Mayor of Chicago
Vice-Mayor Tenure Mayor ( s ) serve under
Casimir Laskowski 1976 - 1979 Michael Bilandic
Richard Mell 1979 - 1987 Jane Byrne Harold Washington
David Orr 1987 - 1988 Harold Washington Eugene Sawyer
Terry Gabinski 1988 - 1998 Eugene Sawyer Richard M. Daley
Bernard Stone 1998 - 2011 Richard M. Daley
Ray Suarez 2011-2015 Rahm Emanuel
Brendan Reilly 2015 - 2019 Rahm Emanuel
Tom Tunney 2019 - present Lori Lightfoot
Vice mayor -- List of vice mayors
The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of city government in Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and recommendations to the Chicago City Council, is active in the enforcement of the city's ordinances, submits the city's annual budget and appoints city officers, department commissioners or directors, and members of city boards and commissions. During sessions of the city council, the mayor serves as the presiding officer. The mayor is not allowed to vote on issues except in certain instances, most notably where the vote taken on a matter before the body results in a tie. The office of mayor was created when Chicago became a city in 1837.