'I have always strived to do my best for the residents and businesses in the Lakeview community and have been honored by the remarkable opportunity to serve the residents of the 44th Ward for almost twenty years,' Tunney said.
After nearly 20 years in office, Ald. Tom Tunney announced his retirement on Tuesday, becoming just the latest member of the City Council planning to exit at the end of their term.Tunney, whose ward includes most of the Lakeview neighborhood, was the city's first openly gay alderperson. He has been on the City Council since 2003, after Mayor Richard M. Daley appointed him to replace Ald. Bernard Hansen.
A frequent ally of Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Tunney is the powerful chairman of the City Council Zoning Committee, and played a vital role in ushering Lightfoot's plan to award the city's first casino to Bally's, which plans to build the gambling complex in River West, despite opposition from neighboring aldermen who believe the project was rushed through City Council without sufficient oversight.
Former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson stepped down in February after he was convicted of federal tax charges, and has been replaced by Nicole Lee.
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