How Often Did Your Alderman Show Up To Work At City Hall?

City council seating chart
Photo illustration by Paula Friedrich/WBEZ, Photos courtesy of City of Chicago
City council seating chart
Photo illustration by Paula Friedrich/WBEZ, Photos courtesy of City of Chicago

How Often Did Your Alderman Show Up To Work At City Hall?

WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Sign up for our newsletters to stay up to date on the stories that matter.

If Chicago City Council members got graded for how often they show up to required meetings at City Hall, the average alderman would get a D. That’s based on a joint analysis, by WBEZ and The Daily Line, of City Council attendance records between the start of the current term in 2015 and the end of last year.

On Tuesday, Chicagoans will decide which aldermen deserve another term in office and the six-figure salary that goes with it. 

Before you vote, enter your address and search for your alderman’s attendance rate.

Loading…

Don’t see the graphic above? Click here.

Claudia Morell reports on City Hall for WBEZ. Follow her on Twitter @claudiamorell. A.D. Quig is a reporter for The Daily Line. Follow her on Twitter at @ad_quig.Paula Friedrich is a multimedia producer for WBEZ. Follow her on Twitter @pauliebe.