Chicago mayoral election|1951]]
|-
! rowspan="6" | 48
| rowspan="6" | [[File:Richard J. Daley in 1962.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="6" | '''[[Richard J. Daley]]'''<br>{{small|(1902–1976)}}
| rowspan="6" | {{dts|April 20, 1955}}
| rowspan="6" | {{dts|December 20, 1976}}{{ref label|Died|†}}
| rowspan="6" | {{ayd|1955|4|20|1976|12|20}}
| [[1955 Chicago mayoral election|1955]]
| rowspan="6" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="6" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1959 Chicago mayoral election|1959]]
|-
| [[1963 Chicago mayoral election|1963]]
|-
| [[1967 Chicago mayoral election|1967]]
|-
| [[1971 Chicago mayoral election|1971]]
|-
| [[1975 Chicago mayoral election|1975]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 49
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Judge Michael A. Bilandic.png|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Michael A. Bilandic]]'''<br>{{small|(1923–2002)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|December 20, 1976}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|April 16, 1979}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1976|12|20|1979|4|16}}
| {{abbr|App.|Appointed}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Casey Laskowski]]
|-
| [[1977 Chicago mayoral special election|1977 special]]
|-
! 50
| [[File:JaneByrne1985 (a).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Jane Byrne]]'''<br>{{small|(1933–2014)}}
| {{dts|April 16, 1979}}
| {{dts|April 29, 1983}}
| {{ayd|1979|4|16|1983|4|29}}
| [[1979 Chicago mayoral election|1979]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Richard Mell]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 51
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Washington h.jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Harold Washington]]'''<br>{{small|(1922–1987)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|April 29, 1983}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|November 25, 1987}}{{ref label|Died|†}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1983|4|29|1987|11|25}}
| [[1983 Chicago mayoral election|1983]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1987 Chicago mayoral election|1987]]
| [[David Orr]]
|-
! 52
| [[File:David Orr on Live from the Heartland July 23 2012 (1).png|100px]]
| '''[[David Orr]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>''Acting''}}<br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1443.html|title=Chicago Mayors, 1837-2007|website=Encyclopedia of Chicago|access-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707145531/http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1443.html|archive-date=7 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{dts|November 25, 1987}}
| {{dts|December 2, 1987}}
| {{ayd|1987|11|25|1987|12|2}}
| –
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| ''Himself''
|-
! rowspan="2" | 53
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Eugene Sawyer (2041465864 2bc2900d9a m).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Eugene Sawyer]]'''<br>{{small|(1934–2008)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|December 2, 1987}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|April 24, 1989}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|1987|12|2|1989|4|24}}
| rowspan="2" | {{abbr|App.|Appointed}}
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[David Orr]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Terry Gabinski]]
|-
! rowspan="6" | 54
| rowspan="6" | [[File:RMDaleyCropped (a).png|100px]]
| rowspan="6" | '''[[Richard M. Daley]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1942)}}
| rowspan="6" | {{dts|April 24, 1989}}
| rowspan="6" | {{dts|May 16, 2011}}
| rowspan="6" | {{ayd|1989|4|24|2011|5|16}}
| [[1989 Chicago mayoral special election|1989 special]]
| rowspan="6" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="3" | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| [[1991 Chicago mayoral election|1991]]
|-
| [[1995 Chicago mayoral election|1995]]
|-
| [[1999 Chicago mayoral election|1999]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Independent politician|Nonpartisan]]{{efn|name=nonpartisan|Since [[1999 Chicago mayoral election|1999]], mayoral elections have officially been nonpartisan. A 1995 Illinois law stipulated that "candidates for mayor ... no longer would run under party labels in Chicago". However, Daley, Emanuel, Lightfoot, and Johnson are known to be Democrats.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gov. Edgar To End City Partisan Votes|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/07/07/edgar-is-set-to-end-city-partisan-votes/|publisher=Chicago Tribune|first=Thomas|last=Hardy|date=July 7, 1995|access-date=September 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007120504/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1995-07-07/news/9507070087_1_nonpartisan-election-election-commissioners-first-black-mayor|archive-date=October 7, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<br>''([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])''
| rowspan="3" | [[Bernard Stone]]
|-
| [[2003 Chicago mayoral election|2003]]
|-
| [[2007 Chicago mayoral election|2007]]
|-
! rowspan="2" | 55
| rowspan="2" | [[File:Rahm Emanuel, official photo portrait color (a).jpg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" | '''[[Rahm Emanuel]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1959)}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|May 16, 2011}}
| rowspan="2" | {{dts|May 20, 2019}}
| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|2011|5|16|2019|5|20}}
| [[2011 Chicago mayoral election|2011]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| rowspan="2" | [[Independent politician|Nonpartisan]]{{efn|name=nonpartisan}}<br>''([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])''
| [[Ray Suarez (politician)|Ray Suarez]]
|-
| [[2015 Chicago mayoral election|2015]]
| [[Brendan Reilly (politician)|Brendan Reilly]]
|-
! 56
| [[File:Lori Lightfoot 220528-Z-OR724-1032 (1).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Lori Lightfoot]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1962)}}
| {{dts|May 20, 2019}}
| {{dts|May 15, 2023}}
| {{ayd|2019|5|20|2023|5|15}}
| [[2019 Chicago mayoral election|2019]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Independent politician|Nonpartisan]]{{efn|name=nonpartisan}}<br>''([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])''
| [[Tom Tunney]]
|-
! 57
| [[File:Brandon Johnson 2024.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Brandon Johnson]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1976)}}
| {{dts|May 15, 2023}}
| ''[[Incumbent]]''
| {{ayd|2023|5|15}}
| [[2023 Chicago mayoral election|2023]]
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Independent politician|Nonpartisan]]{{efn|name=nonpartisan}}<br>''([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]])''
| [[Walter Burnett Jr.]]
|}

