Your Alderperson is assigned to a specific area within the city and it is their job to represent the people within their wards. They are responsible for representing your interests at City Council meetings and help you with matters considering the city.
For more information on what an alderperson does, please check out the following:
- https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-cb-what-is-an-alderman-20190222-story.html
- https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/about/council.html
To find what ward you live in, please put your street address into the website below:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/mayor/iframe/lookup_ward_and_alderman.html
The following are the wards within the 40th District and their information according to the draft of the new legislative map and are subject to change.