50 Aldermen/50 Artists

All 50 portraits, from the group show, including works by Derek Erdman, Jon Gitelson, Lucas Blair Simpson, and more

The closing party for the exhibit—curated by Reader assistant editor Lauri Apple and Jeremy Scheuch—is Friday, April 2, from 7 to 11 PM at Johalla Projects, 1561 N. Milwaukee. Take our quiz How Well Do You Know Your City Council? for a chance to win a Four Star commuter bike by KHS Bicycles from Roscoe Village Bikes.

First Ward: Proco "Joe" Moreno
Layne Jackson

Second Ward: Robert Fioretti
Byron Durham

Third Ward: Pat Dowell
Kenton Quatman

Fourth Ward: Toni Preckwinkle
Christa Lohman

Fifth Ward: Leslie Hairston
Olivia Liddell

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