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Chicago City Council - Definition and Overview


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Chicago City Hall, adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Center, houses the chambers of the Chicago City Council.
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Chicago City Hall, adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Center, houses the chambers of the Chicago City Council.

The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of fifty aldermen from fifty wards. The Chicago City Council gavels into session regularly to discuss legislation, orders and ordinances whose subject matter includes traffic code changes, utilities provided within its jurisdiction, taxes and various other issues. The presider of the Chicago City Council is the Mayor of Chicago. The secretary is the City Clerk of Chicago. Both positions are elected offices.

The Chicago City Council chambers are located at Chicago City Hall, adjacent to the Richard J. Daley Center. Also located in the building are the offices of the individual aldermen and staff.

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