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Aldermen's Offices ALDERMEN'S OFFICES Ward Alderman Address City St Zip Phone Website Email 1 PROCO JOE MORENO 2058 N WESTERN AVE Chicago IL 60647 773-278-0101 http://aldermanmoreno.com/ [email protected] 2 BOB FIORETTI 1319 S STATE ST Chicago IL 60605 312-263-9273 http://bobfioretti.com/home/ [email protected] http://www.dowellfor3rdward.c 3 PAT DOWELL 5046 S STATE ST Chicago IL 60609 773-373-9273 om/ [email protected] 4 WILL BURNS 435 E 35TH ST Chicago IL 60616 773-536-8103 http://www.aldwillburns.com/ [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 5 LESLIE HAIRSTON 2325 E 71ST ST Chicago IL 60649 773-324-5555 y/en/about/wards/05.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 6 RODERICK SAWYER 463 1/2 E 83RD ST Chicago IL 60619 773-635-0006 y/en/about/wards/06.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 7 NATASHIA HOLMES 2459 E 75th ST Chicago IL 60649 773-731-7777 y/en/about/wards/07.html [email protected] 8539 S COTTAGE GROVE http://www.aldermanmichelleha 8 MICHELLE HARRIS AVE Chicago IL 60619 773-874-3300 rris.net/ [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 9 ANTHONY BEALE 34 E 112TH PL Chicago IL 60628 773-785-1100 y/en/about/wards/09.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 10 JOHN POPE 3522 E 106TH ST Chicago IL 60617 773-721-1999 y/en/about/wards/10.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 11 JAMES A. BALCER 3659 S HALSTED ST Chicago IL 60609 773-254-6677 y/en/about/wards/11.html [email protected] http://www.12thwardchicago.co 12 GEORGE A. CARDENAS 2458 W 38TH ST Chicago IL 60632 773-523-8250 m/ [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 13 MARTY QUINN 6500 S PULASKI Chicago IL 60629 773-581-8000 y/en/about/wards/13.html http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 14 ED M. BURKE 2650 W 51ST ST Chicago IL 60632 773-471-1414 y/en/about/wards/14.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 15 TONI FOULKES 3045 W 63RD ST Chicago IL 60629 773-863-0220 y/en/about/wards/15.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit [email protected] 16 JOANN THOMPSON 5335 S WESTERN BLVD Chicago IL 60609 773-434-3399 y/en/about/wards/16.html g http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 17 LATASHA R. THOMAS 7811 S RACINE AVE Chicago IL 60620 773-723-0908 y/en/about/wards/17.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 18 LONA LANE 8108 S WESTERN AVE Chicago IL 60652 773-471-1991 y/en/about/wards/18.html [email protected] http://www.19thwardmobile.co 19 MATT O'SHEA 10400 S WESTERN AVE Chicago IL 60643 773-238-8766 m/ [email protected] https://sites.google.com/site/chi 20 WILLIE COCHRAN 6357 S COTTAGE GROVE Chicago IL 60637 773-955-5610 cago20thward/ [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 21 HOWARD BROOKINS, JR. 9011 S ASHLAND AVE Chicago IL 60620 773-881-9300 y/en/about/wards/21.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 22 RICARDO MUNOZ 2500 S ST LOUIS AVE Chicago IL 60623 773-762-1771 y/en/about/wards/22.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 23 MICHAEL R. ZALEWSKI 6247 S ARCHER AVE Chicago IL 60638 773-582-4444 y/en/about/wards/23.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 24 MICHAEL CHANDLER 1158 S KEELER AVE Chicago IL 60624 773-533-2400 y/en/about/wards/24.html [email protected] 25 DANNY SOLIS 2439 S OAKLEY BLVD Chicago IL 60608 773-523-4100 http://ward25.com/ [email protected] 26 ROBERTO MOLDONADO 2434 W DIVISION ST Chicago IL 60622 773-395-0143 http://robertomaldonado.com/ http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 27 WALTER BURNETT, JR. 1463 W CHICAGO AVE Chicago IL 60622 312-432-1995 y/en/about/wards/27.html [email protected] 28 JASON ERVIN 259 N PULASKI RD Chicago IL 60624 773-533-0900 http://www.aldermanervin.com/ [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 29 DEBORAH GRAHAM 5755 W DIVISION ST Chicago IL 60651 773-261-4646 y/en/about/wards/29.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 30 ARIEL E. REBOYRAS 3559 N MILWAUKEE AVE Chicago IL 60641 773-794-3095 y/en/about/wards/30.html [email protected] 31 RAY SUAREZ 4502 W FULLERTON AVE Chicago IL 60639 773-486-6488 http://www.ward31.com/ [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 32 SCOTT WAGUESPACK 2657 N CLYBOURN Chicago IL 60614 773-248-1330 y/en/about/wards/32.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 33 DEBORAH MELL 3649 N KEDZIE AVE Chicago IL 60618 773-478-8040 y/en/about/wards/33.html http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 34 CARRIE M. AUSTIN 507 W 111TH ST Chicago IL 60628 773-928-6961 y/en/about/wards/34.html [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 35 REY COLON 2710 N SAWYER AVE Chicago IL 60647 773-365-3535 y/en/about/wards/35.html [email protected] 36 NICHOLAS SPOSATO 6934 W DIVERSEY AVE Chicago IL 60707 773-836-0036 http://aldermansposato.com/ [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 37 EMMA MITTS 5344 W NORTH AVE Chicago IL 60639 773-745-2894 y/en/about/wards/37.html [email protected] 38 TIMOTHY M. CULLERTON 5817 W IRVING PARK RD Chicago IL 60634 773-545-3838 http://www.ward38.com/ [email protected] http://www.aldermanlaurino.co 39 MARGARET LAURINO 4404 W LAWRENCE AVE Chicago IL 60630 773-736-5594 m/ [email protected] http://www.cityofchicago.org/cit 40 PATRICK J. O'CONNOR 61075850 N NORTHWESTLINCOLN AVE Chicago IL 60659 773-769-1140 y/en/about/wards/40.html [email protected] 41 MARY O'CONNOR HWY Chicago IL 60631 773-594-8341 http://www.ward41.com/ [email protected] http://www.ward42chicago.com 42 BRENDAN REILLY 325 W HURON ST #510 Chicago IL 60654 312-642-4242 / [email protected] 43 MICHELE SMITH 2523 N HALSTED ST Chicago IL 60614 773-348-9500 http://ward43.org/ [email protected] 44 TOM TUNNEY 1057 W BELMONT AVE Chicago IL 60657 773-525-6034 http://www.44thward.org/ [email protected] 45 JOHN ARENA 4754 N MILWAUKEE AVE Chicago IL 60630 773-286-4545 http://ward45.org/ [email protected] 46 JAMES CAPPLEMAN 4544 N BROADWAY AVE Chicago IL 60640 773-878-4646 http://james46.org/ [email protected] 47 AMEYA PAWAR 4243 N LINCOLN AVE Chicago IL 60618 773-868-4747 http://chicago47.org/ [email protected] 48 HARRY OSTERMAN 5533 N BROADWAY ST Chicago IL 60640 773-784-5277 http://48thward.org/ [email protected] 49 JOE MOORE 7356 N GREENVIEW AVE Chicago IL 60626 773-338-5796 http://www.ward49.com/ [email protected] 50 DEBRA SILVERSTEIN 2949 W DEVON AVE Chicago IL 60659 773-262-1050 http://50thwardchicago.com/ [email protected].
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