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Lamont Robinson (basketball)
Lamont J. Robinson Jr. (born February 21, 1982) is an American insurance agent, educator, and politician who is the alderman for the 4th ward in the Chicago City Council, having won the 2023 Chicago aldermanic election#Ward 4, 2023 election for the office. The 4th ward includes parts of the Douglas, Chicago, Douglas, Kenwood, Chicago, Kenwood, and Near South Side, Chicago, Near South Side neighborhoods. From 2019 to 2023, he served as a state representative for the 5th district in the Illinois House of Representatives. The Chicago-based district included all or parts of the Near North Side, Chicago, Near North Side, Chicago Loop, Near South Side, Chicago, Near South Side, Douglas, Chicago, Douglas, Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Grand Boulevard, and Greater Grand Crossing, Chicago, Greater Grand Crossing. He is openly gay and is the first openly LGBTQ African-American person to serve in the Illinois legislature. Early career and education Robinson is the owner of two Allstate insur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago City Council
The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 alderpersons elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. The council is gaveled into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes, utilities, taxes, and many other issues. The Chicago City Council Chambers are located in Chicago City Hall, as are the downtown offices of the individual alderpersons and staff. The presiding officer of the council is the Mayor of Chicago. The secretary is the City Clerk of Chicago. Both positions are city-wide elected offices. In the absence of the mayor, an alderperson elected to the position of President Pro Tempore serves as the presiding officer. Originally established as the Common Council in 1837, it was renamed City Council in 1876. The Council assumed its modern form of 50 wards electing one alderperson each in 1923. Composition T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
