As elected representatives of the City, the City Council exercises all policy-making and legislative powers of the City. The City Council’s powers include adoption of ordinances and resolutions, approval of the City’s annual budget and enactment of tax levies. The fourteen members of the non-partisan City Council serve four year overlapping terms. West Chicago's City Council meets on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 475 Main Street, unless otherwise indicated. View the City Council agendas and meeting minutes.
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2022 City Council Ward Map (PDF)
2022 City Council Ward Map (Interactive)
Ward 1
James Beifuss
Lori Chassee
Ward 2
Jayme Sheahan
Heather Brown
Ward 3
Alton Hallett
Christine Dettmann
Ward 4
Melissa Birch - Ferguson
Sandy Dimas
Ward 5
Christopher Swiatek
Matt Garling
Ward 6
Jeanne Short
Rebecca Stout
Ward 7
John Jakabcsin
Joseph Morano