===Notes===
{{refbegin}}
:{{note|Died|†}} Died in office
{{refend}}
{{reflist|group=n}}
{{notelist}}

==Vice mayor==
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Vice mayor
| body = Chicago
| insignia =
| insigniasize = 150px
| insigniacaption = Seal of the City of Chicago
| image = 
| incumbent = Vacant
| incumbentsince = August 7, 2025
| style = 
| residence = 
| appointer = 
| termlength = 
| formation = 1976
| inaugural = [[Casey Laskowski]]
| salary = $0<ref name=chicagotalks/>
| website = 
}}

In accordance with Illinois law, the city council elects a vice mayor who serves as interim mayor in the event of a vacancy in the office of the mayor or the inability of the mayor to serve due to illness or injury, until the city council elects one of its members [[acting (law)|acting]] mayor or until the mayoral term expires. The vice mayoralty is currently vacant following the resignation of [[Walter Burnett Jr.]] on August 7, 2025.

The position was created by a state law that was passed in response to the power struggle that took place over succession following [[Richard J. Daley]]'s death in office.<ref name=king1976/><ref name=chicagotalks>{{cite web |title=Another City Council Stealth Budget |date=March 29, 2010 |first=Hugh |last=Devlin |url=http://www.chicagotalks.org/?p=6353 |publisher=Chicago Talks |access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=65 ILCS 20/21-5.1 |url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/documents/006500200K21-5.1.htm |website=Illinois General Assembly |access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>

If neither the mayor nor president pro tempore can preside over a City Council meeting, then the vice mayor presides.<ref name=krebs/>

The position was long considered to be largely ceremonial.<ref name=spielman/><ref name=dumke/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dumke |first1=Mick |title=A Million Here, a Million There . . . |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/a-million-here-a-million-there--/Content?oid=920904 |website=Chicago Reader |access-date=17 April 2020 |language=en |date=5 January 2006}}</ref> However, in 2023, Mayor [[Brandon Johnson]] successfully championed a resolution that gave the office a $400,000 budget. He also had his vice mayor, Burnett, act as an official community liaison for the mayoral administration.<ref>Multiple sources
*{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2023/6/1/23745625/walter-burnett-chicago-city-council-vice-mayor-brandon-johnson |title=Inside the political survival of Chicago City Council dean |date=2023-06-01 |first1=Fran |last1=Spielman |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]}}
*{{cite web |last1=Laurence |first1=Justin |title=Mayor Johnson wants to expand Ald. Burnett's role as his new vice mayor |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/brandon-johnson-walter-burnett-vice-mayor |website=chicagobusiness.com |publisher=Crain's Chicago Business |access-date=19 March 2024 |date=May 24, 2023}}
*{{cite web |last1=Cherone |first1=Heather |title=Chicago City Council Votes 41-9 to Ratify Johnson's Picks for Leadership Team |url=https://news.wttw.com/2023/05/24/chicago-city-council-votes-41-9-ratify-johnson-s-picks-leadership-team |publisher=WTTW News |access-date=19 March 2024 |date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>

