Ald. Tom Tunney says he won’t run for reelection as alderman in 2023
Ald. Tom Tunney reacts while discussing the proposed casino during a City Council meeting on May 25, 2022.
Within hours of his announcement, Tunney followed a well-worn path in Illinois politics and threw his support behind a longtime staffer to succeed him.The move by Tunney — who has been alderman of the 44th Ward that includes Lakeview and Wrigleyville since 2002 — means he will be joining an ever-growing group of incumbent aldermen who have said they won’t be running for another term when the municipal elections are held in February.
In a statement released later Tuesday, Lightfoot praised Tunney as an alderman dedicated to his constituents who “never wavered in his advocacy on behalf LGBTQ+ residents and served as a representative voice for the business community. His perspective will be missed in City Council and I wish him well in his next chapter.”The owner of Ann Sather Restaurants for 41 years, Tunney has had a reputation as one of council’s voices for the business community.
After supporting Lightfoot against Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in the 2019 mayoral race, Tunney was the mayor’s pick to steer City Council’s powerful zoning committee following thetelling the Sun-TimesTunney touted a number of accomplishments in his announcement, including securing funding to build the 19th District Police Station, the $20 million renovation of Lake View High School and $7 million renovation of the Merlo branch of the Chicago Public Library.
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