OF

CHICAGO, COOK COUNTY, AND ILLINOIS.

MEMORIAL VOLUME,

1787-1887.

A COMPLETE RECORD OF MUNICIPAL, COUNTY, STATE AND NATIONAL POLITICS
FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME.

COMPILED BY

FREMONT O. BENNETT.

Designed to be a Book of Reference and Authority for every important incident connected with the early
settlement of Chicago and Northern Illinois, containing data of City, State and National Con-
ventions, Campaigns, Elections and Administrations, important Public Meetings, complete
Lists of Officials, Biographical Sketches of Noted Men, Valuable Public Records,

Mayors' Messages, Resolutions of the Common Council, Official Election

Returns, Tables of Population and of Voters by Wards and Na-

tionalities, Occupations, Valuation, Taxation, Summary

of Council Proceedings, General Index of same, etc.,
etc., Adoption of City Election Law,

Summary of same, Municipal
Election of 1886,