===List of vice mayors===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! colspan="2" | Vice Mayor
! Took office
! Left office
! colspan="2" | Party
! {{nowrap|Mayor(s) served under}}
|-
! 1
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]
| '''[[Casey Laskowski]]'''<br>{{small|(1918–2003)}}<br><ref>{{cite web |title=CASIMIR LASKOWSKI, 84 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-08-18-0308180077-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=15 April 2020 |date=18 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Colby |first1=Peter W. |last2=Peter W. Colby and Paul Michael Green |first2=Paul Michael |title=The vote power of Chicago Democrats from Cermak to Bilandic The consolidation of clout |journal=Illinois Issues |date=February 1979 |page=20 |url=https://www.lib.niu.edu/1979/ii790211.html |access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref>
| {{dts|1976}}
| {{dts|1979}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] 
| [[Michael A. Bilandic]]
|-
! 2
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]
| '''[[Richard Mell]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1938)}}<br><ref>{{cite web |title=Chicago City Council: Richard Mell |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/chicago-city-council-profile-richard-f-mell/1897935/ |website=NBC Chicago |date=November 11, 2011 |access-date=16 April 2020}}</ref>
| {{dts|April 16, 1979}}
| {{dts|April 24, 1987}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Jane Byrne]]<br>[[Harold Washington]]
|-
! 3
| [[File:David Orr on Live from the Heartland July 23 2012 (1).png|100px]]
| '''[[David Orr]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)}}<br><ref name="wilsonfrost"/><ref name=dold1/><ref name=dicksimpson>{{cite book |last1=Simpson |first1=Dick |title=Rogues, Rebels, And Rubber Stamps: The Politics Of The Chicago City Council, 1863 To The Present |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-429-97719-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jQlQDwAAQBAJ |access-date=16 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| {{dts|April 1987}}
| {{dts|May 1988}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Harold Washington]]<br>''Himself'' {{small|(acting)}}<br>[[Eugene Sawyer]]
|-
! 4
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]
| '''[[Terry Gabinski]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1938)}}<br><ref name=dold1>{{cite web |last1=Dold |first1=R. Bruce |title=COUNCIL REPLACES ORR AS VICE MAYOR |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-05-26-8801020651-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=16 April 2020 |date=26 May 1988}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tribune |first1=Chicago |title=GABINSKI'S TOP AIDE LIKELY TO SUCCEED HIM |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1998-05-20-9805200148-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=16 April 2020 |date=5 May 1988}}</ref>
| {{dts|1988}}
| {{dts|1998}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Eugene Sawyer]]<br>[[Richard M. Daley]]
|-
! 5
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]
| '''[[Bernard Stone]]'''<br>{{small|(1927–2014)}}<br><ref name=dicksimpson/><ref>{{cite web |title=Chicago's Vice Mayor |url=http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2010/04/13/chicagos-vice-mayor |work=[[Chicago Tonight]]|publisher=[[WTTW]] |date=April 10, 2010 |access-date=July 8, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Geiger |first1=Kim |last2=Washburn |first2=Gay |title=Former Chicago Alderman Bernie Stone dead at 87 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/chi-bernie-stone-dead-20141222-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=15 April 2020 |date=22 December 2014}}</ref>
| {{dts|1998}}
| {{dts|2011}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Richard M. Daley]] 
|-
! 6
| [[File:No image.png|100px]]
| '''[[Ray Suarez (politician)|Ray Suarez]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)}}<br><ref name=spielman>{{cite web |last1=Spielman |first1=Fran |title=City Council shuffle rewards Emanuel allies |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/622429/city-council-sign-reorganization-rewards-emanuel-allies |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207033030/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/622429/city-council-sign-reorganization-rewards-emanuel-allies |archive-date=7 December 2015 |date=20 May 2015}}</ref><ref name=dumke>{{cite web |last1=Dumke |first1=Mick |title=The first meeting of the new mayor and City Council is nothing if not efficient |url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2011/05/18/the-first-meeting-of-the-new-mayor-and-city-council-is-nothing-if-not-efficient |website=Chicago Reader |access-date=1 March 2020 |language=en |date=18 May 2011}}</ref>
| {{dts|May 16, 2011}}
| {{dts|May 20, 2015}}
| colspan="2" | ''Unknown''
| [[Rahm Emanuel]]
|-
! 7
| [[File:Brendan Reilly (5843419958).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Brendan Reilly (politician)|Brendan Reilly]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1971)}}<br><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sullivan |first1=Emmet |title=What Would Actually Happen if Rahm Resigns |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/December-2015/mayoral-succession/ |website=ChicagoMag.org |publisher=Chicago Magazine |access-date=March 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-chicago-city-council-lori-lightfoot-reorganization-20190528-story.html|title=Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot aces first test of her power: City Council overhaul approved|last=Pratt|first=John Byrne, Juan Perez Jr, Gregory|website=chicagotribune.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref>
| {{dts|May 18, 2015}}
| {{dts|May 20, 2019}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Rahm Emanuel]]
|-
! 8
| [[File:Tom Tunney (143407) (3x4a).jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Tom Tunney]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1955)}}<br><ref name=tunneyvice1/>
| {{dts|May 20, 2019}}
| {{dts|May 15, 2023}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Lori Lightfoot]]
|-
! 9
| [[File:Walter Burnett Jr. 2015.jpg|100px]]
| '''[[Walter Burnett Jr.]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1963)}}<br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2023/6/1/23745625/walter-burnett-chicago-city-council-vice-mayor-brandon-johnson |title=Inside the political survival of Chicago City Council dean |date=2023-06-01 |first1=Fran |last1=Spielman |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]}}</ref>
| {{dts|May 15, 2023}}
| {{dts|August 7, 2025}}
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}};" | 
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| [[Brandon Johnson]]
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Chicago}}
* [[Law and government of Chicago]]
* [[Timeline of Chicago history]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==

