The 3rd Ward is one of the 50 aldermanic wards with representation in the City Council of Chicago, Illinois.
By the 1940s, the ward's demographics had become heavily African–American.
[1] The current alderperson for the 3rd ward is Pat Dowell.
[6] Since 1923, wards have been represented by a single alderman.
Elections have also been nonpartisan, though officeholders often still publicly affiliate with parties.