===Secondary sources===
* {{Cite book |last=Banfield |first=Edward C. |title=Political Influence |year=1961}}{{snd}}covers major public issues 1957 to 1958 in Chicago
* {{Cite thesis |last=Becker |first=Richard Edward |title=Edward Dunn, Reform Mayor of Chicago: 1905-1907 |degree=PhD |publisher=The University of Chicago}}
* {{Cite book |last=Bennett |first=Larry |title=The City, Revisited: Urban Theory from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York |year=2011 |editor-last=Judd |editor-first=Dennis R. |pages=242–272 |chapter=The Mayor among His Peers: Interpreting Richard M. Daley |publisher=University of Minnesota Press |jstor=10.5749/j.cttts735.14 |isbn=978-0-8166-6575-4 |editor-last2=Simpson |editor-first2=Dick}}
* {{Cite book |last=Biles |first=Roger |title=Mayor Harold Washington: Champion of Race and Reform in Chicago |publisher=University of Illinois Press |year=2018 |doi=10.5406/j.ctvvnhdn|isbn=978-0-252-05052-7 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Biles |first=Roger |title=Big City Boss in Depression and War: Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chicago |year=1984}}
** {{Cite thesis |last=Biles |first=William Roger |title=Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chicago: Big City Boss in Depression and War |degree=PhD |publisher=University of Illinois at Chicago |year=1981}}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Bradley |first1=Donald S. |last2=Zald |first2=Mayer N. |year=1965 |title=From commercial elite to political administrator: The recruitment of the mayors of Chicago |journal=American Journal of Sociology |volume=71 |issue=2 |pages=153–167 |doi=10.1086/224030 |jstor=2774548}}
* {{Cite book |last=Bradley |first=Donald S. |title=The historical trends of the political elites and metropolitan Central City: the Chicago mayors |year=1963}}
* {{Cite book |last=Bukowski |first=Douglas |title=Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image |year=1998}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Bukowski |first=Douglas |year=1978 |title=William Dever and Prohibition: The mayoral election of 1923 and 1927 |journal=Chicago History |volume=7 |issue=2 |pages=109–118}}

* {{Cite journal |last=Carl |first=Jim |year=2009 |title='Good Politics Is Good Government': The Troubling History of Mayoral Control of the Public Schools in Twentieth-Century Chicago |journal=American Journal of Education |volume=115 |issue=2 |pages=305–336 |doi=10.1086/595666}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Cohen |first1=Adam |title=American pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley, his battle for Chicago and the nation |last2=Taylor |first2=Elizabeth |year=2001 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=0316834890}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Fehrenbacher |first=Don E. |year=1957 |title=Lincoln and the Mayor of Chicago |journal=Wisconsin Magazine of History |volume=40 |issue=4 |pages=237–244 |jstor=4633136}}{{snd}}about [[John Wentworth (Illinois politician)|Long John Wentworth]]
* {{Cite book |last=Gottfried |first=Alex |title=Boss Cermak of Chicago: A Study of Political Leadership |publisher=University of Washington Press |year=1962}}

* {{Cite book |last1=Green |first1=Paul M. |title=The Mayors: The Chicago Political Tradition |last2=Holli |first2=Melvin G. |year=2013 |edition=4th}}{{snd}}scholarly biographies about Medill, Harrison II, Dunne, Busse, Thompson, Dever, Cermak, Kelly, Kennelly, both Daleys, Bilandic, Byrne, Washington, and Emanuel. [) [https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=-L_shTgapuIC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=Green+Holli+mayors+Chicago.&ots=VSwk2V19HN&sig=Y6vd5x_eurVL8IO1597o-9a09SA  online] 
* Holli, Melvin G., and Paul M. Green. ''A View from Chicago's City Hall: Mid-Century to Millenium'' (Arcadia Publishing, 1999). [https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=PT03um7kpdUC&oi=fnd&pg=PA6&dq=Green+Holli+mayors+Chicago.&ots=X6nTKCDK4D&sig=MK2qPd4v5zSacgrLxY1HjwdmPv8 online]

* {{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicaldict0000unse_r8s1 |title=Biographical Dictionary of American Mayors, 1820-1980 |publisher=Greenwood Press |year=1981 |editor-last=Holli |editor-first=Melvin G. |editor-last2=Jones |editor-first2=Peter d'A.}}{{snd}}short scholarly biographies each of the city's mayors 1820 to 1980; see index at p.&nbsp;408 for list
* Holli, Melvin G., ed, ''The American Mayor: The Best & The Worst Big-City Leaders'' (Penn State Press, 1999), compares all mayor of major cities [https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=7L101sa1qWEC&oi=fnd&pg=PR9&dq=Green+Holli+mayors+Chicago.&ots=09u3lf2sF2&sig=tmn_98jtVQgYVysdEHuxHI9Hkbw online]. 

* {{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Claudius O. |url=https://archive.org/details/carterhenryharr00abbogoog |title=Carter Henry Harrison I: Political Leader |year=1928}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Jones |first=Gene Delon |year=1974 |title=The Origin of the Alliance Between the New Deal and the Chicago Machine |journal=Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society |volume=67 |pages=253–274}}
* {{Cite book |last=Kleppner |first=Paul |title=Chicago Divided: The Making of a Black Mayor |year=1985}}
* {{Cite book |last=Lydersen |first=Kari |title=Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99% |publisher=Haymarket Books |year=2013}}
* {{Cite book |last=Koeneman |first=Keith |title=First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley |publisher=University of Chicago Press |year=2013}}
* {{Cite journal |last=McCarthy |first=Michael P. |year=1974 |title=Prelude to Armageddon: Charles E. Merriam and the Chicago Mayoral Election of 1911 |journal=Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society |volume=67 |issue=5 |pages=505–518 |jstor=40191143}}

* Mangeu, Xolela, et al. ''Chicago’s Modern Mayors: From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot'' (University of Illinois Press, 2024) [https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=4d_wEAAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT6&dq=Green+Holli+mayors+Chicago.&ots=ij2sBy7r57&sig=w_wbJLRSFYkAN3-8JM0yiuYhw7A  online].

* {{Cite book |last=Mantler |first=Gordon K. |title=The Multiracial Promise. Harold Washington's Chicago and the Democratic Struggle in Reagan's America |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |year=2023}}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Marshall |first1=Jon |last2=Connor |first2=Matthew |year=2019 |title=Divided Loyalties: The ''Chicago Defender'' and Harold Washington's Campaign for Mayor of Chicago |journal=American Journalism |volume=36 |issue=4 |pages=447–472|doi=10.1080/08821127.2019.1683405 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Morton |first=Richard Allen |title=Justice and Humanity: Edward F. Dunne, Illinois Progressive |publisher=SIU Press |year=1997}}
** {{Cite thesis |last=Morton |first=Richard Allen |title=Justice and humanity: The politics of Edward F. Dunne |degree=PhD |publisher=University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |year=1988}}
* O'Malley, Peter Joseph. "Mayor Martin H. Kennelly of Chicago: A Political Biography" (PhD Dissertation. University of Illinois at Chicago; ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,  1980. 8023247).
* [[Dominic A. Pacyga|Pacyga, Dominic A.]] ''Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine'' (U of Chicago Press, 2025) [https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo251984625.html online]

* {{Cite journal |last=Preston |first=Michael B. |year=1983 |title=The Election of Harold Washington: Black Voting Patterns in the 1983 Chicago Mayoral Race |journal=PS |volume=16 |issue=3 |pages=486–488 |doi=10.2307/418606|jstor=418606 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Rex |first=Frederick |title=The mayors of the city of Chicago from 1837 to 1933 |year=1947}}
* {{Cite journal |last=Schottenhamel |first=George |year=1952 |title=How Big Bill Thompson Won Control of Chicago |journal=Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=30–49 |jstor=40189189}}
* {{Cite book |last=Schmidt |first=John R. |title=The Mayor Who Cleaned up Chicago: A Political Biography of William E. Dever |year=1989}}
* {{Cite book |last=Shipps |first=Dorothy |title=Brookings Institution Press |year=2009 |editor-last=Viteritti |editor-first=Joseph P. |pages=117–147 |chapter=Updating Tradition: The Institutional Underpinnings of Modern Mayoral Control in Chicago's Public Schools |publisher=Brookings Institution Press |jstor=10.7864/j.ctt6wphgm.11|isbn=978-0-8157-9044-0 }}
* {{Cite book |last=Simpson |first=Dick |title=Rogues, Rebels, and Rubber Stamps: The Politics of the Chicago City Council, 1863 to the Present |year=2018}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Simpson |first1=Dick |title=Local Politics and Mayoral Elections in 21st Century America |last2=Mouritsen |first2=Melissa |last3=O'Shaughnessy |first3=Betty |publisher=Routledge |year=2014 |pages=99–115 |chapter=Chicago: The Election of Rahm Emanuel}}
* {{Cite book |last=Spirou |first=Costas |title=Building the City of Spectacle: Mayor Richard M. Daley and the Remaking of Chicago |publisher=Cornell University Press |year=2016 |jstor=10.7591/j.ctt20d8b1h|isbn=978-1-5017-0683-7 }}
* {{Cite journal |last=Tompkins |first=C. David |year=1963 |title=John Peter Altgeld as a Candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1899 |journal=Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society |volume=56 |issue=4 |pages=654–676 |jstor=40189944}}
* {{Cite book |last1=Wendt |first1=Lloyd |url=https://archive.org/details/bigbillofchicago0000wend |title=Big Bill of Chicago |last2=Kogan |first2=Herman |year=1953}}{{snd}}Popular biography of Big Bill Thompson
* {{Cite journal |last1=Zald |first1=Mayer N. |last2=Anderson |first2=Thomas A. |year=1968 |title=Secular Trends and Historical Contingencies in the Recruitment of Mayors: Nashville as Compared to New Haven and Chicago |journal=Urban Affairs Quarterly |volume=3 |issue=4 |pages=53–68|doi=10.1177/107808746800300403 }}

===Primary sources===
* {{Cite book |last=Byrne |first=Jane |author-link=Jane Byrne |title=My Chicago |publisher=Northwestern University Press |year=2004}}
* {{Cite book |last=Harrison |first=Carter Henry |author-link=Carter Harrison IV |title=Stormy Years: The Autobiography of Carter H. Harrison, Five Times Mayor of Chicago |year=1935}}
* {{Cite book |last=Simpson |first=Dick |title=The Good Fight: Life Lessons from a Chicago Progressive |year=2017 |publisher=Golden Alley Press |isbn=978-0998442945}}

==External links==
* [https://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/mayor.html Mayor's official webpage]
* [https://ballotpedia.org/History_of_Chicago%27s_mayoral_office  "History of Chicago's mayoral office" from Ballotpedia]
*{{cite web |url=http://www.chipublib.org/cplbooksmovies/cplarchive/mayors/mayorlist.php |title=A Chronology of Chicago's Mayors |publisher=[[Chicago Public Library]] |access-date=2010-05-26}}

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